1. Developing a New Set of ACGME Milestones for Child Neurology Residency
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John Bodensteiner, Dara V.F. Albert, David K. Urion, Andrea L. Gropman, Marcia V. Felker, Mary Spiciarich, Laura Edgar, Elizabeth S. Duke, Timothy Lotze, Jonathan W. Mink, Crys Draconi, Nancy Bass, and James J. Reese
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Adult ,education ,Graduate medical education ,Pediatrics ,Accreditation ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Developmental Neuroscience ,030225 pediatrics ,Humans ,Neurologists ,Set (psychology) ,Fellowship training ,health care economics and organizations ,Medical education ,Neurology Residency ,Professional development ,Core competency ,Internship and Residency ,Neurology ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Clinical Competence ,Neurology (clinical) ,Psychology ,Construct (philosophy) ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Background The Educational Milestones developed by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) are a construct used to evaluate the development of core competencies during residency and fellowship training. The milestones were developed to create a framework for professional development during graduate medical education. The first iteration of milestones for the child neurology residency was implemented in 2015. In the years that followed, the ACGME received and reviewed feedback about the milestones and set out to revise them. Methods A committee was assembled to review the original milestones and develop a new set of milestones. The group was also encouraged to not only consider the child neurology residency graduate of today but also the graduate of tomorrow, taking into account growing fields such as genetics and technology. Results A diverse group of 12 individuals, including 10 child neurologists (all of whom were current or previous program directors or associate program directors), one child neurology resident, and one non-physician program coordinator, were recruited from programs of varying size across the country. Conclusions The committee developed a revision to the child neurology milestones. All changes made were with a focus on how the milestones can be useful to trainees, program directors, and clinical competency committee members. Implementation and further feedback should help guide future revisions. These changes should help trainees, clinical competency committee members, and program directors find more meaning from their use.
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- 2021