Interprofessional education: Operationalizing longitudinal competency-based assessment

Health professions schools are moving toward implementing competency-based education, and interprofessional education (IPE) provides an opportunity to achieve critical competencies within healthcare teams. While there are several established IPE competency frameworks (1,2), schools often need to adapt these frameworks to align with their desired IPE program outcomes. Additionally, schools must determine appropriate milestones according to the developmental trajectory for these competencies. Finally, robust instruments are required to operationalize a longitudinal program of assessment.

In this small group discussion, the presenters will describe their experience developing and implementing a longitudinal program of assessment for a competency-based IPE curriculum, including establishment and iterative refinement of competencies and milestone language, as well as how assessment modalities were selected. This will then serve as a springboard to engage the audience in creative solutioning to address the challenges inherent in this process at their home institution and beyond.