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 539 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 37 publications in 2016

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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	5	7	12
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	13	14	27
2014	12	13	25
2015	21	14	35
2016	17	20	37
2017	19	16	35
2018	19	13	32
2019	18	13	31
2020	7	16	23
2021	6	18	24
2022	3	15	18
2023	2	15	17
2024	6	12	18
2025	6	10	16
2026	5	1	6

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

O'Connor M, Chiel L, Lewis J, Winn AS, Poitevien P, Dwyer A, Nuncio Lujano B, Koenig C, Adair J, Batra M, Brooks L, Chiel Z, DeBlasio D, Fishman MD, Gardner FL, Hairfield A, Kuo A, Mack P, Mitre V, Ndjatou T, Omoruyi E, Rouse L, Shaw J, Simms-Mackey P, Stewart DA, Tatem A, Tolentino J, Barone MA, Turner DA. Defining the Practice of the General Pediatrician: Entrustable Professional Activities Update. Pediatrics. 2026 May 01; 157(5).

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Koire A, Cirino N, Sager M, Mergler R, Teslyar P, Osborne LM, Byatt N, Liu CH. Advancing Women's Mental Health Education in Psychiatry Residency Training Programs: Insights from a Trainee Needs Assessment. Psychiatr Q. 2026 Jun; 97(2):273-288.

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Jones DW, Powell RJ, Scali ST, Beck AW, Goodney PP, Siracuse JJ, Farber A, Doros G, Strong MB, Rosenfield K, Menard MT, Schanzer A. High-quality chronic limb-threatening ischemia care requires above average performance in surgical bypass and endovascular treatment. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Jun; 83(6):1611-1621.e1.

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Macias M, Driver L, Riscinti M, Dreyfuss A, Fung C, Perice L, Brown J, Jafry SZ, Nagdev A, Goldsmith A. Training level and analgesic outcomes of ultrasound-guided nerve blocks in the emergency department: An analysis from the NURVE block registry. Am J Emerg Med. 2026 May; 103:50-56.

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Duggan NM, Dias RD, Harari R, Borges P, Verly RJ, Schwid M, Fischetti CE, Allan-Blitz LT, Heron D, Huang CK, Goldsmith AJ. Using artificial intelligence for automated assessment of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) skills in emergency medicine. Am J Emerg Med. 2026 May; 103:57-64.

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Nguyen HP, Garces-Palacios S, Hoagland D, Wise N, Wong K, Pydimarry SA, Vunnava S, Scott DJ, Nepomnayshy D, Sankaranarayanan G. AI-driven prediction of completion time and errors in the Advanced Training in Laparoscopic Suturing (ATLAS) needle handling task: One step closer to automated surgical skill assessment. Surgery. 2026 Apr; 192:110045.

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Keshavarz P, Mohammadigoldar Z, Bedayat A, Raman SS, Tai R. Artificial Intelligence Education in Radiology Training: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness, Barriers, and Future Directions. Acad Radiol. 2026 Mar; 33(3):695-706.

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Pinto MR, McCurry MK, Viveiros JD. Standardized patient simulation in undergraduate mental health nursing education: A scoping review. J Prof Nurs. 2026 Jan-Feb; 62:105-116.

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Reagan AM, Montgomery KB, Woeste MR, Sutton JM, Smith SR, Postlewait LM, Farr D, Abelson JS, Cho NL, Foote DC, Meister KM, Lindeman B, Kimbrough MK, Nahmias J, Callahan ZM, Marks JA, Elsaadi A, Burton E, Richmond R, Dodwad SM, Adams SD, Buonpane CL, Patel P, Anstadt MJ, Nasim BW, Layne D, Jung S, Pratt CG, Quillin RC, Kim J, Patel JA, Cortez AR, Winer LK. Defining the Surgical Oncology Experience during General Surgery Residency: A Multi-Institutional Study from the US ROPE Consortium. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Mar; 33(3):2346-2355.

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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 11; 82(11):103702.

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