A competency-based approach to critical care education

The medical education environment is rapidly changing. Competency-based medical education (CBME) is a great advance, but operationalizing competencies for teaching and assessment is problematic. Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) can revitalize CBME by connecting competencies to practice, cr...

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Main Authors: Li-Liang Chuang, Ming-Chen Hsieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Tzu Chi Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.tcmjmed.com/article.asp?issn=1016-3190;year=2018;volume=30;issue=3;spage=148;epage=151;aulast=Chuang
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description The medical education environment is rapidly changing. Competency-based medical education (CBME) is a great advance, but operationalizing competencies for teaching and assessment is problematic. Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) can revitalize CBME by connecting competencies to practice, creating flexibility in programs. CBME requires and deepens the nature of workplace-based assessments. It is important to use EPAs to verify residents' ability to care for critically ill patients unsupervised in simulation education.
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spelling doaj-art-9abe5800d27f4ea79f2f3fbf811d88272025-08-20T03:19:39ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsTzu Chi Medical Journal1016-31902223-89562018-01-0130314815110.4103/tcmj.tcmj_84_18A competency-based approach to critical care educationLi-Liang ChuangMing-Chen HsiehThe medical education environment is rapidly changing. Competency-based medical education (CBME) is a great advance, but operationalizing competencies for teaching and assessment is problematic. Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) can revitalize CBME by connecting competencies to practice, creating flexibility in programs. CBME requires and deepens the nature of workplace-based assessments. It is important to use EPAs to verify residents' ability to care for critically ill patients unsupervised in simulation education.http://www.tcmjmed.com/article.asp?issn=1016-3190;year=2018;volume=30;issue=3;spage=148;epage=151;aulast=ChuangCompetency-based medical educationEntrustable professional activitiesSimulation
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A competency-based approach to critical care education
Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Competency-based medical education
Entrustable professional activities
Simulation
title A competency-based approach to critical care education
title_full A competency-based approach to critical care education
title_fullStr A competency-based approach to critical care education
title_full_unstemmed A competency-based approach to critical care education
title_short A competency-based approach to critical care education
title_sort competency based approach to critical care education
topic Competency-based medical education
Entrustable professional activities
Simulation
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