Initial Validity Analysis of the Emergency Medicine Milestones

201583 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Michael S. Beeson · University of Akron

Eric S. Holmboe · Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

Robert C. Korte · American Board of Emergency Medicine

Thomas J. Nasca · Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

Timothy P. Brigham · Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

Chad M. Russ · American Board of Emergency Medicine

Cameron T. Whitley

Abstract

The EM Milestones demonstrated validity and reliability as an assessment instrument for competency acquisition. EM residents can be assured that this evaluation process has demonstrated validity and reliability; faculty can be confident that the Milestones are psychometrically sound; and stakeholders can know that the Milestones are a nationally standardized, objective measure of specialty-specific competency acquisition.

Topics & Keywords

Innovations in Medical Education Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills Medical Education and Admissions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Peace, Justice and strong institutions

Publication Details

Published in: Academic Emergency Medicine

Volume 22, Issue 7, pp. 838-844

DOI: 10.1111/acem.12697

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