{"product_id":"the-question-of-competence-9780801479502","title":"The Question of Competence","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedical competence is a hot topic surrounded by much controversy about how to define competency, how to teach it, and how to measure it. While some debate the pros and cons of competence-based medical education and others explain how to achieve various competencies, the authors of the seven chapters in\u003ci\u003e The Question of Competence\u003c\/i\u003e offer something very different. They critique the very notion of competence itself and attend to how it has shaped what we pay attention toand what we ignorein the education and assessment of medical trainees. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo leading figures in the field of medical education, Brian D. Hodges and Lorelei Lingard, drew together colleagues from the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands to explore competency from different perspectives, in order to spark thoughtful discussion and debate on the subject. The critical analyses included in the book's chapters cover the role of emotion, the implications of teamwork, interprofessional frameworks, the constructi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParts of the text... present a long-needed critical view of various aspects of competency-based education and evaluation.... [L]et us hope that everyone involved in conceptualizing and enacting competence-based education and evaluation has a chance to read this book.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Richard Balon * Academic Psychiatry *","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405160194391,"sku":"9780801479502","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-question-of-competence-9780801479502","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}