Our responsibility to patients: Maintain competency or … stop practicing

Beyond the numbers: Reimagining procedural proficiency in emergency medicine residencies

“…We agree with the call by Santen et al. 12 that advocacy for lifelong learning should start in residency and continue beyond graduation. Residents themselves may start the process of being lifelong procedural learners, by setting personal goals, practicing technical skills, reflecting on knowledge gaps, and asking for feedback from trusted mentors.…”

“…Echoing Santen et al. in their commentary, 12 we owe it to our patients to carry these skills past graduation, when we may no longer be required to demonstrate our competencies. We should be equipping learners with ways to ensure they continue to maintain their procedural skills.…”