Physicians' assessment and competence: USA and UK

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 368; no. 9547; pp. 1557 - 1559
• Main Authors: Cassel, Christine K, Leatherman, Sheila, Black, Carol, Gilmore, Ian T, Armitage, Mary
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier Ltd 04.11.2006; Lancet; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Certification - standards; Clinical Competence - standards; Clinical medicine; General aspects; Health care; Health education; Health participants; Hospitals; Humans; Medical sciences; Medicine - standards; Meetings; Physician's Role; Physicians; Professional development; Professional standards; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Regulation; Societies, Medical; Specialization; United Kingdom; United States; United Kingdom; United States; North America; Europe; America; Medicine; Physician; Health staff
• ISSN: 0140-6736; 1474-547X
• DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69609-8

The rationale for convening a meeting of US and UK organisations was two-fold-first, in each country a key priority of health reform is strengthening professional self-regulation, and second, the contrasting history and context of the two healthcare systems have produced varying approaches and methods that create substantial opportunities for collaboration. [...] far, further testing of competency in both general and specialist domains has not been required for UK specialists after their enrolment on the CMC's specialist register, as they show their continuing fitness to practice by other means-eg, through evidence of continuing medical education, practice and personal development, and annual appraisal.