Milestones and the Next Accreditation System

In 1999, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) identified 6 core competency domains required during residency training for all specialties. The Next Accreditation System mandates that medical subspecialty training programs now document achievement of competency through mil...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2014-09, Vol.64 (11), p.1178-1180
Main Author: Palaniswamy, Chandrasekar, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Core competencies
Decision making
Internal Medicine
Medical residencies
Nursing
Patients
Physicians
Skills
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Summary:In 1999, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) identified 6 core competency domains required during residency training for all specialties. The Next Accreditation System mandates that medical subspecialty training programs now document achievement of competency through milestones, representing a paradigm shift in the process of graduate medical education in the United States (3). [...]a sample objective assessment of technical skill for cardiac catheterization can include the following: appropriateness of indication for the procedure, weighing the risks versus benefit of the procedure, knowledge of relevant anatomy, familiarity with equipment, performance of the procedure, interpretation of angiographic data, management decisions based on results, and monitoring for complications.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2014.07.951