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Clinical Competence MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Clinical Competence
Tree Number(s)
I02.399.630.210
N04.761.210
N05.715.175
Unique ID
D002983
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002983
Annotation
competence in professional activities directly related to patient care: differentiate from PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE which refers to competence not necessarily related to patient care
Scope Note
The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.
Entry Version
CLIN COMPETENCE
Entry Term(s)
Clinical Competency
Clinical Skill
Clinical Skills
Competence, Clinical
Competency, Clinical
Skill, Clinical
Skills, Clinical
Previous Indexing
Educational Measurement (1966-1974)
See Also
Culturally Competent Care
Public MeSH Note
75
History Note
75
Date Introduced
1975/09/01
Last Updated
2015/01/09
Clinical Competence Preferred
Clinical Skill Related
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