title: Sample Core Competencies in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training: A Starting Point.
abstract: In an effort to improve the preparedness of residents to address health care needs, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education mandated that all Residency Review Committees (RRCs) incorporate the general competencies of patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and systems-based practice into their requirements. In response, the Psychiatry RRC mandated that child and adolescent psychiatry programs develop one competency for each of the six areas, effective January 1, 2001. To assist in this effort, the Work Group on Training and Education of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has developed sample core competencies for each area. These samples are meant to serve as potential models for consideration by training programs as they develop criteria tailored to their program's unique resources and needs.
authors.affiliation: The authors are the members of the Work Group on Training and Education of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Address correspondence to Dr. Sexson, Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Emory University, 1256 Briarcliff Road, Room 314 South, Atlanta, GA 30306. E-mail: ssexson@emory.edu.
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