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Sleep Medicine Milestones 2.0: designed for our field
Brynn K Dredla1, Laura Edgar2, Hala Samman3
1Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida.
Summary
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education developed new, specialty-specific sleep medicine milestones. These Sleep Medicine Milestones 2.0 enhance fellowship training assessment by defining key knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Sleep Medicine
- Professional Development
Background:
- The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education initially released general milestones in 2015.
- These initial milestones lacked specificity for individual medical subspecialties, including sleep medicine.
- Stakeholder feedback highlighted the need for tailored educational and assessment tools.
Purpose of the Study:
- To trace the evolution of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education milestones in sleep medicine.
- To identify core competencies essential for practicing sleep medicine.
- To introduce the Sleep Medicine Milestones 2.0 for improved fellowship training.
Main Methods:
- Reviewing the history of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education milestone development.
- Conducting stakeholder consultations to define sleep medicine-specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
- Developing a supplemental guide and revised milestones for sleep medicine fellowship programs.
Main Results:
- The first sleep medicine milestones were generic and not specialty-specific.
- Key knowledge, skills, and attitudes for sleep medicine practice were identified.
- The Sleep Medicine Milestones 2.0 and a supplemental guide were created to assess trainee progression.
Conclusions:
- Specialty-specific milestones are crucial for effective graduate medical education.
- The Sleep Medicine Milestones 2.0 provide a framework for assessing competency in sleep medicine.
- These revised milestones will enhance the developmental assessment of fellows in sleep medicine training programs.
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