Conclusions
Procedures are an important component of the practice of medicine. Students and residents must be trained to perform procedures safely and well. Simultaneously, we must seek consensus on what procedures should be taught, and we must develop better, safer techniques to teach them. Finally, we must develop objective measures of initial and continuing competency for those who perform procedures. We must try to overcome the “turf” battles in this area and focus on what is best for patients, students, and residents.
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Norris, T.E., Cullison, S.W. & Fihn, S.D. Teaching procedural skills. J Gen Intern Med 12 (Suppl 2), S64–S70 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1497.12.s2.9.x
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