Table 2.
ACGME Competencies Addressed in Narrative Comments Pre- and Post-Milestone Implementation
| ACGME competency | Area of strength | Area for improvement | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-milestones (N = 109) | Post-milestones (N = 137) | Pre-milestones (N = 9) | Post-milestones (N = 13) | |||||
| Patient care | 41 | 38%* | 48 | 35% | 5 | 56% | 4 | 31% |
| Medical knowledge | 4 | 4% | 9 | 7% | 2 | 22% | 1 | 8% |
| Practice-based learning and improvement | 13 | 12% | 15 | 11% | 3 | 33% | 2 | 15% |
| Interpersonal and communication skills | 28 | 26% | 40 | 29% | 8 | 89% | 2 | 15% |
| Professionalism | 7 | 6% | 21 | 15% | 2 | 22% | 2 | 15% |
| Systems-based practice | 5 | 5% | 6 | 4% | 3 | 33% | 2 | 15% |
| Non-ACGME competency-related comments | 44 | 40% | 59 | 43% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 15% |
*Multiple competencies and multiple areas (strength and improvement) could be addressed in a single evaluation comment so the percentages in each column do not add up to 100%