Secondly, despite the potential advantage that the second language environment affords to pragmatic development, this was not necessarily instrumental in enhancing competence.
A cohort of year two students (n = 181) was exposed to a transformational and experiential learning intervention in the form of team-led poster development workshops to enhance competence and interpersonal skills for working in teams.
According to the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT), "over 5,300 music therapists currently maintain the MT-BC credential and participate in a program of recertification designed to measure or enhance competence in the profession of music therapy".
In this study, we highlight resources and activities required for enhancing competence development in patient education.
Good cooperation between general practitioners and palliative care specialists could enhance competence and mutual acceptance.
Supportive educational resources, observation and experiential training, and guidance from experienced educators were given as examples of resources that enhance competence development.
This tool is a part of the cities objectives to enhance competence of local authorities, development of a baseline scenario, and general capacity building.
Future research should examine whether early interventions to enhance competence in communication skills for physicians with lower scores can increase their ability to provide patients with screening procedures.
This study does not assess in-service training, notwithstanding its recognized importance in enhancing competence and performance of health workers [ 17, 18].
The participants' suggestions for resources and activities to enhance competence development all had a clear focus on individualization and evidence-based patient education.
Thus, providing more in depth evaluation and feedback of counseling practices through observation or patient exit interviews may be warranted to assess actual practice, enhance competence through feedback, and improve workflows within the system.
