Continuing Professional Education and Competency

Sustainable undergraduate education and professional competency.

their tradition, is to develop in their students the cognitive and practical breadth required to function as competent practitioners immediately on graduation, with the capacity to continue to learn and develop. As schools within universities, they also seek to provide students with broad educational experiences, assisting them to develop generic skills such as independent learning, teamwork, r...

Continuing medical education and continuing professional development: international comparisons.

Continuing education and maintaining professional competence.

The credentials of new graduates in occupational therapy are determined by the degrees earned, the completion of fieldwork education, and the result of a national certification examination. Professional competence beyond graduation or after entry into the field is not formally or routinely assessed. Maintaining professional competence is a continual process, which combines cognitive knowledge, ...

[From continuing medical education to continuing professional development].

Medicine is constantly changing due to new information and technology. As medical practitioners we need to keep abreast with these changes in order to deliver the best possible management to our patients. Traditionally, this was by Continuing Medical Education (CME) in the form of formal lectures or seminars with time based credits points awarded. Such methods have been used for over 20 years. ...

Vaccine of Clinical Leadership Competency in Continuing Education

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