Competency-Based Veterinary Education (CBVE) 2.0

Created April 2024

Competency-Based Veterinary Education (CBVE) is an approach modeled after competency-based medical education and is designed to prepare graduates for professional careers by confirming their ability to meet the needs of animals and the expectations of society. This approach focuses on outcomes-based and learner-centered education and assessment with the goal of optimizing new graduate success and patient outcomes.

Originally published in 2018, the CBVE Model was designed by an international team of veterinary educators representing academic veterinary medicine from colleges and schools across the U.S., Canada, Europe, the U.K. and Australia. The AAVMC Council on Outcomes-based Veterinary Education (COVE) has continued to revise the model and support implementation of CBVE within programs around the world. This document represents the continued work of COVE and addresses stakeholder feedback based upon use of the model components since the original publication 6 years ago.

The CBVE 2.0 Model is comprised of three primary components:

• CBVE Competency Framework

• CBVE Milestones

• CBVE Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs)

This booklet will provide information on each of these components and the resources to support their use including recommendations for assessment and implementation of competency-based education in your program.