ASDS cosmetic dermatologic surgery fellowship milestones

Abigail Waldman, Kenneth A. Arndt, Mathew M. Avram, Mariah R. Brown, Jeffrey S. Dover, Sabrina G. Fabi, Daniel P. Friedmann, Roy G. Geronemus, David J. Goldberg, Mitchel P. Goldman, Jeremy B. Green, Omar A. Ibrahimi, Derek H. Jones, Suzanne L. Kilmer, David H. Mcdaniel, Suzan Obagi, Arisa E. Ortiz, Thomas E. Rohrer, Mark B. Taylor, Abel TorresSusan H. Weinkle, Margaret A. Weiss, Eduardo T. Weiss, Robert A. Weiss, Emily Poon, Murad Alam*

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Abstract

BACKGROUND The American Council of Graduate Medical Education, which oversees much of postgraduate medical education in the United States, has championed the concept of "milestones," standard levels of achievement keyed to particular time points, to assess trainee performance during residency. OBJECTIVE To develop a milestones document for the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) Cosmetic Dermatologic Surgery (CDS) fellowship program. METHODS An ad hoc milestone drafting committee was convened that included members of the ASDS Accreditation Work Group and program directors of ASDS-approved Cosmetic Dermatologic Surgery (CDC) fellowship training programs. Draft milestones were circulated through email in multiple rounds until consensus was achieved. RESULTS Thirteen milestones were developed in the 6 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) competency areas, with 8 of these being patient-care milestones. Additional instructions for milestone administration more specific to the CDS fellowship than general ACGME instructions were also approved. Implementation of semiannual milestones was scheduled for the fellowship class entering in July 2018. CONCLUSION Milestones are now available for CDS fellowship directors to implement in combination with other tools for fellow evaluation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1164-1173
Number of pages10
JournalDermatologic Surgery
Volume42
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2016

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Dermatology

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