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Competency-based medical education, entrustment and assessment

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The realization that medical graduates are failing to serve the health needs of the society has compelled the medical educationists and regulatory authorities worldwide to review the medical training. A medical curriculum oriented towards developing the key competencies that enable a fresh graduate to be delivering socially responsive health care is seen as a promising step towards alleviating this problem. This calls for a departure from the traditional approach of organizing the curricular components around educational objectives, to a competency-based approach for planning the curriculum. The present article discusses the concept of competency-based medical education in Indian context, the steps in planning and implementing such a curriculum, and the key aspects of assessment for its effective implementation.

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  1. Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People’s College of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Bhopal, India

    Jyoti Nath Modi

  2. Departments of Pediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Piyush Gupta

  3. CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141 008, India

    Tejinder Singh

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Modi, J.N., Gupta, P. & Singh, T. Competency-based medical education, entrustment and assessment. Indian Pediatr 52, 413–420 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-015-0647-5

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