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Review Article| Volume 96, ISSUE 1, P15-24, February 2016

Assessment of Competence

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education/Residency Review Committee Perspective
  • John R. Potts III
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    ACGME, 515 N. State Street, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60654.
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    ACGME, 515 N. State Street, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60654, USA

    Department of Surgery, University of Texas Houston Medical School, 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA

    Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, 808 S. Wood Street, M/C 591, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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