title: Outcome-based education.
abstract: The move to outcome-based education has been one of the most important trends in health-profession education in recent years. This paper defines outcomes and outcome-based education, describes the development of outcome-based education, identifies several different ways that outcomes have been presented, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the outcome-based educational approach. The implementation of outcome-based education at the University of Dundee medical school, Scotland, UK is described as a case study for curriculum planners in veterinary medical education. The lessons learned in Dundee from six years' experience with outcome-based education are identified to aid veterinary medical educators wishing to implement the approach.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Medical Education, University of Dundee, Tay Park House, 484 Perth Road, Dundee DD2 1 LR, Scotland, UK. m.h.davis@dundee.ac.uk
authors.forename: Margery H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004520:Education, Veterinary; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational