By: Daniel Schumacher, MD, PhD, MEd I see an increasing number of articles focused on how work-based assessment (WBA) in competency-based health professions education (CBHPE) has either deleterious effects on trainees or low/no value for […]
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Category: CBME, by the ICBME Collaborators
Under Construction – Why Expertise in CBHPE Cannot Mean Finished
By: Teri L. Turner, MD, MPH, MEd Anyone who has driven through Houston knows that Interstate-45 appears to exist in a perpetual state of construction. Some portion is always being expanded, rerouted, repaired, or updated. […]
When Learners Adapt to CBME, Should CBME Adapt Back?
By: Fremen Chihchen Chou, MD, PhD Situated agency, system responsiveness, and the work of making CBME meaningful A resident finishes a busy emergency department shift. Before leaving, they open the assessment platform and pause. Which […]
An act of trust: what really matters when you hand over your loved one to the care of a doctor?
By: Gersten Jonker, Vanessa Burch and Arvin Damodaran As an anesthesiologist, I am frequently called upon to take an infant from the arms of vulnerable parents to a cold, sterile theatre for a procedure. Surrendering […]
Simplifying EPA Assessment in the Workplace
By: Daniel Nel MD, PhD, Brent Thoma MD, PhD Competency-Based Education (CBE) has been criticized for increasing assessment burden. Within health professions education (HPE), CBE assessment systems frequently incorporate Workplace-Based Assessment (WBA) of Entrustable Professional […]