Example competency statements represented as a MedBiq Competency Object or as a IMS
RDCEO
1. The Scottish Doctor
Note: All items in The Scottish Doctor framework are considered “learning outcomes.”
UID
(Arbitr
ary)
Sample competencies
Paper version:
http://tinyurl.com/ykve352
Schematic representation:
http://tinyurl.com/yl5nqu2
MedBiq CompObj
RDCEO
1
Level 1 - What the doctor is able to
do
<CompetencyObject>
<Identifier>
<Catalog>URI</Catalog>
<rdceo>
y>
<Entry>http://www.scottishdoctor.org/competency1.xml</Entr
</Identifier>
<Title>
<String language="en">What the doctor is able to
do</String>
</Title>
<Category>Outcome</Category>
<lom:lom>
<lom:relation>
<lom:kind>
<lom:source>LOMv1.0</lom:source>
<lom:value>ispartof</lom:value>
</lom:kind>
<lom:resource>
<lom:identifier>
<lom:catalog>URI</lom:catalog>
ry>
<identifier>http://www.scottishdoctor.org/competency1.xml</i
dentifier>
<title>
<langstring> What the doctor is able to
do</langstring>
</title>
<definition>
<statement statementname="category">
<statementtext>
<langstring>Outcome</langstring>
</statementtext>
</statement>
</definition>
<metadata>
<lom:lom>
<lom:relation>
<lom:kind>
<lom:source>LOMv1.0</lom:source>
<lom:value>ispartof</lom:value>
</lom:kind>
<lom:resource>
<lom:identifier>
<lom:entry>http://www.scottishdoctor.org/index.asp</lom:ent
</lom:identifier>
<lom:description>
<lom:string language="en">Scottish
Doctor Outcomes</lom:string>
</lom:description>
</lom:resource>
<lom:catalog>URI</lom:catalog>
y>
<lom:entry>http://www.scottishdoctor.org/index.asp</lom:entr
1.1
Level 2 - Outcomes for Clinical
Skills
The new medical graduate should be
able to demonstrate competency in a
range of clinical skills unsupervised
and to a predetermined standard.
Specific Issues
Exams are limited in terms of
simulating the clinical setting
realistically and in their ability to
predict the performance of any
individual in the future.
Recommended methods of
assessment for Clinical Skills
Outcomes include:
OSCE
Short cases
These are the currently the most
reliable and valid methods available.
Other methods include:
OSLER
Logbooks
Case histories
These methods are either known to be
less reliable and valid or require
further evaluation in order to
determine their usefulness.
</lom:relation>
</lom:lom>
</CompetencyObject>
</lom:identifier>
<lom:description>
<lom:string language="en">The
Scottish Doctor Outcomes</lom:string>
</lom:description>
</lom:resource>
</lom:relation>
</lom:lom>
</metadata>
</rdceo>
<CompetencyObject>
<Identifier>
<Catalog>URI</Catalog>
<rdceo xmlns="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsrdceo_rootv1p0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsrdceo_root
v1p0_rootv1p0.xsd">
<identifier>http://www.scottishdoctor.org/
competency1_1.xml</identifier>
<title>
<langstring xml:lang="en">Outcomes for Clinical
Skills</langstring>
</title>
<definition>
<statement statementname="competency statement">
<statementtext>
<langstring xml:lang="en">The new medical
graduate should be able to demonstrate competency in a range of
clinical skills unsupervised and to a predetermined
standard.</langstring>
</statementtext>
</statement>
<statement statementname="specific issues">
<statementtext>
<langstring xml:lang="en">Exams are limited
in terms of simulating the clinical setting realistically and in their
ability to predict the performance of any individual in the future.
methods of assessment for Clinical Skills Outcomes include:
casesare the currently the most reliable and valid methods
available.
methods include:historiesmethods are either known to be less
reliable and valid or require further evaluation in order to
determine their usefulness.
new methods of assessment include:OSCE and EMI questions in
alternate stationsOSCE stationsof video to check
reliabilityThinking Inventory
</langstring>
</statementtext>
<Entry>http://www.scottishdoctor.org/competency1_1.xml</
Entry>
</Identifier>
<Title>
<String language="en">Outcomes for Clinical
Skills</String>
</Title>
<Description>
<String language="en">The new medical graduate
should be able to demonstrate competency in a range of clinical
skills unsupervised and to a predetermined standard.</String>
</Description>
<Category>Outcome</Category>
<lom:lom>
<lom:relation>
<lom:kind>
<lom:source>LOMv1.0</lom:source>
<lom:value>ispartof</lom:value>
</lom:kind>
<lom:resource>
<lom:identifier>
<lom:catalog>URI</lom:catalog>
<lom:entry>http://www.scottishdoctor.org/index.asp</lom:ent
ry>
</lom:identifier>
<lom:description>
<lom:string language="en">Scottish
Doctor Outcomes</lom:string>
</lom:description>
</lom:resource>
Potential new methods of assessment
include:
Linked OSCE and EMI questions in
alternate stations
Linked OSCE stations
Addition of video to check reliability
Diagnostic Thinking Inventory
1.1.3
Level 3 - Interpret results of history
taking, physical and mental state
examination and investigations.
</lom:relation>
</lom:lom>
<XtensibleInfo>
<sd:SpecificIssues>Exams are limited in terms of
simulating the clinical setting realistically and in their ability to
predict the performance of any individual in the future.
methods of assessment for Clinical Skills Outcomes include:
casesare the currently the most reliable and valid methods
available.
methods include:historiesmethods are either known to be less
reliable and valid or require further evaluation in order to
determine their usefulness.
new methods of assessment include:OSCE and EMI questions in
alternate stationsOSCE stationsof video to check
reliabilityThinking Inventory</sd:SpecificIssues>
</XtensibleInfo>
</CompetencyObject>
<CompetencyObject>
<Identifier>
<Catalog>URI</Catalog>
<Entry>http://www.scottishdoctor.org/competency1_1_3.xml
</Entry>
</Identifier>
<Title>
<String language="en">Interpret results of history
taking, physical and mental state examination and
investigations.</String>
</Title>
<Category>Outcome</Category>
<lom:lom>
<lom:relation>
<lom:kind>
<lom:source>LOMv1.0</lom:source>
<lom:value>ispartof</lom:value>
</lom:kind>
<lom:resource>
</statement>
</definition>
<metadata>
<lom:lom>
<lom:relation>
<lom:kind>
<lom:source>LOMv1.0</lom:source>
<lom:value>ispartof</lom:value>
</lom:kind>
<lom:resource>
<lom:identifier>
