CDT Passes Position Statements at AMA Federal Council

The Competency Based Medical Education Position Statement and Entry Requirements for Vocational Education Position Statements were developed from significant input from the AMA Policy Advisory Committee (CPAC) and many other members of the AMA Council of Doctors in Training. The position statements form an evidence base to progress AMACDT advocacy on trainee wellbeing and ensuring a safe and sustainable medical workforce. 

The Competency Based Medical Education position statement outlines the AMA’s principles in delivering safe and effective training through a competency-based model. Through AMACDT’s work in updating and developing this position statement, the AMA now asserts that CBME is a productive tool for supporting medical trainees that is fit for purpose and reflects modern needs. The success of CBME largely depends on educational institutions ensuring that trainee supervisors are appropriately resourced, trained and prepared, supervisors and trainees have access to dedicated teaching and training time, and that CBME programs are complemented by traditional medical education tools such as time confined programs. 

The revised 2022 Entry Requirements for Vocational Training position statement is an update of the 2014 position statement. The revised position statement sets out principles that the AMC and specialist medical colleges should enact in their entry and selection process. The position statement has been updated to reflect calls for flexibility of entry into training programs, and ensuring processes are anti-racist and are not discriminatory.