Integrating A Competency-Based Education Model in Your Allied Health Program
Thurs., May 15, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Today, 40% of employers report that newly graduated healthcare workers lack the necessary skills to perform their roles adequately. Despite excelling academically, too many individuals cannot put their theoretical knowledge into practice.
Competency-based education (CBE), which promotes knowledge retention alongside skills development, can help address this troubling skills gap. And more institutions realize it. Between 2012 and 2015, CBE programs in the U.S. ballooned from 20 to more than 500. Today, that number is 1,000, and it’s only expected to grow.
Join us to explore the best practices and practical strategies for the implementation of a competency-based teaching model as a solution to bridge the skills gap. We’ll explore what’s proven, what’s practical, and how you can start applying competency-based strategies right where you are. Learn how this innovative model can enhance student learning, enable personalized instruction, and prepare individuals for success in a competitive job market.
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Why Watch this Webinar?
Understand What CBE Is:
Gain a more thorough understanding of what competency-based learning and instruction really means and how you can start applying competency-based strategies right where you are.
Implementation Strategies:
We’ll talk through methods to help you align your program with proven frameworks and strategies for delivering, measuring, and communicating competencies both internally and externally.
Learn from Peers:
Amy Mackenroth from Dallas College will join to discuss how the school integrated on-the-job, competency-based training into their curriculum to enhance the readiness of graduates as they step into their respective healthcare roles.
Identify transferrable healthcare skills in diverse populations
- Gain insights into recognizing the hidden potential within diverse populations.
- Identify transferable skills that are often overlooked but are essential to healthcare roles.
- Learn to see beyond traditional backgrounds and discover how adaptability, customer service, and problem-solving abilities can be harnessed to address your staffing needs, enriching your team with a wealth of untapped talent.
Develop efficient and cost-effective allied health training programs
- Learn to create efficient, cost-effective training for in-demand allied health fields.
- Get the blueprint for upskilling individuals into roles such as medical assistants, patient care technicians, pharmacy technicians, and other specialties.
- Find out how to craft educational routes that cut costs, improve learning, and quickly connect untapped talent to your staffing needs.
Build partnerships with community organizers and learning resource providers
- Delve into the strategic process of building robust partnerships, which is key to creating a sustainable talent pipeline for your health system.
- Learn how to leverage these partnerships to access a broader candidate pool, enhance your training resources, and foster a community invested in the success of your healthcare services.
- Strengthen your workforce and community ties simultaneously for long-term benefits.
Provide healthcare career pathways and support successful transitions
- Discover how to build clear healthcare career paths, aligning skills with the right allied health roles to attract and keep top talent.
- Uncover methods to ease transitions into healthcare, making newcomers feel valued and prepared.
- Discuss how to foster a growth environment that leads to a dedicated, stable workforce in your health system.
Our Presenters
Kelly Cobb, BSN, RN
Product Integration Specialist and Educator at the National Healthcareer Association
Kelly Cobb, BSN, RN is a seasoned Product Integration Specialist and Educator at the National Healthcareer Association. With a diverse background in nursing and allied healthcare education across simulation, hospital, academic, and CTE settings, she's dedicated to advancing competency-based learning. Her impactful consulting and advocacy for shared resources have elevated the healthcare education community. In the upcoming webinar, she will draw on her extensive experience to share key strategies for bridging the theory-practice gap in healthcare education.
Amy Mackenroth
Associate Deputy Chancellor, National Partnerships & Innovation at Dallas College
Amy Mackenroth brings two decades of management experience in workforce development, higher education, and academic medicine. Her history of notable work gives her an exceptional background for understanding the unique needs and special process requirements to successfully lead teams and projects from pilot-to-scale. Amy is passionate about creating opportunities to develop the future workforce through validated, industry-recognized credentials and work-based learning. Amy’s core focus in her current role is to provide strategic leadership for the College’s national partnerships and workforce innovation priorities within the Innovation & Business Strategies division, responsible for operations from strategy through delivery. The role includes leveraging relationships with internal and external stakeholders to promote Dallas College’s national position of influence to ultimately support students, communities, and the College’s strategic priorities.
Carla Biondiollo, MSN, RN
University of Texas
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