<lom:catalog>URI</lom:catalog>
<lom:entry>http://www.scottishdoctor.org/index.asp</lom:entr
y>
</lom:identifier>
<lom:description>
<lom:string language="en">The
Scottish Doctor Outcomes</lom:string>
</lom:description>
</lom:resource>
</lom:relation>
</lom:lom>
</metadata>
</rdceo>
<rdceo>
<identifier>http://www.scottishdoctor.org/competency1_1_3.x
ml</identifier>
<title>
<langstring> Interpret results of history taking,
physical and mental state examination and
investigations.</langstring>
</title>
<definition>
<statement statementname="category">
<statementtext>
<langstring>Outcome</langstring>
</statementtext>
</statement>
</definition>
<metadata>
<lom:lom>
<lom:relation>
<lom:kind>
<lom:identifier>
<lom:catalog>URI</lom:catalog>
ry>
<lom:entry>http://www.scottishdoctor.org/index.asp</lom:ent
</lom:identifier>
<lom:description>
<lom:string language="en">Scottish
Doctor Outcomes</lom:string>
</lom:description>
</lom:resource>
</lom:relation>
</lom:lom>
</CompetencyObject>
1.1.3.1
Level 4 - Recognition of
abnormality and correct
interpretation of common
investigative tests.
<CompetencyObject>
<Identifier>
<Catalog>URI</Catalog>
<Entry>http://www.scottishdoctor.org/competency_1_1_3_1.
xml</Entry>
</Identifier>
<Title>
<String language="en">Recognition of abnormality and
correct interpretation of common investigative tests.</String>
</Title>
<Category>Outcome</Category>
<lom:lom>
<lom:relation>
<lom:kind>
<lom:source>LOMv1.0</lom:source>
<lom:value>ispartof</lom:value>
</lom:kind>
<lom:resource>
<lom:identifier>
<lom:catalog>URI</lom:catalog>
ry>
<lom:source>LOMv1.0</lom:source>
<lom:value>ispartof</lom:value>
</lom:kind>
<lom:resource>
<lom:identifier>
<lom:entry>http://www.scottishdoctor.org/index.asp</lom:ent
<lom:catalog>URI</lom:catalog>
y>
<lom:entry>http://www.scottishdoctor.org/index.asp</lom:entr
</lom:identifier>
<lom:description>
<lom:string language="en">The
Scottish Doctor Outcomes</lom:string>
</lom:description>
</lom:resource>
</lom:relation>
</lom:lom>
</metadata>
</rdceo>
<rdceo>
<identifier>
http://www.scottishdoctor.org/competency_1_1_3_1.xml</identifier
>
<title>
<langstring>Recognition of abnormality and correct
interpretation of common investigative tests.</langstring>
</title>
<definition>
<statement statementname="category">
<statementtext>
<langstring>Outcome</langstring>
</statementtext>
</statement>
</definition>
<metadata>
<lom:lom>
<lom:relation>
<lom:kind>
<lom:source>LOMv1.0</lom:source>
<lom:value>ispartof</lom:value>
</lom:kind>
<lom:resource>
</lom:identifier>
<lom:description>
<lom:string language="en">Scottish
Doctor Outcomes</lom:string>
</lom:description>
</lom:resource>
</lom:relation>
</lom:lom>
</CompetencyObject>
<lom:identifier>
<lom:catalog>URI</lom:catalog>
<lom:entry>http://www.scottishdoctor.org/index.asp</lom:entr
y>
</lom:identifier>
<lom:description>
<lom:string language="en">The
Scottish Doctor Outcomes</lom:string>
</lom:description>
</lom:resource>
</lom:relation>
</lom:lom>
</metadata>
</rdceo>
NOTE: Namespace declarations have been removed in samples above to enhance readability.
Relationships:



