Adopt standardized, competency-based frameworks that align instructional content and assessment strategies with clearly defined clinical outcomes¶

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Description¶

The review recommends that programs should adopt standardized, competency-based frameworks that align instructional content and assessment strategies with clearly defined clinical outcomes. It further recommends that institutions invest in faculty development programs that focus on "assessment calibration, feedback delivery, and the use of validated evaluation instruments". Educational policymakers and professional associations should consider developing global competency benchmarks and adaptable assessment guidelines to ensure minimum standards while allowing contextual flexibility.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Faculty development programs focused on assessment calibration, feedback delivery, and the use of validated evaluation instruments

Constraints¶

• Efforts to standardize curricula must account for disparities in institutional resources and infrastructure

Target Learners¶

• Postgraduate orthodontic students

Target Learning Goals¶

• Clinical competence
• Procedural skills
• Diagnostic reasoning

Related Strategies¶

• Clarify assessment purpose, define skill expectations with rubrics and progressions, and calibrate on student work
• Adopt competency-based, outcome-targeted simulation training rather than merely allocating simulation time
• Adopt structured reporting standards for prescribing assessment research including reliability, validity, cut scores and costs

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Baxmann Martin, Kárpáti Krisztina, Baráth Zoltán. (2025). A systematic review of the content and delivery of clinical knowledge in orthodontic postgraduate programs. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07361-x