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Goals and Objectives for Medical Education

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine strives to graduate physicians with the knowledge, skills and professional behaviors necessary to advance to the next stage of their professional careers and to excel in their chosen areas of medicine.

There are four institutional goals that guide the medical education curriculum at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. These goals will be realized by student achievement of each goal’s related competencies.

Goal 1 To provide a core curriculum that contains the essential information that enables each student to learn the scientific basis of medicine and the application of that knowledge to the practice of medicine.
	Students will: Acquire, master and use core biomedical knowledge to guide clinical diagnosis, management, treatment, prevention and discovery
Goal 2 To provide a core curriculum that integrates the clinical applications of basic science concepts throughout the four year curriculum, as well as introduces students to the interviewing and physical examination skills integral to the practice of medicine.
	Students will: Acquire, master and use basic clinical motor and cognitive skills, including problem solving and clinical reasoning, essential to practicing medicine. Acquire, master and use effective interviewing and communication skills
Goal 3 To cultivate and nurture a learning environment that fosters a humanistic and compassionate, as well as an ethical, respectful, and culturally competent approach to patient care and to working with other health care providers.
	Students will: Incorporate ethics and moral reasoning into their clinical decisions. Exhibit behavior that demonstrates professionalism and role recognition. Demonstrate their understanding of the social and community contexts of health care.
Goal 4 To institute a teaching approach that fosters student enthusiasm, critical thinking and commitment to lifelong learning.
	Students will: Demonstrate their ability to use independent learning methods Continually exhibit their information management skills.

Year 1 Goals and Outcome Indicators/Competencies *
Year 2 Goals and Outcome Indicators/Competencies *
Clinical Biennium Goals and Outcome Indicators/Competencies *
UCCOM Institutional and Interrelated Yearly Goals - Printable Version *

For further information, please contact Linda M. Goldenhar, PhD.

Approved by the Education Coordinating Committee February 24, 2005
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