The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 2 , Pages 188-191 , February 2010

Competency-based Advancement: Risky Business

  • Donald R. Bordley, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Donald Bordley, MD, University of Rochester, Department of Medicine, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box MED, Rochester, NY 14642
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  • Lawrence G. Smith, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hofstra University Medical School, Hempstead, NY
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  • Jeffrey G. Wiese, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, La

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 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: None of the authors have any conflicts of interest associated with the work presented in this manuscript.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and played a role in writing this manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)01009-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.07.029

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 2 , Pages 188-191 , February 2010

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