| Overall Clinical Biennium Curricular Objectives |
Teaching Objectives
The faculty will provide the experiences and opportunities necessary to increase students’ knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of:
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Student Learning Indicators/ Competencies Related to Objectives
To determine if objectives have been met, the faculty will evaluate the students ability to:
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| Provide a core curriculum that integrates core biomedical basic science knowledge with its application to clinical practice. |
- The core cognitive (Fund of Knowledge) concepts of practicing Family Medicine including:
- Treating the whole person; Comprehensive care; Prevention/lifetime health monitoring; Anticipatory guidance; Use of community resources; Patient advocacy; Cost-effective medicine; Primary ambulatory care; Compliance/health belief model; Developmental stages of life; Use of consultation/ coordination of care; Lifestyle/community involvement.
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- Describe the key disease prevention strategies common in family medicine.
- Explain the ways in which anticipatory guidance might help contribute to a better outcome.
- Define the basic family medicine core concepts in terms of their usefulness to family practitioners.
- Demonstrate how the student or preceptor incorporated the core values during the rotation.
- Describe how continuity of care contributes to better health-related outcomes.
- Identify and discuss the financial costs associated with a specific patient with a specific disease.
- Describe the conditions under which a variety of common outpatient clinical procedures are performed.
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| Provide students with the necessary information to develop a core understanding of the clinical manifestations of common diseases, including risk factors, prevention, clinical presentation, clinical course, treatment and prognosis and for students to become proficient with the clinical assessment of both health and disease. |
- The core technical and patient-management concepts of FAMILY MEDICINE practice including:
- History Taking Skills
- Physical Exam Skills
- Written Skills
- Oral Presentation Skills
- Problem Solving & Clinical Judgment
- The differences that exist between practicing FAMILY MEDICINE in the inpatient versus the outpatient (ambulatory) setting.
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- Demonstrate appropriate skill level in conducting various common outpatient procedures (e.g.,urinalysis, KOH preps, wet preps, venipunctures, throat cultures, IM and sub Q injections, EKG’s, skin testing, tympanometry, suturing, incision and drainage, casting and splinting, and stool guiacs)
- Elicit, describe, and clearly record a history and physical status examination obtained from the patient and other collateral sources. (i.e., using SOAAP format)
- List the steps used to assess patients according to the biopsychosocial model.
- Discuss how diagnosing and managing common health problems may differ biologically, socially and psychologically.
- Apply problem-solving skills to ambulatory patients who have undifferentiated, early-disease state problem.
- Develop long term treatment plans and goals for patients with chronic illnesses.
- Formulate a problem list and differential diagnosis for major presenting symptoms and alter in response to changes in clinical status.
- Refine time-management skills and scheduling to include classifying and prioritizing tasks in terms of their importance, resource cost, time cost, and potential benefits.
- Demonstrate the ability to orally present a coherent and concise case presentation using medical terminology.
- Identify and synthesize pertinent clinical information and ask the right questions to make safe clinical decisions.
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| Provide a curriculum designed to enhance students’ understanding of the ethical principles involved in patient care, the professional responsibilities of a physician in the clinical practice of medicine, and how cultural and societal factors may be involved during clinical assessments and decision-making. |
- The professional responsibilities of a Family Medicine practitioner including:
- The importance of establishing rapport and communicating effectively with patients and their families.
- The importance of respecting and communicating effectively with medical staff and colleagues.
- The importance of respecting cultural and ethnic differences of patients and families and understanding how differences may influence patient management.
- The importance of exhibiting professional behaviors such as:
- Promptness
- Reliability and dependability
- Professional appearance
- Ethical
- Empathy/altruism
- Honor, integrity, self-awareness
- Proper level of confidence
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- Describe the dynamics of the physician-patient relationship in Fam Med sessions and how these dynamics may impact management of a patient’s illness.
- Recognize how interpersonal relationships, social characteristics, and cultural norms can alter the presentation and management of an illness.
- Limit use of medical jargon when speaking with patients and families. Actively listen and pose appropriate follow-up questions.
- Understand patient problems in a community and family context.
- Interact in a positive, productive manner with other professionals and staff.
- Exhibit a level of self-confidence that is commensurate with her/his level of training.
- Seek advice from preceptors when it’s appropriate
- Complete assigned tasks on-time and be responsible and dependable throughout the clerkship experience.
- Take responsibility for errors made and reflect on what can be learned from the experience.
- Refine ways to exhibit a caring and empathetic attitude toward patients and ability to display professional values and attitudes.
- Refine the develop of professional role and career decision-making.
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Provide a curriculum with learning opportunities designed to stimulate students’ intellectual enthusiasm and curiosity. |
- The importance of being motivated and committed to life-long learning.
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- Incorporate information obtained from assigned readings into case presentations, rounds, etc.
- Access additional resources to learn more about patient’s condition or topics brought-up in lecture.
- Demonstrate an enthusiasm for learning by independently researching the literature, asking questions & obtaining appropriate consultation and/or supervision to optimize patient care.
- Describe learning skills needed to further develop & to remain competent over the lifetime of practicing
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