Re-examining the value proposition for Competency-Based Medical Education

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  • Jeffrey Damon Dagnone Queen's University
  • Glen Bandiera University of Toronto
  • Kenneth Harris Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.68245

Abstract

The adoption of competency-based medical education (CBME) by Canadian postgraduate training programs has created a storm of excitement and controversy. Implementing the system-wide Competency by Design (CBD) project initiated by the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), is an ambitious transformative change challenge. Not surprisingly, tensions have arisen across the country around the theoretical underpinnings of CBME and the practicalities of implementation, resulting in calls for evidence justifying its value. Assumptions have been made on both sides of the argument contributing to an atmosphere of unhealthy protection of the status quo, premature conclusions of CBME’s worth, and an oversimplification of risks and costs to participants.

We feel that a renewed effort to find a shared vision of medical education and the true value proposition of CBME is required to recreate a growth-oriented mindset. Also, the aspirational assertion of a direct link between CBME and improved patient outcomes requires deferral until further implementation and study has occurred. However, we perceive more concrete and immediate value of CBME arises from the societal contract physicians have, the connection to maintaining self-regulation, and the potential customization of training for learners.

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Author Biography

Jeffrey Damon Dagnone, Queen's University

Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Special Assistant to Associate Dean, CBME Faculty Lead
Postgraduate Medical Education
Queen's University

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Published

2021-06-30

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Dagnone JD, Bandiera G, Harris K. Re-examining the value proposition for Competency-Based Medical Education . Can. Med. Ed. J [Internet]. 2021 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 2];12(3):155-8. Available from: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/68245

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Canadiana