While medical licensure sets the minimum competency requirements to diagnose and treat patients, it is not specialty specific.

He can always reassure himself that there is not a competency requirement to become a Congressman.

Board Certified physicians have completed specialty training beyond the state licensure basic competency requirements to practice medicine.

The titles are restricted to be used only by those who have satisfied minimum competency requirements and accept the accountability required by the government in a regulated profession.

We have developed a competency (skills) requirement as part of our licensing function.

International maritime regulations set out minimum competency requirements for seafarers.

Schools are placed on the list based on the percentage of students who do not meet minimum competency requirements on mathematics, reading or writing tests.

"Adding a competency requirement in math or writing is just saying that you will do what you should have been doing anyway," Mr. Stanley said.

Physician leaders responded by creating specialized curriculums in end-of-life care, and licensing boards widened their competency requirements to include this expertise.

While licensure by the individual states sets the minimum competency requirements to practice medicine, it is not specialty specific.