Implementation of competency-based medical education: Are we addressing the concerns and challenges?

Medical Education

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1086-1102

  Hawkins, Richard E ^a   Welcher, Catherine M ^a   Holmboe, Eric S ^b   Kirk, Lynne M ^c   Norcini, John J ^d   Simons, Kenneth B ^e   Skochelak, Susan E ^a  

^a AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^e MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84944731267     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/medu.12831     Document Type: Review

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