From Savannah: A New ACGME Competency?!
Some interesting new coming out of the “Update on ACGME” session, presented by the organization’s CEO, Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP.
During his presentation, he refered to 7 core competencies. Obviously, my ears immediately perked up. . . it’s always been SIX not SEVEN competencies. Sure enough, the slide projecting up on the screen listed a new competency: Procedural and Technical Skills.
Before you get into a tizzy and start searching through the Common Program Requirements looking for where the ACGME mentions this new competency, stop and take a deep breath. The competency has not been officially implemented yet by the ACGME.
Nasca says he expects this to become a 7th competency for surgical and nonsurgical programs. He didn’t give a timeline, but if the ACGME’s CEO says it’s going to happen, I believe him.
He didn’t mention the competency again, and instead went on to describe much of the same information I reported on from the ACGME Education Conference held back in March.
What do you think about a the new competency? Leave a comment in the box below.
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Julie McCoy
Julie McCoy is the associate editor for the residency market at HCPro, Inc.
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Sounds reasonable, as some program requirements state that X number of procedures, specimens, etc., have to be mastered to meet whatever the definition of competency is, as well as number of slides viewed so that a resident or fellow can make the right diagnosis consistently.
Sounds like they’re making it come out of the shadows.
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