Taylor Sawyer1, Megan Gray2, Shilpi Chabra3, Lindsay C Johnston4, Melissa M Carbajal5, Maria Gillam-Krakauer6, Jennifer M Brady7, Heather French8. 1. is Associate Fellowship Director, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Washington School of Medicine. 2. is Fellowship Director, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Washington School of Medicine. 3. is Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Washington School of Medicine. 4. is Fellowship Director, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Yale University School of Medicine. 5. is Fellowship Director, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital. 6. is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. 7. is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. 8. is Fellowship Director, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A vital element of the Next Accreditation System is measuring and reporting educational Milestones. Little is known about changes in Milestones levels during the transition from residency to fellowship training. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Milestones' ability to provide a linear trajectory of professional development from general pediatrics residency to neonatal-perinatal medicine (NPM) fellowship training. METHODS: We identified 11 subcompetencies that were the same for general pediatrics residency and NPM fellowship. We then extracted the last residency Milestone level and the first fellowship Milestone level for each subcompetency from the ACGME's Accreditation Data System on 89 subjects who started fellowship training between 2014 and 2018 at 6 NPM fellowship programs. Mixed-effects models were used to examine the intra-individual changes in Milestone scores between residency and fellowship after adjusting for the effects of the individual programs. RESULTS: A total of 1905 subcompetency Milestone levels were analyzed. The average first fellowship Milestone levels were significantly lower than the last residency Milestone levels (residency, mean 3.99 [SD = 0.48] vs fellowship 2.51 [SD = 0.56]; P < .001). Milestone levels decreased by an average of -1.49 (SD = 0.65) from the last residency to the first fellowship evaluation. Significant differences in Milestone levels were seen in both context-dependent subcompetencies (patient care and medical knowledge) and context-independent subcompetencies (professionalism). CONCLUSIONS: Contrary to providing a linear trajectory of professional development, we found that Milestone levels were reset when trainees transitioned from general pediatrics residency to NPM fellowship.
BACKGROUND: A vital element of the Next Accreditation System is measuring and reporting educational Milestones. Little is known about changes in Milestones levels during the transition from residency to fellowship training. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Milestones' ability to provide a linear trajectory of professional development from general pediatrics residency to neonatal-perinatal medicine (NPM) fellowship training. METHODS: We identified 11 subcompetencies that were the same for general pediatrics residency and NPM fellowship. We then extracted the last residency Milestone level and the first fellowship Milestone level for each subcompetency from the ACGME's Accreditation Data System on 89 subjects who started fellowship training between 2014 and 2018 at 6 NPM fellowship programs. Mixed-effects models were used to examine the intra-individual changes in Milestone scores between residency and fellowship after adjusting for the effects of the individual programs. RESULTS: A total of 1905 subcompetency Milestone levels were analyzed. The average first fellowship Milestone levels were significantly lower than the last residency Milestone levels (residency, mean 3.99 [SD = 0.48] vs fellowship 2.51 [SD = 0.56]; P < .001). Milestone levels decreased by an average of -1.49 (SD = 0.65) from the last residency to the first fellowship evaluation. Significant differences in Milestone levels were seen in both context-dependent subcompetencies (patient care and medical knowledge) and context-independent subcompetencies (professionalism). CONCLUSIONS: Contrary to providing a linear trajectory of professional development, we found that Milestone levels were reset when trainees transitioned from general pediatrics residency to NPM fellowship.
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