User's Guide

THREADS across the Four Components: ACGME Competency Areas and Areas for Greater Emphasis

Cultural Competence
Evidence based Medicine
Community Theme
Rural Care
Prevention/Wellness
Pediatric/Adult Population Care/Care of Families
Communication
Life-Long learning, Self Awareness
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Women's Health
Faculty Development

SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS for use of the FOUR COMPONENTS

Evidence-based medicine

Within the Special Topic resources there is an entire resource on Informatics which can be accessed at:

Additionally, within the larger ACGME Competency of Practice-based Learning and Improvement , many evidence-based medicine issues are addressed. An example of this is taken from the Family Medicine Clerkship topic of Immunizations http://fammed.musc.edu/fmc/data/Immunizations.htm

GOAL: Students will understand the barriers that prevent higher immunization rates among our children and adults.

OBJECTIVES: The student will be able to:

Explain how health disparities based on income and lack of health insurance contribute to under-immunization.

Discuss vaccine financing.

List typical missed opportunities for immunizations in medical settings.

List methods by which doctors and health departments can increase immunization rates.

Discuss how misinformation on vaccine adverse events affects immunization rates and disease.

Discuss local resources for vaccination.