Competency-Based Education - Research News and Information

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Outcome-based residency education: teaching and evaluating the core competencies in plastic surgery.

Jun 2008 Through its oversight of residency education in the United States, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has mandated new structural changes in resident education with its newly created core... Read more...

Accelerated skills preparation and assessment for senior medical students entering surgical internship.

May 2008 BACKGROUND: Skills training plays an increasing role in residency training. Few medical schools have skills courses for senior students entering surgical residency. METHODS: A skills course for 4(th)-year medical... Read more...

An "objectified" competency-based course in the management of malocclusion and skeletal problems.

May 2008 A course developed at the New York University College of Dentistry provides third-year predoctoral students with instruction and formative experiences leading toward competence in the management of malocclusion and... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Competency-Based Education'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• HIV education for health-care professionals in high prevalence countries: time to integrate a pre-service approach into training. 26 Jul 2008
• Modernising Medical Careers and accountability. 26 Jul 2008
• Outcome-based residency education: teaching and evaluating the core competencies in plastic surgery. Jun 2008
• Accelerated skills preparation and assessment for senior medical students entering surgical internship. May 2008
• An "objectified" competency-based course in the management of malocclusion and skeletal problems. May 2008
• Introducing competency-based postgraduate medical education in the Netherlands. May 2008
• The effectiveness of competency-based education in equipping primary health care workers to manage chronic disease in Australian general practice settings. 21 Apr 2008
• Using WebCt to implement a basic science competency education course. 15 Apr 2008
• Impact of a novel education curriculum on surgical training within an academic training program. Apr 2008
• Teaching pharmacotherapeutics to family medicine residents: a curriculum. Apr 2008
• Re-engineering the resident applicant selection process in ophthalmology: a literature review and recommendations for improvement. 20 Mar 2008
• Skills integration in a simulated and interprofessional environment: an innovative undergraduate applied health curriculum. Mar 2008
• Surgical education is safe. 23 Feb 2008
• Bridging research and practice through competency-based public health education. 22 Feb 2008
• Evaluation of curricula content based on Thai pharmacy competency standards. 15 Feb 2008
• A prospective evaluation of a simulator-based laparoscopic training program for gynecology residents. Feb 2008
• Competency in nursing: a concept analysis. Feb 2008
• New technologies for the surgical curriculum. Feb 2008
• Design and development of a surgical skills simulation curriculum. Feb 2008
• Setting up a surgical skills center. Feb 2008

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Technical information about 'Competency-Based Education'

Definition: Educational programs designed to ensure that students attain prespecified levels of competence in a given field or training activity. Emphasis is on achievement or specified objectives.

Descriptor UI: D003162

Alternative terms: Competency-Based Education; Competency Based Education; Education, Competency-Based; Competency-Based Educations; Education, Competency Based; Educations, Competency-Based;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I02.158.210;

History Note: 91(79); was see under CURRICULUM 1979-90