Included in the standard core competencies set forth by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is the expectation that learners should demonstrate basic aspects of professionalism: integrity, respect for others, responsiveness and sensitivity to patients, and accountability [3].
Students' accounts were evaluated against the relevant professional competencies set out in The New Doctor [ 13] during a comprehensive evaluation of the newly developed final year in the medical school.
The next challenge is to provide a sound method for comparing competency sets and then to decide on particular actions to take to personalize the learning experience, based on the outcome of this comparison.
Given the rapidly developing nature of the disaster field, several competency sets have recently become available since this process was conducted.
Additional relevant texts, manuals and regulatory requirements on training of hospital staff for disaster preparedness cited by these courses or published competency sets were reviewed.
Courses or competency sets that did not include training for disaster response, did not target healthcare workers, or were solely sponsored by local organizations or institutions were excluded.
Deriving training content from a single set of cross-cutting competencies offers both theoretical and practical advantages over utilization of distinct competency sets for each type of healthcare worker being trained.
The residents who worked with the simulator practiced until they met the standard of competency set by specialists who routinely execute the procedure.
Judge Garrett, of Jefferson County Circuit Court, faces a two-week deadline to determine whether Mr. Cherry can meet the somewhat vague standard for competency set by the United States Supreme Court in a 1960 case.
Development of the competency set began with review of existing literature and competency statements, and focus groups and interviews with clients, family members, clinicians, managers, experts, and advocates.
This project demonstrates that it is possible to develop a core competency set that can be strongly supported by diverse groups of stakeholders.
