Design and implementation of a competency-based curriculum for medical education

Revisión por paresConflictos de interés: Graciela Risco de Domínguez integró la Comisión Orgnizadora de la Escuela de Medicina de la UPC, siendo vicerrectora académica de la Universidad. A partir de noviembre de 2011, hasta marzo de 2014 desempeñó el cargo de decana de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, de la cual la Escuela de Medicina forma parteCompetency-based education is a form of designing, developing, delivering and documenting instruction based on a set of objectives and results that have been recommended for medical education. This article describes the steps in the process of designing and implementing a competency-based curriculum at a new medical school in a Peruvian university. We present the process followed including context analysis, mission design, the professional profile, the content and organization of the curriculum as well as the evaluation and resources for the training. Finally, issues and challenges faced, as well as lessons learned are summarized