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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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Competency-Based Education" by people in Profiles.
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Undergraduate medical education amid COVID-19: a qualitative analysis of enablers and barriers to acquiring competencies in distant learning using focus groups. Med Educ Online. 2021 Dec; 26(1):1940765.
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How Academic Medical Centers Can Navigate the Pandemic and Its Aftermath: Solutions for 3 Major Issues. Acad Med. 2021 11 01; 96(11):1529-1533.
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Valuing teaching in academic public health-time for a culture shift. Lancet Public Health. 2021 07; 6(7):e443-e444.
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Harnessing the Potential Futures of CBME Here and Now. Acad Med. 2021 07 01; 96(7S):S6-S8.
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Questioning medical competence: Should the Covid-19 crisis affect the goals of medical education? Med Teach. 2021 07; 43(7):817-823.
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Competency-based time-variable training internationally: Ensuring practical next steps in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Med Teach. 2021 07; 43(7):810-816.
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If we could turn back time: Imagining time-variable, competency-based medical education in the context of COVID-19. Med Teach. 2021 07; 43(7):774-779.
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Competency-Based Medical Education for Fellowship Training During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 04 06; 77(13):1681-1683.
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Simulation Tools in the Research and Delivery of Competency-Based Medical Education and Health Care: Evolving Considerations in the Contemporary COVID-19 Era. Can J Cardiol. 2021 03; 37(3):351-354.
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Unproctored Online Summative Assessments During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Plea for Transparency. Acad Med. 2021 02 01; 96(2):e8.