title: Core competencies in internal medicine.
abstract: The working group on Competencies of Internal Medicine from the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine (SEMI) proposes a series of core competencies that we consider should be common to all European internal medicine specialists. The competencies include aspects related to patient care, clinical knowledge, technical skills, communication skills, professionalism, cost-awareness in medical care and academic activities. The proposal could be used as a working document for the Internal Medicine core curriculum in the context of the educational framework of medical specialties in Europe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain.
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Porcel
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Casademont
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Conthe
authors.forename: Blanca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pinilla
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pujol
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García-Alegría
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003479:Curriculum; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*