Self-reported priorities and resources of academic emergency physicians for the maintenance of clinical competence: a pilot study

OBJECTIVES: Medical licensing bodies and professional colleges require their members to maintain a broad spectrum of knowledge, skills and attitudes, which, when taken together, define a competent emergency physician (EP). The objectives of this pilot study were: 1) to determine the resources used by academic EPs to maintain competence and 2) to determine academic EPs' learning priorities. METHODS: Using a modified Dillman method, we surveyed …