I applaud the Task Force on Competencies and Best Training Practice in Pediatric Psychology for painstakingly organizing and detailing core competencies to consider at different stages of training in pediatric psychology. Specifying training in pediatric psychology is a longstanding interest in the field (e.g., Drotar, 1975; Spirito et al., 2003; Tuma, 1980), and the current set of competencies...

Ultrasound (US) is an extremely useful diagnostic imaging modality because of its real-time capability, noninvasiveness, portability, and relatively low cost. It carries none of the potential risks of ionizing radiation exposure or intravenous contrast administration. For these reasons, numerous medical specialties now rely on US not only for diagnosis and guidance for procedures, but also as a...

OBJECTIVES This article considers the development of research competencies in professional psychology and how that movement might be applied to training in pediatric psychology. The field of pediatric psychology has a short but rich history, and experts have identified critical competencies. However, pediatric psychology has not yet detailed a set of research-based competencies. METHODS This ...

BACKGROUND Although unrelieved pain continues to represent a significant problem, prelicensure educational programs tend to include little content related to pain. Standards for professional competence strongly influence curricula and have the potential to ensure that health science students have the knowledge and skill to manage pain in a way that also allows them to meet professional ethical ...

WINSTON CHURCHILL said “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to have changed often” (4). For educators, change is a constant. We adapt our teaching constantly to new discoveries in education and science, new students, and new technologies. However, current reform efforts are driving significant change at a rapid pace (1, 2, 5, 17, 20). The movement of K–12 and undergraduate education towar...

BACKGROUND In 1998, the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist (NACNS) developed the first ever core competencies for clinical nurse specialist (CNS) practice. PURPOSE This article describes the method used to develop, validate, and revise CNS core practice competencies. METHODS The stepwise method of identifying core CNS competencies included content analysis of CNS position/job...

Background : Medical Laboratory plays a critical role in maintaining and promoting health. Increasing wide applications of laboratory medicine in clinical practice have highlighted specific topics in the areas of social, professional and ethical issues in the laboratory. Despite the important role of clinical lab in health system, ethical issues have been rarely discussed for clinical labs. Con...

the objective of the present study was to identify managerial competencies. this study reviewed existing managerial competencies in a cultural context resulting in the development of a broad based psychometrically sound leadership questionnaire. the unit of analysis of the research was a theoretical and experimental research related to managerial competencies, provided from seventeen iranian an...