When theory beats practice: the implementation of competency-based education at healthcare workplaces : Focus group interviews with students, mentors, and educators of six healthcare disciplines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Work-integrated learning constitutes a large part of current healthcare education. During the last decades, a competency-based educational (CBE) approach has been introduced to reduce the theory-practice gap and to promote continuous competency development. Different frameworks and models have been developed to support CBE implementation in practice. Although CBE is now well-established, implementation at healthcare workplaces remains complex and controversial. This study aims to explore how students, mentors, and educators from different healthcare disciplines perceive the implementation of CBE at the workplace. The six-step model of Embo et al. (2015) was used as a base: (1) competency selection, (2) formulating learning goals, (3) self-monitoring performance, (4) self

SUBMITTER: Janssens O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10308607 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature