Table 1.

Key Domains and Skills

ACGME Domain	Key Curriculum-Specific Competencies
Patient Care	Conducts a preanesthetic patient evaluation and optimizes preparation of complex patients Ensures that informed consent is comprehensive and addresses patient needs Serves as a consultant while managing a complex clinical scenario
Interpersonal and Communication Skills	Demonstrates effective patient-centered communication and interviewing skills Addresses complex circumstances including discussion of code status and goals of care Adapts communication to the unique circumstances and resolves patient concerns and conflicts
Practice-based learning and Improvement	Educates patients and explains anesthesia-related risk to patients
Professionalism	Proposes a care plan that respects patient's goals, values, and concerns Responds to emotion and communicates support/nonabandonment

ACGME = Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education