Competence: different approaches and implications in the training of healthcare professionals

Abstract

This article presents some of the main conceptions of competence in the educational field, analyzing these distinctive approaches according to the theoretical reference that is their base, their component dimensions and consequent implications for curriculum organization. In line with the new meaning provided by the dialogical approach to competence, this article points to an integration of theory and practice in the education of healthcare professionals.

Education; health; curriculum; competence; professional practice