Clinical Competence

"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.

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The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.

Descriptor ID	D002983
MeSH Number(s)	I02.399.630.210 N04.761.210 N05.715.175
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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Clinical Competence".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Education [I02]
Educational Measurement [I02.399]
Professional Competence [I02.399.630]
Clinical Competence [I02.399.630.210]
Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Quality of Health Care [N04.761]
Clinical Competence [N04.761.210]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Clinical Competence [N05.715.175]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Clinical Competence".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Clinical Competence".

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Bar chart showing 540 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 38 publications in 2016 and 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	5	0	5
1998	0	1	1
1999	2	3	5
2000	2	1	3
2001	0	1	1
2002	6	7	13
2003	3	6	9
2004	3	4	7
2005	5	8	13
2006	4	9	13
2007	9	8	17
2008	11	4	15
2009	15	13	28
2010	13	9	22
2011	7	15	22
2012	14	8	22
2013	14	14	28
2014	12	14	26
2015	21	15	36
2016	17	21	38
2017	20	18	38
2018	18	13	31
2019	19	13	32
2020	7	17	24
2021	6	18	24
2022	3	15	18
2023	2	15	17
2024	9	12	21
2025	4	7	11

Below are the most recent publications written about "Clinical Competence" by people in Profiles.

Reddington H, Bogursky A, Ballinger Z, Widdowson K, Guart J, Walter D, Maxfield M, Uy K, Lou F. Robotic Surgery Training During General Surgery Residency: A National Survey Study. J Surg Educ. 2025 Nov; 82(11):103702.

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Krishnamoorthy B, Raaj S, Susanj A, Adinolfi G, Croft D, Joseph AG, Sullivan ML, Le T, Petrides M, Darst C, Vitali RM, Zivkovic I, Barnard JB. An Expert Panel Review of Endoscopic Vein Harvesting Devices: Benefits, Limitations, and Clinical Insights. Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2025 Sep 02; 40(9).

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Reagan AM, Jones VM, Ibrahim-Zada I, Smith SR, Postlewait LM, Farr D, Abelson JS, Cho NL, Foote DC, Meister KM, Montgomery KB, Lindeman B, Kimbrough MK, Nahmias J, Callahan ZM, Marks JA, Sutton JM, Elsaadi A, Burton E, Richmond R, Dodwad SM, Adams SD, Woeste MR, Buonpane CL, Patel P, Anstadt MJ, Nasim BW, Layne D, Jung S, Pratt CG, Quillin RC, Kim J, Patel JA, Cortez AR, Winer LK. Characterizing the General Surgery Experience of Future Breast Surgeons: A Multi-institutional Study from the US ROPE Consortium. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Oct; 32(11):8340-8348.

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Degirmenci HB, Kalish R, Chopra R, Gilek-Seibert K, Koumpouras F, Kyttaris V, Lakshminarayanan S, Libman B, Mathew S, O'Rourke K, Reginato AM, Kissin E. A Consensus-Based Shoulder Examination for Rheumatology Training. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2025 Oct; 77(10):1263-1272.

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Belfi LM, Bartolotta RJ, Catanzano T, Chetlen AL, Lo G, Retrouvey M, Deitte LA. Strategies for Success in "New" Diagnostic Radiology Oral Boards. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 Nov; 22(11):1314-1321.

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Quaintance JL, Ngo TL, Wenrich MD, Hatem D, Keeley MG, Lewis JM, Mavis BE, Olivares SL, Shochet RB, Sardesai MG. Competence, mattering and belonging: An evidence-based and practical approach to understanding and fostering medical student professional identity formation. Med Teach. 2025 Dec; 47(12):2033-2044.

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Brady JT, Wright JP, Davids JS, Kelley SR, Alavi K, Stein SL, Monson JRT, Xu Z. The impact of nonoperative management of rectal cancer on colon and rectal surgery residents in the United States. Colorectal Dis. 2025 May; 27(5):e70125.

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Villarante DM, Schuler E, Rincon T, O'Donoghue SC. Competency Development for E-Mentors of Undergraduate Nursing Students Using E-Delphi Method. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2025 Mar-Apr 01; 44(2):99-108.

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Vega C, Lindsay R, Shokraneh K, Willard CS, Gleeson T, Kapoor M, Nalbandian A, Binder ZW. POCUS Standoff: Comparing Ultrasound Interfaces for Soft Tissue Foreign Body Imaging. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2025 May 01; 41(5):354-358.

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Shehata D, Ghaderi I, Nepomnayshy D. The evolution of surgical skills simulation education: Advanced laparoscopic skills. Surgery. 2025 05; 181:109248.

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