Managing Elective CAGOs

Use this page to add elective Competencies, Goals and Objectives (CAGOs)and select which objectives to include in your residency program. Once added, elective objectives are assigned to all residents in the program.

These tasks can be completed by the RPD and Designee.

Before You Begin: Understanding How Elective Objectives Are Applied

• Elective objectives are assigned to all residents in the program
• Use resident-specific objectives if you want to assign objectives to individual residents only

Instructions

Adding an elective competency area is a two-step process. You must first add the competency area, then select the objectives to include.

Step 1: Add an Elective Competency Area

1. Click the Manage Program button and navigate to the Competency Areas tab.
2. Click the Add New link.
3. Scroll to Select a Standard to Add.
4. Click the Add Competency Area link next to the elective set.
5. Select a summative scale from the dropdown.
6. Select whether to apply the change to current residents.
7. Click the Confirm Changes and Save button.
8. Click the Close button.

Step 2: Select Objectives

1. On the “Competency Areas in Group” grid, click the Select Objectives link for the competency area.
2. Select the objectives to include in your program.
3. Select whether to apply the changes to current residents.
4. Click the Save button.

Related Articles 

• Managing Competency Areas
• Assigning Resident-Specific Objectives
• Managing Custom CAGOs