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Emergency Medicine (EM) milestones were validated using a survey of residency programs. Results led to revisions, reducing milestones to 227 across 23 subcompetencies for better skill assessment.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Graduate Medical Training
  • Emergency Medicine

Background:

  • The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Board of Medical Specialties developed milestones for residency training.
  • Milestones represent objective, observable events in skill and knowledge acquisition, structured under ACGME general competencies.
  • The original 255 Emergency Medicine (EM) milestones were developed by a multi-organizational group.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate the 255 EM milestones developed for residency training.
  • To ensure milestones accurately reflect resident progress throughout training.
  • To refine the milestone structure based on expert feedback.

Main Methods:

  • A computer-based survey was distributed to all EM residency programs from April 30 to May 15, 2012.
  • Respondents (program directors and key faculty) assigned milestones to skill/knowledge acquisition levels.
  • Surveys were randomly assigned, dividing the 24 subcompetencies into two groups.

Main Results:

  • Responses were received from 96 of 159 programs (60.4%).
  • 281 of 767 potential respondents completed the survey (36.6%).
  • Revisions included eliminating one subcompetency, adding six, removing 34, reassigning 46, and editing 19 milestones, resulting in 227 milestones across 23 subcompetencies.

Conclusions:

  • The EM milestones were successfully validated through a survey-based assignment process.
  • Milestones were revised based on survey results to improve alignment with performance levels.
  • This validation process enhances the utility of EM milestones for assessing resident competency.