About the Survey 
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) are co-sponsoring an initiative to create a common set of foundational competencies for use in medical schools in the United States. Competencies are observable abilities of a health professional, integrating multiple components such as knowledge, skills and attitudes.  

These competencies are intended to apply to all students throughout their undergraduate medical school journey, regardless of where they train or their future career plans. This initiative aligns with recommendations made by the Undergraduate Medical Education-Graduate Medical Education Review Committee (UGRC) report and is part of a comprehensive effort by all three organizations to improve the transition to residency or graduate medical education.

Following feedback received on the initial draft of competencies, which can be found here, a diverse working group has continued to work on developing a second draft that builds upon the valuable feedback responses received.  We are excited to share an updated version of these foundational competencies for your review and input. Your insights are crucial in shaping the final set of foundational competencies. 

More information about this initiative is available here.
 
Instructions 
Please review the second draft foundational competencies linked here. Please note that each competency and respective subcompetencies have been listed in the survey itself for your convenience. Please respond to this survey and share your feedback.  
 
Your participation in this survey is voluntary and should take no longer than 20 minutes. You may choose to participate in all or part of this survey. Please note that the information you provide will be shared with the working group and used to inform the development of the competencies. In addition, the survey responses will be shared with the relevant staff of each sponsoring organization and may be released to the public. You do not need to share identifying information when you provide input. 
 
Confidentiality 
The survey is anonymous unless you choose to provide identifying information in the open-ended responses. All responses to this survey are classified as Restricted and will not be released with individual or institutional identification. We may also share de-identified direct quotes from open-ended responses in written reports, presentations, or publications, which will not reference any uniquely identifying information. De-identified or aggregated open-text survey responses may be exposed to artificial intelligence (AI) tools for qualitative analysis purposes to identify themes and generate insights.

Data will be processed and securely stored by the AAMC in the United States. All data files will be stored electronically in limited-access folders to which only members of the project team who are trained in confidentiality procedures will have access.

This project has been reviewed and approved according to AAMC, AACOM, and ACGME policies and procedures and is subject to the AAMC Privacy Statement. If you have any questions or concerns about this project, contact CBME@aamc.org.  
 
For international participants: 
By entering information into the survey, you consent to the transfer of your personal data to the AAMC in the United States and to the processing and storage of your personal data on servers located in the United States. For more information on how the AAMC handles personal data, see the AAMC Privacy Statement. 
 
By continuing, you acknowledge that you have read the above statement and agree to participate.