Residency training environments primed for transformation

An initiative to address the evolving needs of patients, trainees and the health care system could soon bring dramatic changes to residents’ clinical learning environments. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) leadership spoke with AMA Wire® about how this initiative will support improvements in training and what it may mean for residents and the future of graduate medical education (GME). The key areas for change The ACGME last month announced its Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learning Environments initiative, building on three years of the Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER), an intensive examination of how successful the nation’s teaching hospitals and medical centers are at engaging residents in improving quality and safety in the systems of care in which they train. “We recognized four overarching themes,” said Kevin Weiss, MD, senior vice president for institutional accreditation at the ACGME. The four themes cover a broad range of issues: When it comes to training in patient safety and quality, residents need hands-on experience. “They have the knowledge but not the application,” Dr. Weiss said.   Educational goals for GME activities need to be in alignment with strategic planning around patient care. “The world of GME needs to be brought in much closer with alignment of patient service activity to drive the kinds of high-quality patient care we want to see,” he said.   Faculty need more advanc...
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