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Table 1 PGME accreditation structured according to Sinek’s Golden Circle

From: How changing quality management influenced PGME accreditation: a focus on decentralization and quality improvement

Accreditation

Former systems

Current system

Future system

1966

1999

2004 - present

2018

Why

Primary objectives

Quality of PGME

+−

+

++

++

Quality of health care

−

−

+−

+

Secondary objectives

Standardization

++

++

++

+−

Coaching

−

−

−

+−

Self-evaluation

−

−

+−

++

Accountability

−

+−

+

++

What

PGME quality domains

Quality of education

+

+

++

++

Residency performance

−

−

+

++

Quality of physician practice

−

−

+−

++

How

Quality management approach

Quality assurance

+−

+

++

+−

Quality improvement

−

−

−

++

Quality control

−

−

−

+

Who

Actors’ responsibilities

Resident

−

+−

++

++

Clinical educator(s)

++

+

+

+

Organization

−

+−

+−

++

Accreditor

++

+

+

+−

  1. This is an overview of overall shifts in the intensity of use of themes over a period of time based on qualitative data: ++ intensive, + frequent, + − moderate, − limited, −- never