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 545 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 38 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	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	13	14	27
2015	21	15	36
2016	17	21	38
2017	20	17	37
2018	19	13	32
2019	17	13	30
2020	7	17	24
2021	6	18	24
2022	3	15	18
2023	2	15	17
2024	8	12	20
2025	6	9	15
2026	3	0	3

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

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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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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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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Clark AT, Brown W, Ward MJ, Brainard JC, Brewer JM, Driver BE, Gaillard JP, Gandotra S, Ghamande S, Gibbs KW, Ginde AA, Hudson JW, Hughes CG, Janz DR, Joffe AM, Khan A, Lacy AJ, Latimer AJ, Mitchell SH, Page DB, Prekker ME, Rice TW, Russell DW, Self WH, Smith LM, Stempek SB, Vonderhaar DJ, Wang L, West JR, White HD, Whitson M, Semler MW, Casey JD. Association Between Operator Experience and Procedural Outcomes of Tracheal Intubation in the Emergency Department and ICU. Ann Emerg Med. 2026 Mar; 87(3):321-327.

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Goebel M, Rosenberg M, Townsend J, Kamine TH. Feasibility of Telementoring for Cricothyroidotomy in Critical Care Transport Team Members. Air Med J. 2025 Nov-Dec; 44(6):485-487.

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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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