About this Research Topic
Contributions that summarize or shed additional light on the role of competencies in veterinary medicine and veterinary medical education will be considered, and can include a variety of article types including, but not limited to: Systematic Reviews, Policy and Practice Reviews, Conceptual Analysis, Original Research, or Brief Research Report.
Potential subtopics might include:
• Assessing clinical competence
• Assessing interprofessional competence
• Assessing the validity of a competency-based approach
• A comparison of approaches to competencies across the medical health professions
• Competency based assessment in veterinary specialty colleges
• Competency based veterinary education
• Competency frameworks
• Competencies and accreditation
• Competencies and programmatic assessment
• Defining the core in veterinary education
• Entrustable professional activities
• Faculty development for a competency-based approach
• Evidence associated with competency-based approaches
• Historical perspectives on veterinary competency
• Milestones
• Non-technical Competencies
• Psychometrics and Competency
• Other relevant topics related to competencies in veterinary medicine or veterinary medical education
Keywords: Competencies, competency framework, assessment of competencies, EPAs, Milestones, CBVE
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