Toward a definition of competency-based education in medicine: A systematic review of published definitions

Medical Teacher

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 631-637

  Frank, Jason R ^a,e   Mungroo, Rani ^b   Ahmad, Yasmine ^c   Wang, Mimi ^d   De Rossi, Stefanie ^e   Horsley, Tanya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Canadian Association of Internes and Residents   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NOMENCLATURE; REVIEW;

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 77955069304     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2010.500898     Document Type: Article

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