Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Professional Competence

The capability to perform the duties of one's profession generally, or to perform a particular professional task, with skill of an acceptable quality.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The capability to perform the duties of one's profession generally, or to perform a particular professional task, with skill of an acceptable quality.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Competence, Professional
  • Generalization of Expertise
  • Technical Expertise
  • Expertise Generalization
  • Expertise, Technical

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Aspects Covered

4 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

competence in any profession or discipline: differentiate from CLINICAL COMPETENCE which is restricted to competence in professional activities directly related to patient care

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  1. I02w.399w.630

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Professional Competence. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011361. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011361
  2. Professional Competence. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70013420