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. 2015 Apr;37(4):349-353.
doi: 10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30286-3.

Competency-based medical education: the wave of the future

Nicolette Caccia  1 , Amy Nakajima  2 , Nancy Kent  3
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Competency-based medical education: the wave of the future

Nicolette Caccia et al. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2015 Apr.

Abstract
in English, French

Competency-based medical education (CBME) is a new educational paradigm that will enable the medical education community to meet societal, patient, and learner needs of the 21st century. CBME offers a renewed commitment to both clinical and educational outcomes, a new focus on assessment and developmental milestones, a mechanism to promote a true continuum of medical education, and a method to promote learner-centred curricula in the context of accountability. Accountability is central to CBME, ensuring that graduating practitioners are well-rounded and competent to provide safe and effective patient care. The structure of CBME in obstetrics and gynaecology must be rooted in, and reflect, Canadian practice. Its development and implementation require an understanding of the principles that are the foundation of CBME, along with the involvement of the entire community of obstetricians and gynaecologists and other maternity care providers. We provide here an overview of the basic principles of teaching and learning and the theories underpinning CBME.

La formation médicale axée sur les compétences (FMAC) est un nouveau paradigme pédagogique qui permettra à la communauté de la formation médicale de répondre aux besoins de la société, des patients et des apprenants du 21e siècle. La FMAC offre un engagement renouvelé envers les issues tant cliniques que pédagogiques, un nouvel accent sur l’évaluation et les jalons du développement, un mécanisme visant à promouvoir un réel continuum de formation médicale, ainsi qu’une méthode permettant de promouvoir un curriculum axé sur l’apprenant dans le contexte de la responsabilité. La responsabilité est au cœur de la FMAC, ce qui permet d’assurer l’obtention de diplômés épanouis et compétents qui seront en mesure d’offrir des soins sûrs et efficaces aux patients. Dans le domaine de l’obstétrique-gynécologie, la structure de la FMAC doit être fondée sur la pratique canadienne et la refléter. Son élaboration et sa mise en œuvre nécessitent une compréhension des principes qui étayent la FMAC, en plus de solliciter la participation de l’ensemble de la communauté des obstétriciens-gynécologues et celle d’autres fournisseurs de soins de maternité. Nous offrons ici un aperçu des principes de base de l’enseignement et de l’apprentissage, et des théories qui sous-tendent la FMAC.

Keywords: competency-based; learning; medical education; teaching.

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