Abstract

Competency-based education is rapidly emerging as a paradigmatic shift in health professions education, as we grapple with the realities of ever-changing and increasing demands of society and health systems. While pharmacy educators are becoming more familiar with this paradigm, colleagues in medical education have been exploring models and methods of competency-based education for many years, and their experiences can be illuminating for us. The persistent question that drives continuous quality improvement in pharmacy education and the development of initiatives within American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy might be stated as “Is there a better (more effective, more efficient) way to prepare pharmacists (future and current) to meet the medication-related needs of the public?”

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