The Milestones for Psychosomatic Medicine Subspecialty Training

• Published in: Psychosomatics (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 153 - 167
• Main Authors: Boland, Robert J., M.D, Becker, Madeleine, M.D, Levenson, James L., M.D, Servis, Mark, M.D, Crone, Catherine C., M.D, Edgar, Laura, Ed.D., C.A.E, Thomas, Christopher R., M.D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 01.03.2015
• Subjects: Accreditation; Clinical Competence; Curriculum; Education, Medical, Graduate; Fellowships and Scholarships; Humans; Internal Medicine; Psychiatry; Psychosomatic Medicine - education
• ISSN: 0033-3182; 1545-7206
• DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2014.11.003

Background The Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education Milestones project is a key element in the Next Accreditation System for graduate medical education. On completing the general psychiatry milestones in 2013, the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education began the process of creating milestones for the accredited psychiatric subspecialties. Methods With consultation from the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education appointed a working group to create the psychosomatic medicine milestones, using the general psychiatry milestones as a starting point. Results This article represents a record of the work of this committee. It describes the history and rationale behind the milestones, the development process used by the working group, and the implications of these milestones on psychosomatic medicine fellowship training. Conclusions The milestones, as presented in this article, will have an important influence on psychosomatic medicine training programs. The implications of these include changes in how fellowship programs will be reviewed and accredited by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education and changes in the process of assessment and feedback for fellows.