Competency-Based Medical Education in Radiology in Indian Medical Schools: A Narrative Review

Competency-based medical education (CBME) is the latest reform in undergraduate medical education. Education in medicine is extremely dynamic and ever-evolving, which makes it necessary to integrate new strategies to educate students. Strategies that make education more student and patient centric, helping students better themselves and improve the quality of patient care with emphasis on patient understanding, consent, and autonomy. When it comes to radiology and implementation of CBME curriculum, it has proven to be beneficial to students. It exposes students to the limited and essential knowledge that students can comprehend moving forward. Teaching complex topics like MRI types or CT scan interpretation in the second professional year may be premature and ineffective. Therefore, dividing the course according to the understanding and accessibility of the students leads to better results in overall student understanding and patient care.