Competency-Based Veterinary Education: Milestones

This booklet describes developmental milestones for each of the thirty-two competencies. A milestone is an observable marker of an individual’s ability along a developmental continuum. The CBVE milestones are written at four levels to describe the behaviors of a typical learner:

• Novice: the minimum expectation for entry to clinical rotations
• Advanced Beginner: developing competence
• Competent: expectation for day-one practice
• Proficient: aspirational expectation after some time in practice