%0 Journal Article %T FUNDAMENTALS OF GOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE: COMPETENCE AND PERFORMANCE %J Basrah Journal of Surgery %I University of Basrah %Z 1683-3589 %A H Alwan, Majeed %D 2013 %\ 06/28/2013 %V 19 %N 1 %P 3-9 %! FUNDAMENTALS OF GOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE: COMPETENCE AND PERFORMANCE %R 10.33762/bsurg.2013.73612 %X This is the third article in the series ‘Fundamentals of good medical practice’1,2. In this paper I will discuss the definitions of ‘Competence’ and ‘Performance’, the distinction and relationship between the two areas, and the possible/suggested different aspects of their assessment for the purpose of assuring the competence of current and future doctors, in particularly surgeons in practice. %U https://bjsrg.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_73612_dfb9ed5b4cdfe967b8887b3d90f63180.pdf