A Six-Step Model for Developing Competency Frameworks in the Healthcare Professions.

ABSTRACT: Competency frameworks are developed for a variety of purposes, including describing professional practice and informing education and assessment frameworks. Despite the volume of competency frameworks developed in the healthcare professions, guidance remains unclear and is inconsistently adhered to (perhaps in part due to a lack of organizing frameworks), there is variability in methodological choices, inconsistently reported outputs, and a lack of evaluation of frameworks. As such, we proposed the need for improved guidance. In this paper, we outline a six-step model for developing competency frameworks that is designed to address some of these shortcomings. The six-steps comprise [1] identifying purpose, intended uses, scope, and stakeholders; [2] theoretically informed ways of identifyi

SUBMITTER: Batt A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8713730 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature