ABSTRACT
The move to outcome-based education has been one of the most important trends in health-profession education in recent
years. This paper defines outcomes and outcome-based education, describes the development of outcome-based education,
identifies several different ways that outcomes have been presented, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the
outcome-based educational approach. The implementation of outcome-based education at the University of Dundee medical
school, Scotland, UK is described as a case study for curriculum planners in veterinary medical education. The lessons learned in
Dundee from six years’exp erience with outcome-based education are identified to aid veterinary medical educators wishing to
implement the approach.