ACGME In Practice 6

Appendix 1: ACGME competencies and specific objectives

III. PRACTICE-BASED LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT

Residents must be able to investigate and evaluate their patient care practices, appraise and assimilate scientific evidence, and improve their patient care practices. Residents are expected to:

• analyze practice experience and perform practice-based improvement activities using a systematic methodology
• locate, appraise, and assimilate evidence from scientific studies related to their patients’ health problems
• obtain and use information about their own population of patients and the larger population from which their patients are drawn
• apply knowledge of study designs and statistical methods to the appraisal of clinical studies and other information on diagnostic and therapeutic effectiveness
• use information technology to manage information, access on-line medical information; and support their own education
• facilitate the learning of students and other health care professionals