"Beyond Competence", Assessment for Capability / 医学教育

ABSTRACT

1) Outcomes have been adopted in preference to competences in medical education because it promotes a higher order of professional capability.<BR>2) New assessment instruments have been introduced to examine a student's capability in both undergraduate and postgraduate phases.<BR>3) The principle of preparing students to be'capable doctors'is international.Leading medical educators around the world are introducing changes to traditional courses to achieve this.