Geriatric Core Competencies for Family Medicine Curriculum and Enhanced Skills: Care of Elderly

Authors

  • Lesley Charles University of Alberta
  • Jean A.C. Triscott University of Alberta
  • Bonnie M. Dobbs University of Alberta
  • Rhianne McKay University of Alberta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5770/cgj.17.95

Keywords:

core competencies, core competency development, core competency assessment, care of the elderly residents, family medicine residents, enhanced skills

Abstract

Background

There is a growing mandate for Family Medicine residency programs to directly assess residents’ clinical competence in Care of the Elderly (COE). The objectives of this paper are to describe the development and implementation of incremental core competencies for Postgraduate Year (PGY)-I Integrated Geriatrics Family Medicine, PGY-II Geriatrics Rotation Family Medicine, and PGY-III Enhanced Skills COE for COE Diploma residents at a Canadian University.

Methods

Iterative expert panel process for the development of the core competencies, with a pre-defined process for implementation of the core competencies.

Results

Eighty-five core competencies were selected overall by the Working Group, with 57 core competencies selected for the PGY-I/II Family Medicine residents and an additional 28 selected for the PGY-III COE residents. The core competencies follow the CanMEDS Family Medicine roles. Both sets
of core competencies are based on consensus.

Conclusions

Due to demographic changes, it is essential that Family Physicians have the required skills and knowledge to care for the frail elderly. The core competencies described were developed for PGY-I/II Family Medicine residents and PGY-III Enhanced Skills COE, with a focus on the
development of geriatric expertise for those patients that would most benefit.

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Published

2014-04-10

How to Cite

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Charles L, Triscott JA, Dobbs BM, McKay R. Geriatric Core Competencies for Family Medicine Curriculum and Enhanced Skills: Care of Elderly. Can Geriatr J [Internet]. 2014 Apr. 10 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];17(2):53-62. Available from: https://cgjonline.ca/index.php/cgj/article/view/95

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Original Research