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Competency Perspective on Teaching
- Introduction/Background
Competency-Based Education (CBE) is an approach to instruction and assessment that places primary emphasis on identifying and measuring specific learning outcomes, or competencies. Unlike general goals, competencies are written as real-life abilities that are required for effective professional practice.
In 1999, as one of the steps in its Outcome Project, the ACGME approved six General Competency domains. The competencies represent areas of skill and knowledge that residents are expected to demonstrate before graduation. The ACGME identified these six competencies after extensive research and collaboration with a wide array of knowledgeable and interested constituents. The major purposes and components of the ACGME Outcome Project and the six General Competencies are compatible with CBE.
The purpose of this current project is to provide residency directors and faculty with suggestions and examples of teaching methods that are 1) consistent with the characteristics of competency-based education, and 2) useful for providing learning opportunities in the six competencies.
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