Clinical Education Through Formative Competency-Based Assessment. An Evaluative Proposal that Provides Innovative Approaches to New Learning Modalities.

Clinical education is an essential component in the training of health professionals, since it will serve for the development of clinical and professional competencies of future specialists. The object of study in which this publication is framed is to know the different models of clinical education and how they can be approached from a formative evaluation by competences. The methodology used for its realization has been through a literature review of the existing clinical and educational models to subsequently conclude with those benefits that can be provided by a correct formative competency assessment for its implementation in the classroom, as well as those that in turn can be provided to students for their professional development throughout their careers.