The Milestones Guidebook of American medical postgraduate education (2016): An interpretation

VernacularTitle:美国医学研究生教育里程碑计划指南(2016)解读
Author: Xiaoning ZHANG ; Xiaomin WANG
Keywords: Medicine Postgraduate education; Milestone; America; Medical education
From: Journal of Medical Postgraduates 2017;30(8):792-797
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: The Milestones has become an important component of Graduate Medical Education (GME) of the United States, and the Milestones Guidebook (2016) can help understand and implement the Milestones and improve graduate medical education and practice.This article outlines the basic principles of the Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) and the Milestones, introduces the guidelines and responsibilities of related stakeholders in Implementing and Using Milestones Effectively, and highlights the Importance of Assessment and Feedback.The Milestones includes 6 core competencies to be achieved in skills, knowledge, and behaviors, its formative process, the causes of its development, and its effective implement and application.The Milestones is the development of CBME and designed to help all practitioners make highly competent physicians.The primary objective of this program is to cultivate trustworthy medical graduates and provide high-quality health care to the general public.