Medicine M.D.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Graduates will be able to gather relevant and accurate patient information by performing a history and physical exam, and utilizing laboratory and imaging data.

2. Graduates will be able to perform procedures* and interpret diagnostic tests* with an understanding of their indications and limitations.

3. Graduates will be able to develop reasoned differential diagnoses of patients' clinical problems that are informed by the medical literature.

4. Graduates will be able to apply clinical problem-solving skills to develop integrated therapeutic plans for the acute and longitudinal management of health problems

5. Graduates will be able to provide safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, patient-centered and evidence-based health care.

6. Graduates will be able to integrate principles of disease prevention, health promotion and education into the health care of individuals and communities.

7. Graduates will be able to demonstrate current knowledge of the biomedical sciences pertinent to human health and disease across the lifespan.

8. Graduates will be able to acquire, manage, integrate and apply current and evolving knowledge to the care of patients and populations.

9. Graduates will be able to demonstrate understanding of genetic, environmental, psychological, socioeconomic, cultural and spiritual factors that influence human health and disease.

10. Graduates will be able to use reflective skills and audit methodology to evaluate personal practice experiences to inform systematic, practice-based quality improvement.

11. Graduates will be able to recognize personal limitations, as individuals and as team members, actively seek help and advice as appropriate and modify future behavior in response to feedback.

12. Graduates will be able to demonstrate adaptive expertise through the ability to critically appraise and incorporate new scientific developments for clinical problem-solving and patient care.

13. Graduates will be able to demonstrate effective audience- and context- appropriate writing skills in reflective essays, researched reports, medical records and professional communications including email and digital/electronic records.

14. Graduates will be able to use effective, audience- and context-appropriate verbal and interactive skills in communications with peers, medical professionals, and patients.

15. Graduates will be able to exhibit professionalism through compassion, altruism, integrity, respect, responsibility and sensitivity in meeting obligations to patients, community and team members inherent in the practice of medicine.

16. Graduates will be able to use sound moral reasoning and judgment to evaluate, render and defend decisions regarding patient care and health care policies.

17. Graduates will be able to demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to patients' personal characteristics such as race, color, sex, age, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, socioeconomic or marital status.

18. Graduates will be able to coordinate care and utilize cost effective resources to promote health, prevent disease and provide optimal and safe patient care.

19. Graduates will be able to work collaboratively as members of inter professional teams to assess, coordinate, and improve patient care.

20. Graduates will be able to participate in evaluation of personal medical errors, system errors and implementation of potential solutions.