How is the ACR preparing future generations of rheumatologists for the important role that evaluating and reporting quality of medical care will play in their practices?
The ACR wants to prepare rheumatology fellows for work in an environment where evaluating and reporting on quality of medical care is an integral part of their practices. The ACR Board of Directors recently approved the new ACR Rheumatology Fellowship Core Curriculum Outline, which is a substantial and comprehensive revision of the previous ACR Core Curriculum Outline for Program Directors. The revised Outline was developed in response to changes from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The new curriculum outline adds practice-based learning, systems-based practice, interpersonal and communications skills and professionalism to the traditional competencies of medical knowledge and patient care – new areas that address quality of care in a way that no previous curriculum outline has done. The ACR Core Curriculum Outline will likely be used as a model by other subspecialties as they develop their own curriculum outlines.
