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Table 2.

Returning Member Orientation

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 updates of the ACGME Common Program Requirements	“A basic set of standard (requirements) in training and preparing resident and fellow physicians.”⁷
Review updates 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 updates the program's goals and objectives	Set of learning standards and requirements that each learner should obtain as set forth by the training program.⁸
Review updates of the program's 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
Review the academic due process and legal considerations for the past year	Academic due process is the procedure of providing fair judgement for learners who are subjected adverse disciplinary actions (such as remediation or dismissal) as a result of failing to meet academic or professional requirements. Failure to provide due process can provoke legal action by the learner.¹^,¹⁴
Conduct self-assessments of the committee	Self-assessments allow for the CCC to get feedback on its performance review of how members critically review a trainee as well as collective committee logistics and performance metrics. Self-assessments can be in the form of group discussions, audits, and evaluations.¹
Discuss recommendations for revisions to the committee's policies and agreements	The committee can utilize the feedback received from the review of academic due processes, review of legal considerations, and self-assessments to guide recommendations for changes in the committee policies and agreements.

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