PURPOSE Research suggests that there are concerns about the neuropsychological functioning of physicians who undergo physician competency evaluation. Academic health center faculty often participate in the evaluation and remediation of these physicians. The purpose of this study was to compare the cognitive abilities between a group of physicians referred for competency evaluations and a contro...

OBJECTIVE To describe the demographic and health-related characteristics of school-aged children with low competency in fundamental movement skills (FMS). METHODS Cross-sectional representative school-based survey of Australian elementary and high school students (n = 6917) conducted in 2010. Trained field staff measured students' height, weight, and assessed FMS and cardiorespiratory enduran...

OBJECTIVE to develop and validate national competency standards for midwives in Australia. This study was part of a commissioned national research project to articulate the scope of practice of Australian midwives and to develop national competency standards to assist midwives to deliver safe and competent midwifery care. DESIGN a multi-method, staged approach was used to collect data through...

The aim of this paper is to highlight the issue of managerial competencies and competency model in industrial enterprises. This paper builds upon the theory of knowledge processing and its role as a theoretical basis for knowledge development in the area of managerial competencies. Managerial competencies are becoming one of the key building blocks of success in a company to achieve both the mi...

BACKGROUND Cultural competency can be understood as those learned skills which help us understand cultural differences and ease communication between people who have different ways of understanding health, sickness and the body. Recently, medical schools have begun to recognise a need for cultural competency training. However, few reports have been published that articulate and evaluate cultura...

The use of competency systems to evaluate, reward, and promote managers has become commonplace in large organizations in recent years. Yet despite their popularity, there is scant evidence that competency systems increase managerial effectiveness and improve organizational performance. We first analyze the individual-level determinants of progression within a competency system and the links of ...