Core Competencies for Neurologists: What Clinicians Need to Know - Hardcover

American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurolo; Scheiber MD, Steven C.; Kramer MD, Thomas A. M.; Adamowski EdD, Susan E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750674652 ISBN 13: 9780750674652

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003

Synopsis

Here's the only book to define the new core competencies revolutionizing neurology certification and recertification. Written and sponsored by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)―the official accrediting organization in this specialty―it spells out all of the knowledge needed to achieve and maintain professional certification.

• Discusses the recent paradigm shift in medical accreditation from a subject-centered curriculum to one based on demonstrated abilities.
• Describes the evolution of the core competencies established by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Board of Medical Specialists(ABMS).
• Details all of the neurology core competencies instituted by the ABPN within the areas of Patient Care · Medical Knowledge · Interpersonal and Communication Skills · Practice-Based Learning and Improvement · Professionalism · and Systems-Based Practice.
• Explains how both residency training and the recertification process will be influenced by the core competencies mandate.

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American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Edition details

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0750674652
• ISBN 13: 9780750674652
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176