ACGME
Medical Societies Acronyms
Medical Definition
Milestones Competencies
Duty Hours
100

Competency based developmental outcomes (e.g., knowledge, skills, attitudes, and performance) that can be demonstrated progressively by residents/fellows from the beginning through graduation.

What are Milestones?

100

PAS

What is the Pediatric Association Society (PAS)?

100

The period of time from conception to birth.

What is gestation?

100

Residents must demonstrate appropriate and effective treatment of health problems to master this.

What is patient care (PC)?

100

1 day in seven, averaged over four weeks.

How many 24 hour periods a resident must have free of all duty?

200

This committee is responsible to advise the PD and reviews the progress of all fellows in the program. Committee meets twice a year: Fall and Spring.

What is the Clinical Competency Committee (CCC)?

200

APPD

What is the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD)?

200

This condition is a caused by excess build up of the byproduct of red blood cell breakdown

What is Jaundice/hyperbilirubinemia?

200

It encompasses knowledge of bio-medical, clinical, epidemiological, and social-behavior science.

What is medical knowledge (MK)?

200

During this period, residents must not be permitted to participate in the care of new patients in any patient care setting; must not be assigned to outpatient clinics, including continuity clinics; and must not be assigned to participate in a new procedure, such as an elective scheduled surgery. Residents who have satisfactorily completed the transition of care may, at their discretion, attend an educational conference during this time.


What is the four hours post call?

300

The physician designated with the authority and accountability for the operation of the fellowship program.

Who is the Program Director (PD)?

300

AAP 

What is the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)?

300

The release of this hormone in neonates results in peripheral vasoconstriction, pulmonary vasoconstriction, increased metabolic rate, increased glucose utilization, and decreased O2 delivery to tissues.

What is Norepinephrine?

300

Improving care based on self-assessment and lifelong learning is part of this competency.

What is practice-based learning and improvement (PBLI)?

300

This is defined as a continuous duty period between the evening hours of the prior day and the next morning, generally scheduled in conjunction with a day of patient care duties prior to this. This differs from Night Float in that there is no preceding regularly scheduled duty period.

What is "on call"?

400

This committee is responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating educational activities.  They also review and make recs for revision of competency-based curriculum goals and objectives.

What is the Program Evaluation Committee (PEC)?

400

AAMC

What is the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)?

400

Low or poor muscle tone

What is hypotonia?

400

This competency requires commitment to carry out professional responsibilities and adhere to ethical principles.

What is professionalism (PROF)?

400

The time spent on this activity by residents must be counted toward the 80-hour maximum weekly limit.

What is moonlighting?

500

In this year the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education was established.

What is 1981?

500

AMA

What is American Medical Association (AMA)?

500

This is the duct that shunts blood from the pulmonary artery to the aorta in utero and through the first few days of life.

What is Ductus arteriosus ?

500

Consideration of multiple systems that are involved in a patient’s condition to develop a treatment plan that incorporates the intricacies involved in the patient’s care.

What is systems-based practice (SBP)?

500

Fellows cannot be scheduled for more than 6 of these.

What is Max consecutive night float?