TY - JOUR T1 - Competency-Based Achievement System JF - Canadian Family Physician JO - Can Fam Physician SP - e323 LP - e330 VL - 57 IS - 9 AU - Shelley Ross AU - Cheryl N. Poth AU - Michel Donoff AU - Paul Humphries AU - Ivan Steiner AU - Shirley Schipper AU - Fred Janke AU - Darren Nichols Y1 - 2011/09/01 UR - http://www.cfp.ca/content/57/9/e323.abstract N2 - Problem addressed Family medicine residency programs require innovative means to assess residents’ competence in “soft” skills (eg, patient-centred care, communication, and professionalism) and to identify residents who are having difficulty early enough in their residency to provide remedial training. Objective of program To develop a method to assess residents’ competence in various skills and to identify residents who are having difficulty. Program description The Competency-Based Achievement System (CBAS) was designed to measure competence using 3 main principles: formative feedback, guided self-assessment, and regular face-to-face meetings. The CBAS is resident driven and provides a framework for meaningful interactions between residents and advisors. Residents use the CBAS to organize and review their feedback, to guide their own assessment of their progress, and to discern their future learning needs. Advisors use the CBAS to monitor, guide, and verify residents’ knowledge of and competence in important skills. Conclusion By focusing on specific skills and behaviour, the CBAS enables residents and advisors to make formative assessments and to communicate their findings. Feedback indicates that the CBAS is a user-friendly and helpful system to assess competence. ER -