1 broaderThan 1.1
1.1 broaderThan 1.1.3
1.1.3 broaderThan 1.1.3.1
<CompetencyFramework xmlns="http://ns.medbiq.org/competencyframework/v1/" xmlns:lom="http://ltsc.ieee.org/xsd/LOM" xmlns:ex="http://ltsc.ieee.org/xsd/LOM/extend"
xmlns:ag="http://ltsc.ieee.org/xsd/LOM/unique" xmlns:voc="http://ltsc.ieee.org/xsd/LOM/vocab" xmlns:a="http://ns.medbiq.org/address/v1/" xmlns:hx="http://ns.medbiq.org/lom/extend/v1/"
xmlns:hv="http://ns.medbiq.org/lom/vocab/v1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://ns.medbiq.org/competencyframework/v1/
competencyframework.xsd">
<lom:lom>
<lom:general>
<lom:title>
<lom:string language="en">The Scottish Doctor 3</lom:string>
</lom:title>
<lom:identifier>
<lom:catalog>URI</lom:catalog>
<lom:entry>http://www.scottishdoctor.org/resources/scottishdoctor3.doc</lom:entry>
</lom:identifier>
<lom:description>
<lom:string language="en">The Scottish Doctor Project is a collaboration between the five Scottish Medical Schools. It is steered by the Council of Deans' Curriculum sub-group.
The remit is to promote high quality medical education in Scottish Medical Schools.</lom:string>
</lom:description>
</lom:general>
<lom:lifeCycle>
<lom:contribute>
<lom:role>
<lom:source>LOMv1.0</lom:source>
<lom:value>publisher</lom:value>
</lom:role>
<lom:entity>BEGIN:VCARD\nFN:Scottish Deans' Medical Curriculum GroupEND:VCARD</lom:entity>
<lom:date>
<lom:dateTime>2009-05-13</lom:dateTime>
</lom:date>
</lom:contribute>
</lom:lifeCycle>
</lom:lom>
<Relation>
<CompetencyReference>
<Catalog>URI</Catalog>
<Entry>http://www.scottishdoctor.org/competency1_1.xml</Entry>
</CompetencyReference>
<BroaderCompetency>
<Catalog>URI</Catalog>
<Entry>http://www.scottishdoctor.org/competency1.xml</Entry>
</BroaderCompetency>
</Relation>
<Relation>
<CompetencyReference>
<Catalog>URI</Catalog>
<Entry>http://www.scottishdoctor.org/competency1_1_3.xml</Entry>
</CompetencyReference>
<BroaderCompetency>
<Catalog>URI</Catalog>
<Entry>http://www.scottishdoctor.org/competency1_1.xml</Entry>
</BroaderCompetency>
</Relation>
<Relation>
<CompetencyReference>
<Catalog>URI</Catalog>
<Entry> http://www.scottishdoctor.org/competency_1_1_3_1.xml</Entry>
</CompetencyReference>
<BroaderCompetency>
<Catalog>URI</Catalog>
<Entry> http://www.scottishdoctor.org/competency1_1_3.xml</Entry>
</BroaderCompetency>
</Relation>
</CompetencyFramework>
2. Good Medical Practice (UK)
UID
(Arbitrary)
Sample competencies
Paper version:
http://tinyurl.com/yhy98hn
Schematic representation:
http://tinyurl.com/yjceyq3
MedBiq CompObj
II
Good Medical Practice:
Good clinical care
This is the Good clinical
care section of Good
Medical Practice,
paragraphs 2-11. Please
click on the links below to
read the guidance you
require.
<CompetencyObject>
<Identifier>
<Catalog>URI</Catalog>
<Entry>http://www.gmcuk.org/guidance/good_medical_practice/good_clinical_care.xml
</Entry>
</Identifier>
<Title>
<String language="en">Good Clinical Care</String>
</Title>
<Description>
<String language="en">This is the Good clinical care section
of Good Medical Practice, paragraphs 2-11.</String>
</Description>
<Category>Outcome</Category>
</CompetencyObject>
II.A
Providing good clinical
care
II.A.2
2. Good clinical care
must include:
II.A.2.a
a. adequately assessing
the patient's conditions,
taking account of the
history (including the
symptoms, and
psychological and
social factors), the
patient's views, and
where necessary
examining the patient
References
Supplement to Good
Medical Practice
(Disability Rights
Commission, 2007)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CompetencyObject>
<Identifier>
<Catalog>URI</Catalog>
<Entry>http://www.gmcuk.org/guidance/good_medical_practice/good_clinical_care_2a.xml</E
ntry>
</Identifier>
<Title>
<String>Assessing the Patient's Condition</String>
</Title>
<Description>
<String>adequately assessing the patient's conditions, taking
account of the history (including the symptoms, and psychological and
social factors), the patient's views, and where necessary examining the
patient </String>
RDCEO
<rdceo xmlns="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsrdceo_rootv1p0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsrdceo_rootv1p0_
rootv1p0.xsd">
<identifier>http://www.gmcuk.org/guidance/good_medical_practice/good_clinical_care_2a.xml</ide
ntifier>
<title>
<langstring>Assessing the Patient's Condition</langstring>
</title>
<definition>
<statement statementname="competency_statement">
<statementtext>
<langstring>adequately assessing the patient's
conditions, taking account of the history (including the symptoms, and
psychological and social factors), the patient's views, and where
</Description>
<References>
<Reference>0-18 Years; guidance for all doctors,
http://www.gmcuk.org/guidance/ethical_guidance/children_guidance_index.asp</Refer
ence>
</References>
</CompetencyObject>
necessary examining the patient </langstring>
</statementtext>
</statement>
<statement statementname="references">
<statementtext>
<langstring>0-18 Years; guidance for all doctors,
http://www.gmcuk.org/guidance/ethical_guidance/children_guidance_index.asp</langstr
ing>
</statementtext>
</statement>
</definition>
</rdceo>
Relationships:

