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CanMEDS and other “competency and outcome-based approaches” in medical education: clarifying the ongoing ambiguity

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  1. Centres de recherche «Approches sociales de la santé» et «Politiques et systèmes de santé, Santé internationale» École de Santé Publique, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

    Florence Parent

  2. Equipe d’accueil EA 4686 «Ethique, professionnalisme et santé», Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Brest, Université Européenne de Bretagne et Centre hospitalier régional et universitaire de Brest, Brest, France

    Jean Jouquan

  3. Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean-Marie De Ketele

  4. Chaire UNESCO en sciences de l’éducation, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal

    Jean-Marie De Ketele

  5. Département de médecine interne et pneumologie, Centre hospitalier régional et universitaire, Boulevard Tanguy Prigent, 29609, Brest Cedex, France

    Jean Jouquan

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Parent, F., Jouquan, J. & De Ketele, JM. CanMEDS and other “competency and outcome-based approaches” in medical education: clarifying the ongoing ambiguity. Adv in Health Sci Educ 18, 115–122 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-012-9402-z

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