Table 7.

Frequency of the Most Common ACGME Competency Deficiencies

ACGME Competency	No. Deficient N = 865 (%)	Graduation (% of row)	ABA Certification (% of row)
Medical knowledge	128 (15)	117 (91)	113 (88)
Patient care	78 (9)	65 (83)	59 (76)
Professionalism	75 (9)	65 (87)	63 (84)
Communication & interpersonal skills	74 (9)	65 (88)	61 (82)
Practice-based learning/improvement	37 (4)	28 (76)	25 (68)
Systems-based practice	13 (2)	7 (54)	7 (54)

ABA = American Board of Anesthesiology

ACGME = Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education