A Systematic Review of Competency-Based Education Effort in the Health Professions

2017 ◽  
pp. 352-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenxia Wu ◽  
Brian C. Martin ◽  
Chen Ni
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professions ◽  
Health Professions Education ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Quality Healthcare ◽  
Competency Based Education ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Educational Delivery

Quality healthcare cannot be achieved without competent health professionals. Competency-based education (CBE) is an educational delivery option that may prove to be effective in meeting that need. Through a systematic literature review using content analysis techniques, this chapter explores the conceptual complexity and operational challenges of using CBE in health professions education. Drawing a picture of how competencies are defined and developed in the context of health professions education, this chapter summarizes current practices of integration, delivery, and assessment of competencies. Challenges, emerging trends, and future research directions are also identified. This review found that, unlike in medical education, there are different sets of competencies for most various healthcare disciplines and sub-disciplines and this review suggests that CBE can be a viable model that will enable health professions education to address the diverse needs of health professionals.

A Systematic Review of Competency-Based Education Effort in the Health Professions

2019 ◽  
pp. 1410-1436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenxia Wu ◽  
Brian C. Martin ◽  
Chen Ni
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professions ◽  
Health Professions Education ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Quality Healthcare ◽  
Competency Based Education ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Educational Delivery

Quality healthcare cannot be achieved without competent health professionals. Competency-based education (CBE) is an educational delivery option that may prove to be effective in meeting that need. Through a systematic literature review using content analysis techniques, this chapter explores the conceptual complexity and operational challenges of using CBE in health professions education. Drawing a picture of how competencies are defined and developed in the context of health professions education, this chapter summarizes current practices of integration, delivery, and assessment of competencies. Challenges, emerging trends, and future research directions are also identified. This review found that, unlike in medical education, there are different sets of competencies for most various healthcare disciplines and sub-disciplines and this review suggests that CBE can be a viable model that will enable health professions education to address the diverse needs of health professionals.

Developing a competency framework for Health Professions Education at doctoral level: The first step toward a competency based education

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 1298-1306
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Keshmiri ◽  
Roghayeh Gandomkar ◽  
Sara Mortaz Hejri ◽  
Elahe Mohammadi ◽  
Azim Mirzazadeh
Keyword(s):  
Health Professions ◽  
Health Professions Education ◽  
Competency Framework ◽  
Doctoral Level ◽  
Competency Based Education ◽  
Competency Based

Assessment challenges in competency-based education: A case study in health professions education

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 482-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
James T. Fitzgerald ◽  
John C. Burkhardt ◽  
Steven J. Kasten ◽  
Patricia B. Mullan ◽  
Sally A. Santen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professions ◽  
Health Professions Education ◽  
Competency Based Education ◽  
Competency Based

scholarly journals Rethinking Competence: A Nexus of Educational Models in the Context of Lifelong Learning

Pharmacy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Dalia Bajis ◽  
Betty Chaar ◽  
Rebekah Moles
Keyword(s):  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Health Professions ◽  
Health Professions Education ◽  
Pharmacy Education ◽  
Educational Models ◽  
Competency Based Education ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
Competency Based

Competency-based education (CBE) “derives a curriculum from an analysis of a prospective or actual role in modern society and attempts to certify students’ progress on the basis of demonstrated performance in some or all aspects of that role”. This paper summarizes pertinent aspects of existing CBE models in health professions education; pharmacy education presented as an example. It presents a synthesis of these models to propose a new diagrammatic representation. A conceptual model for competency-based health professions education with a focus on learning and assessment is discussed. It is argued that various elements of CBE converge to holistically portray competency-based learning and assessment as essential in initial education and relevant to practitioners’ continuing professional development, especially in the context and importance of pursing lifelong learning practices.

scholarly journals Bibliometrics: Methods for studying academic publishing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anton Ninkov ◽  
Jason R. Frank ◽  
Lauren A. Maggio
Keyword(s):  
Health Professions ◽  
Patient Data ◽  
Health Professions Education ◽  
Academic Publishing ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Future Research Directions

AbstractBibliometrics is the study of academic publishing that uses statistics to describe publishing trends and to highlight relationships between published works. Likened to epidemiology, researchers seek to answer questions about a field based on data about publications (e.g., authors, topics, funding) in the same way that an epidemiologist queries patient data to understand the health of a population. In this Eye Opener, the authors introduce bibliometrics and define its key terminology and concepts, including relational and evaluative bibliometrics. Readers are introduced to common bibliometric methods and their related strengths and weaknesses. The authors provide examples of bibliometrics applied in health professions education and propose potential future research directions. Health professions educators are consumers of bibliometric reports and can adopt its methodologies for future studies.

scholarly journals The Future of Health Professions Education: Considerations for Competency-Based Education in Athletic Training

