Open Access 01-12-2015 | DEBATE IN MEDICAL EDUCATION - CONTRA
Competence-based education misses the essence of the medical profession
Published in: Perspectives on Medical Education | Issue 6/2015
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Competence-based education (CBE) models ought to be critically reviewed in terms of their contribution to training for high-performing, empathic physicians.
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Physician disengagement, mediocrity in training outcome, and deprofessionalization, may be unintended consequences of the introduction of CBE models in the medical profession. None are of service to patients.
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Complex professional realities can never be appreciated by the behaviourist CBE model, nor can it be captured in checklists, assessments and technical forms.
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The effectiveness or superiority of CBE models, should be evidenced in terms of improved patient outcomes.