This document discusses competency-based learning methods for medical education. It defines competency as an observable ability integrating knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values. The key steps in deriving learning methods are: listing competencies by subject and phase, developing learning objectives, separating objectives by domain, grouping objectives by session, and choosing appropriate methodologies. Learning domains include knowledge, skills, affective, and communication. Appropriate methods depend on factors like domain, group size, proficiency level, criticality, infrastructure, and time. Newer trends integrate learning and use problem/case-based approaches and flipped classrooms. Competency-based education emphasizes acquiring application levels of knowledge and higher proficiency levels.
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