Competency-Based Education

"Competency-Based Education" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Educational programs designed to ensure that students attain prespecified levels of competence in a given field or training activity. Emphasis is on achievement or specified objectives.

Descriptor ID	D003162
MeSH Number(s)	I02.158.210
Concept/Terms	Competency-Based Education Competency-Based Education Competency Based Education Education, Competency-Based Competency-Based Educations Education, Competency Based Educations, Competency-Based

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Education [I02]
Curriculum [I02.158]
Competency-Based Education [I02.158.210]

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Bar chart showing 24 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	1	2
2005	0	1	1
2006	0	2	2
2008	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1
2013	1	1	2
2015	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	1	0	1
2018	2	2	4
2019	0	1	1
2020	0	1	1
2023	1	1	2
2024	2	0	2
2025	1	0	1
2026	1	0	1

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O'Connor M, Chiel L, Lewis J, Winn AS, Poitevien P, Dwyer A, Nuncio Lujano B, Koenig C, Adair J, Batra M, Brooks L, Chiel Z, DeBlasio D, Fishman MD, Gardner FL, Hairfield A, Kuo A, Mack P, Mitre V, Ndjatou T, Omoruyi E, Rouse L, Shaw J, Simms-Mackey P, Stewart DA, Tatem A, Tolentino J, Barone MA, Turner DA. Defining the Practice of the General Pediatrician: Entrustable Professional Activities Update. Pediatrics. 2026 May 01; 157(5).

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Ainslie M, Hebert D, Miller J, Griffith PB, Moore J, Luke S, Venzke MH. Scaffolding Case Studies: Advancing Competency-Based Nurse Practitioner Education. Nurse Educ. 2025 Jul-Aug 01; 50(4):179-182.

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Feeney AS, White P, Menard A, Peterson K, Terrien JM, Boucher J. An innovative Doctor of Nursing Practice scholarly project curriculum model: Strategies for supporting learners at various entry levels. J Prof Nurs. 2024 Nov-Dec; 55:11-19.

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Aluce LM, Cooper JJ, Emlet LL, Cohen ER, Ostrowski SJ, Wood GJ, Vermylen JH. Bringing competency-based communication training to scale: A multi-institutional virtual simulation-based mastery learning curriculum for Emergency Medicine residents. Med Teach. 2025 03; 47(3):505-512.

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Gomez-Garibello C, Wagner M, Seymour N, Okrainec A, Vassiliou M. The entrustable professional activities of laparoscopic surgery: moving toward an integrated training model. Surg Endosc. 2023 07; 37(7):5335-5339.

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Moffatt-Bruce SD, Harris K, Rubens FD, Villeneuve PJ, Sundaresan RS. Competency-based training: Canadian cardiothoracic surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 01; 167(1):407-410.

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Robson J, Lusman SS, Lee CK, Merves J, Middleton J, Perez ME, Desai NK, Sayej W, Sivagnanam M, Solomon AB, Colombo JM, Rosen JM, Van Buren KW, Brown JB, Turmelle YP, Cerezo CS, Loomes KM, Huang JS, Quiros-Tejeira RE, Benkov K, Leichtner A, Narkewicz MR, Weinstein T, Sauer CG. Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Entrustable Professional Activities: Development of an Assessment Tool and Curricular Resources. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020 07; 71(1):e40-e45.

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Webb AMB, Hasty BN, Andolsek KM, Mechaber HF, Harris TB, Chatterjee A, Lautenberger DM, Gottlieb AS. A Timely Problem: Parental Leave During Medical Training. Acad Med. 2019 11; 94(11):1631-1634.

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Thanawala RM, Jesneck JL, Seymour NE. Education Management Platform Enables Delivery and Comparison of Multiple Evaluation Types. J Surg Educ. 2019 Nov - Dec; 76(6):e209-e216.

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Aulet TH, Moore JS, Callas PW, Nicholas C, Hulme M. (En)trust me: Validating an assessment rubric for documenting clinical encounters during a surgery clerkship clinical skills exam. Am J Surg. 2020 02; 219(2):258-262.

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