Cannabis Research Institute: Introducing the Medical Cannabis Competency Framework

Dr. Leslie Mendoza Temple leads a conversation with University of Illinois faculty, staff and students for the Cannabis Research Institute’s Research Spotlight Series event: “Introducing the Medical Cannabis Competency Framework: Evidence, Rationale, and Relevance.”

This session offers space for deeper discussion across the University of Illinois and its campuses.

What to expect 

• An overview of the recently published JAMA Network Open article, Developing Medical Cannabis Competencies, and its six evidence-based domains for medical education. 
• A brief look at accompanying commentary, Cannabis Education—A Professional and Moral Obligation for Physicians, which expands on the framework’s implications for curriculum design and clinician preparedness.
• Insights from Dr. Leslie Mendoza Temple, a coauthor of the framework, on implications for preparing future clinicians. 
• A discussion of how educators can begin aligning existing curricula with emerging competency-based standards. 

Register for the Zoom event.