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The promise of competency-based education in the health professions for improving global health

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Gruppen, Larry D, Mangrulkar, Rajesh S, Kolars, Joseph C·2012·Human Resources for Health
DOI 10.1186/1478-4491-10-43PMC PMC3543172
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Competency-based education (CBE) provides a useful alternative to time-based models for preparing health professionals and constructing educational programs. We describe the concept of 'competence' and 'competencies' as well as the critical curricular implications that derive from a focus on 'competence' rather than 'time'. These implications include: defining educational outcomes, developing individualized learning pathways, setting standards, and the centrality of valid assessment so as to reflect stakeholder priorities. We also highlight four challenges to implementing CBE: identifying the health needs of the community, defining competencies, developing self-regulated and flexible learning options, and assessing learners for competence. While CBE has been a prominent focus of educational reform in resource-rich countries, we believe it has even more potential to align educational programs with health system priorities in more resource-limited settings. Because CBE begins with a careful consideration of the competencies desired in the health professional workforce to address health care priorities, it provides a vehicle for integrating the health needs of the country with the values of the profession.

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Authors
Gruppen, L. D., Mangrulkar, R. S., & Kolars, J. C.
Affiliations
University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author
Gruppen, Larry D
ORCID
Venue
Human Resources for Health
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2012-11-16
Volume
10
Issue
1
Pages
43-43
ISSN
1478-4491 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/1478-4491-10-43
PMC
PMC3543172
OpenAlex
W2150618433
Cited by
356
References
25
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FWCI
12.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Human Resources for Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Innovations in Medical Education
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Medical Education
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Competency Development and Evaluation
Keywords
competency-based education, health professions education, global health, competency definition, curriculum development, educational outcomes, competency assessment, student self-regulation, resource-limited settings, health workforce development, educational reform

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