The modernization of cardiology in Iraq (From apprenticeship to competency-based approach)

Ameen M Mohammad

doi:10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103669

The modernization of cardiology in Iraq (From apprenticeship to competency-based approach)

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Apr 27:77:103669. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103669. eCollection 2022 May.

Author

Ameen M Mohammad¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Duhok, Kurdistan region, Iraq.

Abstract

•This report is unprecedent in treating a shift in medical training, particularly cardiology, in Kurdistan and whole Iraq.•It attempts to motivate a scientific debate to advance post graduate learning process in cardiology.•It distinguishes the apprenticeship from the competency-based approach and encourages a move towards the latter.•It links this shift with the development of competencies determining cardiological advancement.