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Do residency applicants know what the ACGME core competencies are? One program's experience.

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Wasnick, JD; Chang, L; Russell, C; Gadsden, J
Published in: Acad Med
May 2010

PURPOSE: To determine the degree of knowledge that medical students applying to the St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center anesthesiology residency program had regarding the core physician competencies mandated by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. METHOD: As a part of the department's annual resident-selection process, in the fall of 2008, 193 interviewed fourth-year U.S. MD-degree medical students applying to the St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center anesthesiology program were given a brief, written questionnaire to determine their knowledge of the six core physician competencies. The instructions for completing the instrument were standardized and delivered to the applicants by one of the program directors. RESULTS: A total of 193 applicants completed the interview questionnaire. Seventy-six had no knowledge of any of the physician competencies, and only three were able to correctly identify all six. CONCLUSIONS: While this research is an observation of only one set of applicants to one residency program, if the findings are applicable to other programs and specialties, that suggests that medical schools and residency program directors should develop methods for increasing competency awareness among medical students.

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Acad Med

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1938-808X

Publication Date

May 2010

Volume

85

Issue

5

Start / End Page

791 / 793

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Students, Medical
  • Internship and Residency
  • Humans
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Education, Medical, Graduate
  • Clinical Competence
  • Anesthesiology
  • Accreditation
 

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Wasnick, J. D., Chang, L., Russell, C., & Gadsden, J. (2010). Do residency applicants know what the ACGME core competencies are? One program's experience. Acad Med, 85(5), 791–793. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181d71d7b
Wasnick, John D., Laura Chang, Cortessa Russell, and Jeff Gadsden. “Do residency applicants know what the ACGME core competencies are? One program's experience.Acad Med 85, no. 5 (May 2010): 791–93. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181d71d7b.
Wasnick JD, Chang L, Russell C, Gadsden J. Do residency applicants know what the ACGME core competencies are? One program's experience. Acad Med. 2010 May;85(5):791–3.
Wasnick, John D., et al. “Do residency applicants know what the ACGME core competencies are? One program's experience.Acad Med, vol. 85, no. 5, May 2010, pp. 791–93. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181d71d7b.
Wasnick JD, Chang L, Russell C, Gadsden J. Do residency applicants know what the ACGME core competencies are? One program's experience. Acad Med. 2010 May;85(5):791–793.

Published In

Acad Med

DOI

EISSN

1938-808X

Publication Date

May 2010

Volume

85

Issue

5

Start / End Page

791 / 793

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Students, Medical
  • Internship and Residency
  • Humans
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Education, Medical, Graduate
  • Clinical Competence
  • Anesthesiology
  • Accreditation