Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51846#.VHfRGGfHRK0 Author(s) Patricia Katowa-Mukwato , Sekelani S. Banda Affiliation(s) Department of Medical Education Development, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia . ABSTRACT Clinical competence is an attribute expected of every practicing doctor while proficiency in procedural skills is a requirement by certifying bodies. To attain competency in the performance of procedural/psychomotor skills, possession of conceptual knowledge has been documented as a fundamental pre-requisite in reference to medical education literature. At the University Of Zambia School Of Medicine, the matter of cognitive knowled...
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