By: Olle ten Cate, PhD A well-known feature of Medical Education is the “When I Say…” series. The brief papers in this series give insight, usually as a linguistic explanation that opens the eyes to […]
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Category: Competency-based medical education
Is love the missing competency?
By: Robert Englander, MD, MPH Today’s topic is perhaps not typical for a health professions education blog – the topic of love. I will approach the topic from the perspective of a physician, because that […]
The Pressure of Selection: Reconciling CBE and Grades
By: Holly Caretta-Weyer, MD, MHPE If you are or have spent time with a residency or postgraduate program director in recent years, you have likely heard the following or something similar: “There are so many […]
“Best Before…” and “Use By…” dates in relation to Entrustable Professional Activities.
By: Gersten Jonker, MD, PhD At the beginning of the year, I resurfaced a small container with truffle mayonnaise from the back of my fridge. The date on it was December 23rd… that’s even before […]
Reflecting for Change: A simple model for Reflection to Strengthen Professional Identity Formation in Distributed CBME
By: Machelle Linsenmeyer, EdD, FNAOME Why Reflection? Reflection has long been integral to health professions education as a way to navigate the complex process of professional identity formation (PIF)—the multi-year journey of ‘thinking, acting, and […]