Published online December 16, 2008
PEDIATRICS Vol. 123 Supplement January 2009, pp. S56-S58 (doi:10.1542/peds.2008-1578M)

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SUPPLEMENT ARTICLE

A Continuum of Competency Assessment: The Potential for Reciprocal Use of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Toolbox and the Components of the American Board of Pediatrics Maintenance-of-Certification Program

H. James Brown, MD^a, Paul V. Miles, MD^a, Robert H. Perelman, MD^b and James A. Stockman, III, MD^a

^a American Board of Pediatrics, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
^b American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Reduction of unexplained variation in medical practice and health outcomes is of paramount importance, which indicates a need for a continuum of medical learning that begins in medical school and continues until the end of a professional career. That, in turn, indicates need for continuing assessment of professional competence. The American Board of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education are working together to develop a common approach to documenting acquisition of competence during residency and maintenance of competence thereafter. A common approach will eliminate redundancy and make it possible to follow the evolution of professional competence over time.

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Key Words: competency • maintenance of certification • education • medical • graduate • policy-making • certification • accreditation

Abbreviations: IOM—Institute of Medicine • ACGME—Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education • ABMS—American Board of Medical Specialties • MOC—maintenance of certification • ABP—American Board of Pediatrics • R³P—Residency Review and Redesign in Pediatrics • AAP—American Academy of Pediatrics

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Accepted Sep 22, 2008.

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