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Introducing practice-based learning and improvement ACGME core competencies into a family medicine residency curriculum.
Full Abstract
BACKGROUND:
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) recommends integrating improvement activities into residency training. A curricular change was designed at the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Louisville, to address selected ACGME competencies by incorporating practice-based improvement activities into the routine clinical work of family medicine residents.
METHODS:
Teams of residents, faculty, and office staff completed clinical improvement projects at three ambulatory care training sites. Residents were given academic credit for participation in team meetings. After 6 months, residents presented results to faculty, medical students, other residents, and staff from all three training sites. Residents, staff, and faculty were recognized for their participation.
PROGRAM EVALUATION:
Resident teams demonstrated ACGME competencies in practice-based improvement:
Chart audits indicated improvement in clinical projects; quality improvement tools demonstrated analysis of root causes and understanding of the process; plan-do-study-act cycle worksheets demonstrated the change process.
CONCLUSIONS:
Improvement activities that affect patient care and demonstrate selected ACGME competencies can be successfully incorporated into the daily work of family medicine residents.
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Author information
Author/s: Coleman, Mary Thoesen (MT); Nasraty, Soraya (S); Ostapchuk, Michael (M); Wheeler, Stephen (S); Looney, Stephen (S); Rhodes, Sandra (S);
Affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Med Center One, University of Louisville, Louisville, USA. mary.coleman(-atsign-)louisville.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Joint Commission journal on quality and safety (Jt Comm J Qual Saf), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-May; vol 29 (issue 5) : pp 238-47
Dates: Created 2003/05/19; Completed 2003/06/10; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12751304, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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