Assessment Fit for (More Than One) Purpose? Reconciling the Dual Purposes of Assessments in Competency-Based Health Professions Education
Authors
Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Dean for Assessment, Evaluation, and Scholarship, Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia
Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Director of Assessment, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Associate Professor, Department for Assessment and Evaluation, Institute for Medical Education, University of Bern
Professor, Division of PMR (Physiatry), Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
Professor of Medicine, Associate Director – Educator Development, Centre for Innovation in Medical Education, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
Associate Professor, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung; Director of Center for Faculty Development, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung
Vice President, Innovation and Competency-Based Education, American Board of Pediatrics, Chapel Hill, NC
Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
As members of the International Competency-Based Health Professions Education Collaborative
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.2592 | Journal eISSN: 2212-277X
Language: English
Page range: 946 - 958
Submitted on: Mar 21, 2026
Accepted on: Jul 7, 2026
Published on: Sep 29, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2026 Michael S. Ryan, Aleda M. H. Chen, Heather Nichol, Sören Huwendiek, Denyse Richardson, Benjamin Kinnear, Warren J. Cheung, Claire Touchie, Fremen Chihchen Chou, David A. Turner, Anna Oswald, As members of the International Competency-Based Health Professions Education Collaborative, published by Ubiquity Press
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