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. 2018 Jan 6;13(1):167-169.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.07570717. Epub 2017 Oct 10.

Toward More Meaningful Accountability to the Public: Assessing Lifelong Competence of Physicians

Mark E Rosenberg  1
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Toward More Meaningful Accountability to the Public: Assessing Lifelong Competence of Physicians

Mark E Rosenberg. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Accreditation; Education; Graduate; MOC; Medical; Medicine; Patient Care; Physicians; Specialty Boards; competence; education; outcomes.

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