“It’s about better doctors”: exploring the purpose, structure, and function of competency committees in medical school
Although significant variability existed, participants encountered similar decision points, which illustrate key considerations for competency committee implementation in UME. This work provides a detailed description of competency committees in US medical schools, with important contrasts to GME, laying the groundwork for future research and best practices.
Authors
- Christina M. Vitto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5814-585X)
- Rachel Stork Poeppelman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9603-4103)
- Sally A. Santen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8327-8002)
- Anita V. Shelgikar
- Amanda R. Emke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8787-8152)
- Pim W Teunissen
- Alexandra H Vinson
- Andrew S. Parsons
- Michael S. Ryan
- Shahab Jolani
- Matthew Kelleher
- Elizabeth Bradley
- Daniel J Schumacher
- R Logan Jones
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- MNGI Digestive Health (US)
- University of Virginia (US)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Academic Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/acamed/wvaf048
- Primary Topic
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00