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-222
Author(s):  
Kimberly L. Mace ◽  
Cailee E. Welch Bacon
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Athletic Training ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Health Professions ◽  
Health Professions Education ◽  
Formative Assessments ◽  
Location Selection ◽  
Competency Based Education ◽  
Athletic Training Educators ◽  
Competency Based

Context Competency-based education (CBE) has been in existence in the landscape of educating health professionals since the 1970s. Despite this, there is significant variability in how CBE is defined in publication, practice, and conversation. This variability has likely contributed to common misconceptions about what it means for an educational system to be competency based, how such a system would operate, and the prevalence of these systems in current practices. Objective To define CBE through a discussion of its evolution in health professions education and discuss considerations for its role in the education of athletic trainers (ATs). Background The CBE framework has solidified its place in medical education to address the need for health care professionals to provide care that is safe, effective, and responsive to patient beliefs, values, and circumstances. These same necessities exist in athletic training practice. However, CBE does not yet have a solid place in the preparation of ATs, nor does it seem to be well understood by educators in the field. Recommendations Athletic training educators should be familiar with CBE as an educational framework that is fundamentally flexible and outcome oriented. Flexible practices allow for progression based on learner capability, opportunistic content delivery, and variable timing for assessments. Components of CBE that are outcome centric emphasize preparedness to practice and purposeful location selection for formative assessments. Further, it is important to avoid misusing the phrase CBE as a means to describe any aspect of learning that pertains to competence, competency, or competencies. Conclusions To hold and maintain a place in the larger context of health care, athletic training educators should have a firm grasp on the concepts and practices of CBE. Future areas of scholarship should identify strategies to incorporate CBE into athletic training education and determine its effect on patient care.

The Challenge of CBE Programs

2017 ◽  
pp. 92-115
Author(s):  
Julie Uranis ◽  
Tanja Bibbs
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Competency Based Education ◽  
Education Leaders ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Higher Education Leaders ◽  
Programs Of Study

Using the student lifecycle as a framework, the authors explore the administrative and technological considerations pertaining to competency-based education (CBE). The goal of this chapter is to familiarize readers with the administrative issues surrounding the development of CBE programs. While the chapter is not all-inclusive, it should serve as a starting point for higher education leaders interested in CBE, especially those lacking the resources to develop a program outside existing governance, policies, and systems. This chapter may serve as a guide for institutional leaders working through the administrative challenges related to CBE programs. The authors address aspects of recruitment, marketing, pre-admission support, admissions, advising, orientation, registration, billing, programs of study, access to institutional resources, transcripts, and key performance indicators. The chapter concludes with future research directions as well as solutions and recommendations.

The application of virtual reality in health professions� digital education: a narrative review (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorraine Tudor Car ◽  
Bhone Myint Kyaw ◽  
Josip Car
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Health Professions ◽  
Health Professions Education ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Educational Content ◽  
Potential Applications

BACKGROUND Digital technology called Virtual Reality (VR) is increasingly employed in health professions’ education. Yet, based on the current evidence, its use is narrowed around a few most applications and disciplines. There is a lack of an overview that would capture the diversity of different VR applications in health professions’ education and inform its use and research. OBJECTIVE This narrative review aims to explore different potential applications of VR in health professions’ education. METHODS The narrative synthesis approach to literature review was used to analyse the existing evidence. RESULTS We outline the role of VR features such as immersion, interactivity and feedback and explain the role of VR devices. Based on the type and scope of educational content VR can represent space, individuals, objects, structures or their combination. Application of VR in medical education encompasses environmental, organ and micro level. Environmental VR focuses on training in relation to health professionals’ environment and human interactions. Organ VR educational content targets primarily human body anatomy; and micro VR microscopic structures at the level of cells, molecules and atoms. We examine how different VR features and health professional education areas match these three VR types. CONCLUSIONS We conclude by highlighting the gaps in the literature and providing suggestions for future research.

An Exploration of How Competency-Based Education Can Support Self-Directed Learners and Learning

2022 ◽  
pp. 193-208
Author(s):  
Naomi Rose Boyer ◽  
Jessica Mason ◽  
Michelle Navarre Cleary ◽  
Julie A. Telkamp
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Continuous Learning ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Workplace Skills ◽  
Competency Based Education ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
The Relationship

At a time when workplace skills are rapidly evolving, continuous learning is increasingly important, and the responsibility for learning has shifted from others (parents, schools, teachers, employers) to individuals. Self-directed learning (SDL) can help learner-earners thrive in a skills-based economy. Competency-based education (CBE) is well suited to appeal to self-directed learners and to scaffold learner self-direction; however, existing research on the relationship between SDL and CBE programs is limited. This chapter uses case studies of the experiences of two self-directed learners in a CBE program to explore the role of self-direction in their learning journeys. The key takeaways are that (1) self-direction can have a strong impact on learner success and (2) CBE programs are uniquely positioned to support self-directed learners. The chapter concludes with a discussion of considerations for future research.

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