The Shenandoah Valley Family Practice Residency, like approximately 9,600 other United States residency programs, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The Shenandoah Valley Family Practice Residency is subject to review based on ACGME’s milestones, which are designed to assess the quality of residency programs and facilitate improvements when necessary. Milestones can be seen as developmental outcomes, such as skills, attitudes, and performance, which are competency-based. They were put in place by ACGME along with the American Board of Medical Specialties and residents to help residencies’ educational efforts result in competent and highly trained physicians. For residency programs, milestones assist in creating curricula and designing assessments. They also provide a framework with which to identify residents who may be struggling. Milestones impact residents themselves by providing transparent expectations, supporting self-motivated learning, and improving mechanisms for clear feedback. In terms of the ACGME’s accreditation efforts, the milestones increase public accountability and enable continuous program monitoring.
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AuthorOverseen by Dr. Frank Dennehy, Shenandoah Valley Family Practice Residency Program offers opportunities for students who are interested in family medicine. Archives
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