ACGME Core Competencies
"This competency involves communicating effectively with patients and families."
"What is Interpersonal and Communication Skills?"
This organization is responsible for accrediting residency programs in the United States.
What is the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)?
This policy, developed by the ACGME, is designed to limit the number of hours residents can work each week to prevent burnout and ensure patient safety.
What is the duty/work hour regulations?
This team member can procure large appliances for the office with 1 day turnaround, simply because they “know a guy”.
Who is Stephanie
This team member will confidently announce they anticipate being sick 3 days ahead of time, while standing directly in front of the managers office.
Who is Bevelin
"This competency refers to understanding your role in a larger healthcare system."
"What is Systems-Based Practice?"
This is the minimum number of years required to complete a residency program in Anesthesiology.
What is four years?
The Graduate Medical Education (GME) office must comply with this set of regulations to protect residents' rights and ensure proper working conditions.
What is the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) institutional requirements?
This team member is notorious for providing the office staff 7+ pounds of See’s chocolate, all within a 3 week time frame, then never again, leaving the team hungry and disappointed?
Who is Shanarra
This team member would rather work off a coffee table than have their back facing the door.
Who is Chamnan
"This competency includes being honest, ethical, and accountable."
"What is Professionalism?"
This document outlines the expectations for residency programs in terms of educational content, training hours, and assessment of residents.
What is the Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education?
This program ensures residents have access to physical and mental health services, and its implementation is now part of ACGME accreditation standards.
What is the resident wellness program?
Likely but unconfirmed, this team member has Nespresso coffee pumping in their veins
Who is Svetlana
This team member will look you directly in the eye and give you the wrong birthday; all while watching you write it down in your notes
Who is Dominic
"This core competency focuses on learning from patient care and improving over time."
"What is Practice-Based Learning and Improvement?"
This type of accreditation is specific to fellowship programs and ensures that programs meet established standards in specialized fields of medicine.
What is Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) fellowship accreditation?
This component of the residency curriculum focuses on developing residents' ability to conduct and evaluate clinical research.
What is scholarly activity?
This phrase is what every coordinator wants to hear when scheduling a meeting between 12-1pm
What is "Lunch is included"?
This is the feeling you get when BA approves all your admin time needs after only asking 1 time.
What is "Pure joy"?
"This competency refers to the ability to provide compassionate, effective care."
"What is Patient Care?"
This act, passed in 1997, significantly altered funding mechanisms for graduate medical education in the U.S.
What is the Balanced Budget Act?
This system, commonly used in residency programs, involves structured assessments of residents’ competencies in specific areas of medical practice.
What is the Milestone assessment system?
This is the feeling you get when the resident updates their ACGME case logs 4-6 weeks after the deadline
What is "Frustration"
This fusion meal is only available on Fridays, from a truck, and can be substituted for a microphone in moments of happiness
What is “Kogi burrito”?