Cumming School of Medicine – “Big 10” Educational Objectives

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1)     Demonstrate the basic science and clinical science knowledge and skills necessary for the supervised practice of medicine, and use knowledge efficiently in the analysis and solution of clinical presentations.

2)    Evaluate patients and properly manage their medical problems by;

• Conducting a comprehensive history and thorough physical examination; reliably eliciting appropriate information in the history and detecting abnormal findings on the physical examination.

• Correctly identifying the patient’s diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and medical problems.

• Applying an appropriate clinical reasoning process to the patient’s problems.

• Advocating for patients while formulating and implementing a resource-conscious management plan to deal effectively with patient problems.

• Applying basic patient safety principles.

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3)    Apply a comprehensive patient-centred approach in the evaluation and care of patients including sensitivity to differing: Mentation and gender identity, cultural and spiritual beliefs, attitudes and behaviors, economic situations.

4)    Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamental concepts of disease prevention and health promotion for individual patients and populations and incorporate them into treatment plans as appropriate.

5)    Communicate and interact effectively with patients, families, medical staff and others involved in the delivery of health services.

6)    Describe and apply ethical principles and high standards in all aspects of medical practice.

7)    Exhibit appropriate professional behavior, including awareness of personal Wellness and limitations.

8)    Formulate clear clinical questions and apply an evidence-based approach to solving these questions.

9)    Demonstrate educational initiative and self-directed lifelong learning skills.

10)    Describe the basic principles of clinical and translational research, including how such research is conducted, evaluated, explained to patients and applied to patient care.

 
Cumming School of Medicine Internal Medicine Clerkship Rotation Objectives

 

By the end of the internal medicine clerkship rotation, clinical clerks will be able to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to confidently proceed in training as a junior resident on any medical service. 

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Performance will be assessed by clerks’ active participation in the formal teaching activities and the formative midterm MCQ examination, as well as successful completion of the summative MCQ examination, completed logbook and the in-training performance evaluation (ITER) reports.

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MTU and each subspecialty have rotation-specific objectives that may be found under the tab dedicated to each.