Five core components of CBME

The Core Components Framework, Van Melle et al, 2016

1. Framework:  An outcomes competency framework where competencies required for practice are clearly articulated and are identified based on societal needs
2. Progression: Competencies and their developmental markers are sequenced progressively in a way that supports a learner’s progression from novice to master clinician
3. Tailored experiences: Learning experiences that resemble the practice environment facilitate the development of competencies and are flexible enough to accommodate variation in individual rates of progression
4. Competency- focused instruction: Teaching practices (especially observing and coaching behaviours) promote the developmental acquisition of competencies and emphasize learning through experience and application as well as knowledge acquisition
5. Programmatic assessment: Assessment practices support and document the developmental acquisition of competencies and emphasize workplace-based observation as well as meaningful feedback