title: Presidential address: Competence, safety, quality: the path of the 21st century.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Gerald B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Healy
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D010819:Physician's Role; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States