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Transitioning to a Competency‐Driven Curriculum
Author(s) -
Hornsby Lori,
Wright Bradley M.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
new directions for teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1536-0768
pISSN - 0271-0633
DOI - 10.1002/tl.20403
Subject(s) - curriculum , pharmacy , pharmacist , medical education , function (biology) , health care , focus (optics) , healthcare system , psychology , medicine , nursing , pedagogy , political science , physics , optics , evolutionary biology , law , biology
The role of the pharmacist is evolving with pharmacists’ taking more direct responsibility for patient outcomes. As a result, pharmacy education must be designed to ensure graduates are competent and prepared to function within a complex healthcare system. Transitioning to a competency‐driven curriculum, can ultimately place the focus of the learner and faculty on outcomes specific to the skills and abilities needed for graduates to provide desired levels of care.