To facilitate this commitment, each CME activity should
incorporate desirable physician attributes through the overlapping competencies
of ACGME/ABMS and IOM:
Patient
Care, ACGME— Physicians must be able to provide
patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the
treatment of health problems and the promotion of health.
Medical
Knowledge, ACGME— Physicians
must demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical,
epidemiological and social-behavioral sciences, as well as the application of
this knowledge to patient care.
Practice-based
Learning and Improvement, ACGME— Physicians
must demonstrate the ability to investigate and evaluate their care of
patients, to appraise and assimilate scientific evidence, and to continuously
improve patient care based on constant self-evaluation and life-long learning.
Interpersonal
and Communication Skills, ACGME— Physician
must demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in the
effective exchange of information and collaboration with patients, their
families, and health professionals.
Professionalism, ACGME— Physician must demonstrate a commitment to carrying out
professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles, and sensitivity
to a diverse patient population.
Systems-based
Practice, ACGME— physician
mustdemonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the larger
context and system of health care, as well as the ability to call effectively
on other resources in the system to provide optimal health care.
Provide
patient-centered care, IOM— Identify,
respect, and care about patients' differences, values, preferences, and
expressed needs; listen to, clearly inform, communicate with, and educate
patients; share decision making and management; and continuously advocaate
disease prevention, wellness, and promotion of healthy lifestyles, including a
focus on population health.
Employ
evidence-based practice, IOM— Integrate
best research with clinical expertise and patient values for optimum care, and
participate in learning and research activities to the extent feasible.
Apply
quality improvement, IOM— Identify
errors and hazards in care; understand and implement basic safety design
principles, such as standardization and simplification; continually understand
and measure quality of care in terms of structure, process, and outcomes in
relation to patient and community needs; and design and test interventions to
change processes and systems of care, with the objective of improving quality.
Work
in interdisciplinary teams, IOM— Cooperate,
collaborate, communicate, and integrate care in teams to ensure that care is
continuous and reliable.
Utilize
informatics, IOM— Communicate, manage knowledge,
mitigate error, and support decision making using information technology.
