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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Anatomy
  • Health Professions Education

Background:

  • Competency-based education (CBE) is increasingly adopted in health professions.
  • Traditional time-based anatomy curricula present logistical challenges for CBE implementation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the key challenges anatomy educators face when transitioning to a competency-based education model.
  • To offer considerations for preserving the rigor of anatomical education during this transition.

Main Methods:

  • This viewpoint synthesizes challenges and considerations for adapting anatomy education to CBE.
  • It focuses on assessment design, faculty role shifts, and evolving classroom activities.

Main Results:

  • Effective CBE requires collaboration with clinicians to define essential anatomical knowledge.
  • Faculty must shift from traditional teaching to designing and implementing meaningful assessments.
  • Classroom activities need to accommodate flexible content delivery, multimodal labs, and case-based learning.

Conclusions:

  • Adapting anatomy education to CBE necessitates strategic planning for assessment and curriculum design.
  • Integrating human donor-based learning requires feasible assessment development.
  • Flexible, individualized learning approaches are crucial for successful anatomical training in a CBE framework.