Research Article: Exploring Perceptions of Competency-Based Medical Education in Undergraduate Medical Students and Faculty: A Program Evaluation
Abstract:
Undergraduate medical programs have begun to adopt a competency framework, with the rationale that this may better prepare students for the competency-based learning and assessment style in clerkship and residency. Postgraduate medical education has traditionally followed a time-based approach, which assumed that learners could acquire the skills necessary to be independent practitioners after participating in a defined number of cases or after completing a defined number of years. However, a growing body of evidence is unveiling the pitfalls of this traditional time-based model, with limitations including a lack of interpersonal and professional soft skill development and an over-emphasis on knowledge rather than clinical skill advancement.
Introduction:
Undergraduate medical programs have begun to adopt a competency framework, with the rationale that this may better prepare students for the competency-based learning and assessment style in clerkship and residency. Postgraduate medical education has traditionally followed a time-based approach, which assumed that learners could acquire the skills necessary to be independent practitioners after participating in a defined number of cases or after completing a defined number of years. However, a growing body of…
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