CompetencyBased Medical Education andAssessmentPractices among Medical Students: ATime to Pause, Reflectand Act!

Competency Based Medical Education (CBME), first introduced in the USA in 1950's has been adopted by many countries, changing the face of medical education throughout the world.India has recently joined this bandwagon, with its introduction into medical curriculum in 2019.Although a welcome change, it is not without its accompanying problems.One of it being-Assessments to go along with CBME based teaching -learning experiences.This article, shares with its readers a reflection on the problems faced during viva voce assessment exam for undergraduate medical students in a Medical College, revealing learning difficulties among medical students and lack of robust assessment tools among the few aspects examined in this narrative.