Competency-Based Education
"Competency-Based Education" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Educational programs designed to ensure that students attain prespecified levels of competence in a given field or training activity. Emphasis is on achievement or specified objectives.
| Descriptor ID |
D003162
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I02.158.210
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| Concept/Terms |
Competency-Based Education- Competency-Based Education
- Competency Based Education
- Education, Competency-Based
- Competency-Based Educations
- Education, Competency Based
- Educations, Competency-Based
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| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Competency-Based Education" by people in Profiles.
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Competency-based advancement in medical education: outcomes of the Education in Pediatrics Across the Continuum (EPAC) project. Acad Med. 2026 Apr 01; 101(4):422-430.
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Advancing anti-oppression and social justice in healthcare through competency-based medical education (CBME). Med Teach. 2024 Sep; 46(9):1167-1174.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic as an Imperative to Advance Medical Student Assessment: Three Areas for Change. Acad Med. 2021 02 01; 96(2):182-185.
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Medical Students' Perspectives on Entrustment Decision Making in an Entrustable Professional Activity Assessment Framework: A Secondary Data Analysis. Acad Med. 2021 08 01; 96(8):1175-1181.
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Assessing Trainees and Making Entrustment Decisions: On the Nature and Use of Entrustment-Supervision Scales. Acad Med. 2020 Nov; 95(11):1662-1669.
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Crossing the Gap: Using Competency-Based Assessment to Determine Whether Learners Are Ready for the Undergraduate-to-Graduate Transition. Acad Med. 2019 Mar; 94(3):338-345.
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Education in Pediatrics Across the Continuum (EPAC): First Steps Toward Realizing the Dream of Competency-Based Education. Acad Med. 2018 Mar; 93(3):414-420.
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Twelve tips for the implementation of EPAs for assessment and entrustment decisions. Med Teach. 2017 Aug; 39(8):802-807.
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Developing Entrustable Professional Activities for Entry Into Clerkship. Acad Med. 2016 Feb; 91(2):247-55.
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Curriculum development for the workplace using Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs): AMEE Guide No. 99. Med Teach. 2015; 37(11):983-1002.