"Beyond Competence", Assessment for Capability
- Author:
Phillip EVANS
;
Yasuyuki SUZUKI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
outcomes;
capability;
assessment
- From:Medical Education
2008;39(2):93-96
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
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Abstract:
1) Outcomes have been adopted in preference to competences in medical education because it promotes a higher order of professional capability.
2) New assessment instruments have been introduced to examine a student's capability in both undergraduate and postgraduate phases.
3) The principle of preparing students to be'capable doctors'is international.Leading medical educators around the world are introducing changes to traditional courses to achieve this.
