Skip to main content

Table 1 Outcomes-focused accreditation dimensions in four national frameworks

From: Effective accreditation in postgraduate medical education: from process to outcomes and back

CanMEDS Roles [8]

ACGME Competencies [9]

Tomorrow’s Doctor [10]

The Scottish Doctor [11]

Medical Expert

Medical Knowledge

Knowledge, skills and performance

Basic, social and clinical sciences and underlying principles

Patient Care

Clinical skills

Practical procedures

Patient investigation

Patient management

Decision-making skills and clinical reasoning and judgement

Communicator

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

Communication, partnership and teamwork

Communication

Medical informatics

Collaborator

Systems-Based Practice

 

The role of the doctor within the health service

Leader

   

Scholar

Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

 

Personal development

Health Advocate

 

Safety and quality

Health promotion and disease prevention

Professional

Professionalism

Maintaining trust

Attitudes, ethical understanding and legal responsibilities