The Clinical Assessment Program (CAP) for Residencies provides a mechanism for osteopathic residency programs to measure and improve the quality of patient care they provide their patients. In CAP, current clinical practices are measured and compared with evidence-based practice guidelines representing state-of-the-art professional standards of care.

The CAP initiative described in this Web site is designed for osteopathic primary care residency programs. Family practice residency programs are participating under a requirement for accreditation by the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians. Internal medicine residency programs are participating under a requirement for accreditation by the American College of Osteopathic Internists.

The CAP project analyzes data abstracted directly from patient’s medical records to determine the current performance of residents and the impact and effectiveness of residency program treatment protocols in meeting selected standards of practice for certain selected clinical categories of patients.