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| Title |
Competence not Age Determines Ability to Practice: Ethical Considerations about Sensorimotor Agility, Dexterity, and Cognitive Capacity
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|---|---|
| Published in |
The AMA Journal of Ethic, October 2016
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| DOI | 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.10.pfor1-1610 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Krista L Kaups |
| Abstract |
Consideration of the effects of aging on physicians' practice is crucial to addressing aging clinicians' competence, that is, their ability to practice with reasonable skill and safety. Given physician workforce shortages even in resource abundant countries, the establishment of a compulsory retirement age in the US is impractical and unlikely. Several US hospitals and institutions have sought to address concerns about competence by establishing mandatory age-linked testing and evaluation for physicians. However, these procedures have raised questions regarding age discrimination and test validity. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 21 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 14% |
| Brazil | 3 | 14% |
| Colombia | 2 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |
| Germany | 1 | 5% |
| Israel | 1 | 5% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |
| Spain | 1 | 5% |
| Argentina | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 6 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 43% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 8 | 38% |
| Scientists | 3 | 14% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 21 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 21 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 3 | 14% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 2 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 5% |
| Professor | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 5 | 24% |
| Unknown | 7 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 4 | 19% |
| Philosophy | 2 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 10% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 3 | 14% |
| Unknown | 8 | 38% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 36. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 April 2023.
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#1,145,078
of 25,992,468 outputs
Outputs from The AMA Journal of Ethic
#1
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#20,543
of 334,705 outputs
Outputs of similar age from The AMA Journal of Ethic
#13
of 38 outputs
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