Competency in community pediatrics: consensus statement of the Dyson Initiative Curriculum Committee.

During the past few years, the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education has aimed to change the model of physician residency training to a competency-based system. The adoption of a competency-based training system is now required, and residency programs are expected to define and evaluate the achievement of competency. In an effort to facilitate this endeavor, the Anne E. Dyson Community Pediatrics Training Initiative Curriculum Committee developed competencies for physician training in community pediatrics. These competencies refer to 8 domains thought to be integral to the practice of community-based pediatrics: