PubMed · 15632241
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Kieran Walsh. 2005. Assessment.. https://doi.org/10.1177/014107680509800124
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BACKGROUND: Competency-based programs have long been the basis of graduate medical education in British and North America. Such formally defined program structures are lacking in German graduate medical education. METHODS: The methods and assessment tools used in a curriculum-based program of graduate education in medical specialties are presented. The feasibility of the program was tested in day-to-day use in a pilot study conducted within a neurology department. Experience of it during a 1-year period after implementation has also been collected. RESULTS: It was found that implementation of the program is feasible providing that both the trainers and the students are well motivated, that adequate resources are provided, and that a formal training system is provided for the trainers. This is confirmed by the 1-year experience of the program in routine clinical practice. CONCLUSIONS: The competency-based program presented, which is compatible with many quality management systems, offers management and assessment tools that will make for more satisfactory postgraduate medical education.
Continuing professional development (CPD) is defined as a systematic process of lifelong learning and professional development. Its aim is to enable career grade doctors (consultants, associate specialists, staff grades, and their equivalents) to maintain and enhance their knowledge, skills, and competence for effective clinical practice to meet the needs of children. This article is designed to assist and improve acquisition of CPD.
In order to become credentialed as a speech-language pathologist in the United States, a masters's degree is required. This degree integrates course work with clinical practica. Course work covers normal anatomy and physiology involved in human communication and swallowing, disorders affecting these functions and methods of evaluation and treatment across the life span. Generally this master's degree education requires 1(1/2) to 2 years for students with some background course work on the undergraduate level.