title: Competencies.
abstract: This article briefly describes the background and development of the core competencies in medicine and their relevance to various levels of medical education: undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate. The current status and issues of the competencies for each state of training--medical schools, residencies, and continuing medical education--are reviewed. Strategies for developing and implementing the core competencies into child and adolescent psychiatry training are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Emory University School of Medicine, 1256 Briarcliff Road, #317 South, Atlanta, GA 30306, USA. adingle@emory.edu
authors.forename: Arden D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Dingle
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beresin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D013044:Specialty Boards; D014481:United States