Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of competency-based education on course of Traditional Chinese Rehabilitation Therapy.Methods 2 sophomore classes of rehabilitation technology were as the control group and the reform group. The control group was taught with traditional model, while the reform group were taught with the competency-based education. The achievement of these groups were compared. Results There was not significant difference in the theoretical test, but was in the skill test and questionnaire score between the groups (P<0.05). Conclusion The competency-based education can improve the performance of students studying Traditional Chinese Rehabilitation Therapy.

Key words: competency-based education, teaching, Traditional Chinese Rehabilitation Therapy