Assessment of the ACGME Core Competencies: Patient Care
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Identifier/URL
41689721 (Pure)
Abstract
Residents must be able to provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health. Residents are expected to demonstrate competence in the following elements of patient care:• Gathering essential and accurate information about the patient• Providing transfer of care that insures seamless transitions• Interviewing patients/families about particulars of the medical condition for which they seek care, with specific attention to behavioral, psychosocial, environmental, and family unit correlates of disease• Performing complete and accurate physical examinations• Making informed diagnostic and therapeutic decisions• Developing and carrying out management plans• Prescribing and performing all medical procedures• Counseling patients and families• Providing effective health maintenance and anticipatory guidance• Using information technology to optimize patient care1
Repository Citation
Burke, A.
(2011). Assessment of the ACGME Core Competencies: Patient Care. Assessment in Graduate Medical Education, 61-69.
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