Competency-Based Medical Education: Developing a Framework for Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1104-1112

  Caccia, Nicolette ^a,b,c   Nakajima, Amy ^d   Scheele, Fedde ^e,f   Kent, Nancy ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Competency based medical education; Competing Interests: None declared; Milestones; Obstetrics and gynaecology curriculum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADIAN; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; NETHERLANDS; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PROCEDURES;

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84973426263     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)30076-7     Document Type: Article

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