FUNDAMENTALS OF GOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE: COMPETENCE AND PERFORMANCE

Abstract

This is the third article in the series ‘Fundamentals of good medical practice’1,2. In this paper I will discuss the definitions of ‘Competence’ and ‘Performance’, the distinction and relationship between the two areas, and the possible/suggested different aspects of their assessment for the purpose of assuring the competence of current and future doctors, in particularly surgeons in practice.