What is the Outcome Project Advisory Group?
A13: The Outcome Project Advisory Group is an ad hoc11-member consultative body to the ACGME Council and staff for purposes of planning and development of the Outcome Project. Its activities are funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to support the Project. The Group reviews work in progress and makes substantive recommendations related to draft evaluation system models and other core Project activities. All of the members have expertise in one or more substantive areas central to the Project and all have achieved national recognition for contributions to their respective areas: development and implementation of models of accreditation and outcomes assessment, i.e., performance assessment, clinical outcomes, and quality improvement; and, medical education, i.e., undergraduate, graduate, and education in ambulatory settings. Among the Group’s responsibilities have been the crafting of the General Competencies, development of assessment system models, and recommendatio