II broaderThan II.A

II.A broaderThan II.A.2

II.A.2 broaderThan II.A.2.a

II.A.2.a relatedTo [URL for “0-18 years guidance: paragraph 12”] (a section of a different guidance document published by the GMC)
3. Women’s Healthcare Competencies
UID
(Arbitrary)
Sample competencies
Paper version:
http://tinyurl.com/yg9ypcc,
page 8
Schematic representation:
http://tinyurl.com/yhggm4x
I
Competency: Explain sex
and gender differences in
normal development and
pathophysiology as they
apply to prevention and
management of diseases
I.A
Competency: Compare
differences in biological
functions, development, and
pharmacologic response in
males and females
I.A.1
Competency: Normal
Physical and Psychological
Differentiation and
Development
I.A.1.a
Learning objective: Associate
the male and female
embryological urogenital
structures with their adult
counterparts
Level of competence: Knows
how
Appropriate evaluation
methods: MCQ, Oral, KF
ACGME competencies: 2b
References:
Larsen WJ. Human
embryology. 3rd ed.
Serman LS, Potter
SS, Scott WJ, editors.
New York: Churchill
Livingstone, 2001.
MedBiq CompObj
RDCEO
<CompetencyObject>
<Identifier>
<Catalog>URI</Catalog>
<rdceo xmlns="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsrdceo_rootv1p0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsrdceo_rootv1p0
imsrdceo_rootv1p0.xsd">
<identifier>http://wheocomp.apgo.org/competency-topic1a.xml</identifier>
<title>
<langstring>Associate the male and female embryological urogenital
structures with their adult counterparts</langstring>
</title>
<definition>
<statement statementname="learning objective">
<statementtext>
<langstring>Associate the male and female embryological
urogenital structures with their adult counterparts</langstring>
</statementtext>
</statement>
<statement statementname="level of competence">
<statementtext>
<Entry>http://wheocomp.apgo.org/competencytopic1a.xml</Entry>
</Identifier>
<Title>
<String>Associate the male and female
embryological urogenital structures with their adult
counterparts. </String>
</Title>
<Category>Learning Objective</Category>
<References>
<Reference>Larsen WJ. Human embryology.
3rd ed. Serman LS, Potter SS, Scott WJ, editors. New
York: Churchill Livingstone, 2001.</Reference>
<Reference>Moore KL, Dalley AF, editors.
Moore KL, Dalley AF,
editors. Clinically
oriented anatomy. 4th
ed. Philadelphia:
Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins, 1999.
Netter FH, Hansen JT.
Atlas of human
anatomy. 3rd ed.
Hansen JT, consulting
editor. Teterboro, NJ:
Icon Learning
Systems, 2003.
Clinically oriented anatomy. 4th ed. Philadelphia:
Lippincott Williams &amp; Wilkins, 1999. </Reference>
<Reference>Netter FH, Hansen JT. Atlas of
human anatomy. 3rd ed. Hansen JT, consulting editor.
Teterboro, NJ: Icon Learning Systems,
2003</Reference>
</References>
<XtensibleInfo>
<apgo:levelofcompetence>knows
how</apgo:levelofcompetence>
<apgo:evaluationmethod>MCQ, Oral,
KF</apgo:evaluationmethod>
</XtensibleInfo>
</CompetencyObject>
Relationships:

I broaderThan I.A

I.A broaderThan I.A.1

I.A.1 broaderThan I.A.1.a

Could also include: I.A.1.a narrowerThan [URI for ACGME competency 2b]
<langstring>knows how</langstring>
</statementtext>
</statement>
<statement statementname="appropriate evaluation methods">
<statementtext>
<langstring>MCQ, Oral, KF</langstring>
</statementtext>
</statement>
<statement statementname="references">
<statementtext>
<langstring>Larsen WJ. Human embryology. 3rd ed. Serman
LS, Potter SS, Scott WJ, editors. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 2001. Moore
KL, Dalley AF, editors. Clinically oriented anatomy. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott
Williams &amp; Wilkins, 1999. Netter FH, Hansen JT. Atlas of human anatomy.
3rd ed. Hansen JT, consulting editor. Teterboro, NJ: Icon Learning Systems,
2003.</langstring>
</statementtext>
</statement>
</definition>
</rdceo>