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. 2005 Dec;20(12):1165–1172. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0249.x

Table 1.

Comparison of the IOM and ACGME Competencies

IOM Competencies ACGME Competencies
Provide patient-centered care Patient care, professionalism, interpersonal skills, and communication
Work in interdisciplinary teams Professionalism, interpersonal skills and communication, systems-based practice
Utilize informatics Patient care, practice-based learning and improvement, systems-based practice
Employ evidence-based medicine Patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement
Apply quality improvement Practice-based learning and improvement, systems-based practice

ACGME, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; IOM, Institute of Medicine.