TY - JOUR ID - 11361 TI - Developing Educational Competencies Required for the Infectious Diseases Specialty Residency Program in Iran: A Competency-based Curriculum JO - Future of Medical Education Journal JA - FMEJ LA - en SN - 2251-8347 AU - Abedi, Farshid AU - Ravagh, Mahnaz AU - Ghazvini, Kiarash AU - Makarem, Abbas AU - Zarei, Afagh AD - Infectious Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran AD - Infectious disease department, Imam Sajjad Syrik Hospital, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Hormozgan, Iran AD - Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Buali (Avicenna) Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - PhD Candidate in Medical education, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2018 PY - 2018 VL - 8 IS - 2 SP - 44 EP - 50 KW - Competency-based curriculum KW - Infectious diseases KW - Outcome-based curriculum DO - 10.22038/fmej.2018.31357.1198 N2 - Background: Curriculum design and development are among the key components of medical education. Today, the dominant approach to curriculum planning is the competency-based approach. However, despite the emphasis posed by the medical education scientific community on this approach, medical education in both undergraduate and graduate levels in Iran continues to be delivered traditionally. As it is highly important for infectious diseases specialists to acquire the necessary competencies for the treatment of patients with infectious diseases, this study aimed to identify and present such competencies through localizing the competencies laid down by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) of the United States. Methods: This study built on ACGME competencies as its point of departure. The Delphi method was used to extract the required items (i.e., competencies) into a questionnaire. When the content and face validity as well as the reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed, copies of the questionnaire were distributed among faculty members, specialists and residents. The items were prioritized according to the scores given by the participants. Results: According to the results of this study, one general rotation and ten specialized rotations were defined for infectious diseases residents. In each rotation, the expected competencies are enlisted. These competencies are categorized differently in competency-based curricula for the infectious diseases specialty residency programs.   Conclusion: According to characteristics of a competency-based curriculum, accountable physicians can be assuredly expected to be trained according to the requirements of the community in case they are trained within such a program.   UR - https://fmej.mums.ac.ir/article_11361.html L1 - https://fmej.mums.ac.ir/article_11361_651a0a303ff3ebcd6f7455101e07dc7b.pdf ER -