Using the Morbidity and Mortality Conference to Teach and Assess the ACGME General Competencies
Current SurgeryPublished 1 November 2005
Joel C. Rosenfeld
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Analyzing a case according to the various ACGME General Competencies has provided another method to teach these competencies to their residents and a tool to determine whether the residents are meeting the competencies.
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The restructuring of the M&M conference so that a case is analyzed with all ACGME General Competencies has made the M&M conference more interesting and has improved the educational aspects of the conference. Analyzing a case according to the various ACGME General Competencies has provided another method to teach these competencies to their residents and a tool to determine whether the residents are meeting the competencies.
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