Professionalism Milestones Assessments Used by Emergency Medicine Residency Programs: A Cross-sectional Survey.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Professionalism is a vital component of quality patient care. While competency in professionalism is Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-mandated, the methods used to evaluate professionalism are not standardized, calling into question the validity of reported measurements. We aimed to determine the type and frequency of methods used by United States (US) -based emergency medicine (EM) residencies to assess accountability (Acc) and professional values (PV), as well as how often graduating residents achieve competency in these areas. METHODS:We created a cross-sectional survey exploring assessment and perceived competency in Acc and PV, and then modified the survey for content and clarity through feedback from emergency physicians not involved in the st

SUBMITTER: Stehman CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6948707 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature