Semin Med Pract  2002 Sep;5(3):21-28 Defining the skills underlying communication competence Gordon GH Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) now requires residency programs to certify that their graduates demonstrate competence in communicating with patients. Although there is general agreement on the principles underlying the ACGME communication competencies, questions have arisen regarding how to translate the competencies into specific skills and clinical actions that can be taught and assessed. In this article, the author describes the ACGME competencies in terms of specific skills and provides examples of how the skills can be applied in patient encounters. Several educational tools for teaching communication skills are also presented. Journal Article Free Download Search the Turner White index to find abstracts of articles published in SMP. Back to previous page
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