ACGME - Core Competencies

This is the competency framework proposed by ACGME for the residents at the postgraduate medical education (GME or PGME) level in the US, counterpart of RCPSC - CanMEDS Competency by Design (CBD)

• 6 Core Competencies - Milestones for Residents by PGY
  • Patient Care (PC) and Procedural Skills
  • Medical Knowledge (MK)
  • Practice-based Learning and Improvement (PBLI)
  • Interpersonal and Communication Skills (ICS)
  • Professionalism (P)
  • Systems-based Practice (SBP)
• 5 New Competencies
  • Psychomotor tasks
  • Leadership
  • Team training
  • Clinical decision making
  • Problem solving & critical judgment