Table 1.

New Member Orientation^a

Component of the Orientation	Explanation
Review the function and responsibility of the CCC	The function and responsibility of the CCC is outlined by the ACGME. A brief description is as follows: a committee that determines, or participates in determining, criteria for appointment, contract renewal, promotion to the next postgraduate year, and graduation. The ultimate purpose is to demonstrate to the public that training programs graduate safe trainees who are well prepared for practice.1
Review of the ACGME Common Program Requirements	“A basic set of standard (requirements) in training and preparing resident and fellow physicians.”7
Review of the CCC policies and confidentiality agreement	A policy set forth by each individual CCC that may include: CCC membership, leadership positions, meeting details, voting regulations, contingency plans, and succession plans.1
Review the program goals and objectives	Set of learning standards and requirements that each learner should obtain as set forth by the training program.8
Review the programs assessment tools and developmental markers	Items used toward the aggregate data to assess a learner. Examples include: Milestones; evaluations (from faculty, peer, administrators, and ancillary staff); entrustable professional activities; testing scores (quizzes, in-service examinations, semiannual examinations, practicums); and simulation and module performance.4,8,10,12,13
Conduct bias training	Training on either innate or conscious inclinations leading to unfair outcomes. Training should bring awareness examples of types of bias such as but not limited to anchoring, bandwagoning, framing effect, and groupthink.6

Abbreviations: CCC, clinical competency committee; ACGME, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

^aBased on Promes et al.⁵