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An educational development seminar titled “Competency based Medical Education: Insights and Challenges ” was held on Saturday, July 30, 2022. The objectives of the seminar were to:

  • Understand the basic components of competency based medical education.
  •  Align the competencies and milestones to the desired learning trajectory and select an appropriate assessment method.

The session was facilitated by:

  • Dr. Sehar Ashraf- Professor of Psychiatry—SCM
  •  Dr Naheed Gul – Associate Professor, Medicine
  •  Dr.Tehzeeb Zahra- Associate Professor, Medicine
  •  Dr. Nadia Saeed -Assistant Professor , Medicine   
  •  D r Rahila Aamir –  Assistant professor, Medicine

Dr Sehar Ashraf briefed the participants about competency based medical education(CBME) and entrustable professional activities(EPAs) and the various stages a learner goes through in their medical training from a novice to an expert. Her presentation was followed by a group activity in which the participants were given different scenarios and they had to map various competencies to their relevant milestones. There was a group discussion in the end followed by address by Vice Chancellor and dua by Dean Faculty Health Sciences.

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