APPENDIX 1: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education General Competencies (Abridged)

1. Patient Care
   Residents must be able to provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of health problems and promotion of health.
2. Medical Knowledge
   Residents must demonstrate knowledge about established and evolving biomedical, clinical, and cognate (e.g., epidemiologic and social-behavioral) sciences and the application of this knowledge to patient care.
3. 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.
4. Interpersonal and Communication Skills
   Residents must be able to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective information exchange and teaming with patients, their patients' families, and professional associates.
5. Professionalism
   Residents must demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles, and sensitivity to a diverse patient population.
6. Systems-Based Practice
   Residents must demonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the larger context and system of health care and the ability to effectively call on system resources to provide care that is of optimal value.

Adapted from ACGME Outcome Project, www.acgme.org/outcome.