Background: Measuring milestones, competencies, and sub-competencies as residents progress through a training program is an essential strategy in Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)'s attempts to ensure graduates meet expected professional standards. Previous studies have found, however, that physicians make global ratings often by using a single criterion.
Methods: We use advanced statistical analysis to extend these studies by examining the validity of ACGME International competency measures for an international setting, across emergency medicine (EM) and neurology, and across evaluators.
Introduction: To examine the public's level of knowledge and expectations of Emergency Medicine (EM) in Beirut, Lebanon.
Methods: A nested cross-sectional study was conducted exploring participants' knowledge and expectations of EM; the skillset, role and scope of practice of the emergency physician, and the dynamics of the Emergency Department (ED).
Results: A majority understand EM physicians perform minor procedures (83%), have specialized training (79%) and that they should be treated by a specialized EM physician (74%).