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Prerequisite competencies for third-year clerkships: an interdisciplinary approach
Christine C Matson1, Jeffrey A Stearns, Thomas Defer
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk 23507, USA. matsoncc@evms.edu
Family Medicine
|December 23, 2006
Summary
The Collaborative Curriculum Project (CCP) defined essential clinical competencies for medical students, organizing them into Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) domains. Priority areas were identified and validated for pre-clerkship education.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Curriculum Development
- Competency-Based Education
Background:
- Federally funded Family Medicine Curriculum Resource Project (FMCRP) aims to enhance medical education.
- Collaborative Curriculum Project (CCP) is a key component of FMCRP.
- Need for standardized, measurable clinical competencies in early medical training.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and define essential, behaviorally measurable clinical competencies for medical students.
- To organize competencies according to ACGME domains.
- To identify and validate priority competencies for pre-clerkship medical education.
Main Methods:
- Consensus development by medical educators and national specialty organizations.
- Behavioral measurement and organization into ACGME competency domains.
- National survey of clerkship directors to validate priority areas.
Main Results:
- Established a set of essential clinical competencies for medical students.
- Competencies are measurable and aligned with ACGME core competencies.
- Identified and validated priority competencies for enhancement in pre-clerkship years.
Conclusions:
- The CCP provides a framework and resources for medical schools to develop pre-clerkship curricula.
- Offers suggestions for resource allocation and detailed competency statements.
- Aims to improve the quality and consistency of early clinical education.
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