"Clinical Competence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.
| Descriptor ID |
D002983
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I02.399.630.210 N04.761.210 N05.715.175
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| Concept/Terms |
Clinical Competence- Clinical Competence
- Competency, Clinical
- Competence, Clinical
- Clinical Competency
- Clinical Competencies
- Competencies, Clinical
Clinical Skill- Clinical Skill
- Skill, Clinical
- Skills, Clinical
- Clinical Skills
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Clinical Competence" by people in this website by year, and whether "Clinical Competence" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 1998 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 1999 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2006 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2008 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 2009 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2010 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| 2011 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| 2012 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 2013 | 23 | 12 | 35 |
| 2014 | 22 | 8 | 30 |
| 2015 | 19 | 14 | 33 |
| 2016 | 27 | 13 | 40 |
| 2017 | 21 | 19 | 40 |
| 2018 | 16 | 19 | 35 |
| 2019 | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| 2020 | 5 | 26 | 31 |
| 2021 | 2 | 25 | 27 |
| 2022 | 1 | 23 | 24 |
| 2023 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Clinical Competence" by people in Profiles.
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Increasing Exposure to Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Education in Gastroenterology Fellowship: The Pilot IBD 101 Experience. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2025 Mar 03; 31(3):746-750.
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Exploring residents' and fellows' confidence in sexually transmitted infection management and confidential care for adolescents. Sex Health. 2025 Feb; 22.
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Orthopedic Resident Intern Foundations: A Cross-Institutional, Month-Long Skills Training Boot Camp for PGY-1 Residents. J Surg Educ. 2025 Mar; 82(3):103406.
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Pediatric Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty: Defining Mastery Over a 15 Year Experience. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Mar; 60(3):162121.
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OrthoACCESS 2.0: Redesigning a National Orthopaedic Surgery Curriculum for Medical Students using a Flipped-Classroom Blended Learning Model. J Surg Educ. 2025 Jan; 82(1):103337.
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Lessons learned from the Dermoscopy Bowl for dermatology residents. Arch Dermatol Res. 2024 Sep 26; 316(9):643.
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Pediatric Resuscitation Skill of Bag-Tube Manual Ventilation: Developing and Using a Mobile Simulation Program to Assess Competency of a Multiprofessional PICU Team. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2025 Feb 01; 26(2):e206-e215.
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Development and Evaluation of a Direct Care Hospitalist Service Internal Medicine Sub-internship Rotation. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Jan; 40(1):277-283.
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Objective Performance Indicators During Robotic Right Colectomy Differ According to Surgeon Skill. J Surg Res. 2024 Oct; 302:836-844.
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Enhancing the Graduate Medical Education Clinical Learning Environment Through Community of Practice Forums. Acad Med. 2024 Dec 01; 99(12S Suppl 1):S20-S27.