Curricular Analysis of Competency-Based Osteopathic Medical Education: Application of a Matrix for Quality Enhancement to a Standardized Patient Encounter Example

Context: With the formal adoption of the seven core competencies, the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation instructed osteopathic medical educators to guide curricular development with these goals in mind. Tools to facilitate and monitor these purposes have been under development separately at each of the nation's colleges of osteopathic medicine.