No Environment, No Education: Honoring the Clinical Learning Environment as the Engine of Competency-Based Education – A Call to Action
Authors
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa
Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Education, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
Associate Professor, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney
Head, Department for Assessment & Evaluation, Institute for Medical Education, University of Bern, Bern
Vice President, Medical Education Innovations, American Medical Association, Chicago
Senior Attending Physician, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Balgrist, Zurich
Vice President, Innovation and Competency-Based Education, American Board of Pediatrics, Chicago
Professor and Assistant Dean of Graduate Medical Education, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
Professor and Vice Chair – Education, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto
As members of the International Competency-Based Health Professions Educators Collaborative
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.2548 | Journal eISSN: 2212-277X
Language: English
Page range: 771 - 782
Submitted on: Mar 5, 2026
Accepted on: Jun 10, 2026
Published on: Sep 9, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2026 Eusang Ahn, Kelly J. Caverzagie, Arvin Damodaran, Soeren Huwendiek, Kimberly Lomis, Adrian P. Marty, David A. Turner, Teri Turner, Adelle Atkinson, As members of the International Competency-Based Health Professions Educators Collaborative, published by Ubiquity Press
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