GOAL: Students will employ the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to provide either preventive, episodic or continuing care to individual patients and families in an ambulatory and/or inpatient setting.

OBJECTIVES: The student will:

• Recognize the patient’s motivation(s) for seeking care.

• Assess the type and level of care needed for the particular encounter.

• Project empathy.

• Encourage patients to seek continuing medical care at intervals appropriate for their condition(s).

• Utilize appropriate health maintenance screening protocols.

• Provide anticipatory healthcare.

GOAL: Students will demonstrate a basic level of competency in history, physical examination, procedural and problem-solving skills required to adequately assess and manage the spectrum of disease processes seen in Family Medicine.

OBJECTIVES: The student will:

• Understand the relationship between the basic and clinical sciences.

• Apply their knowledge in the basic and clinical sciences to the care of their patients. Demonstrate the ability to assess a patient and differentiate the need for urgent versus non-urgent care.

• Utilize knowledge and technical skills, when appropriate, to assist with the diagnosis and treatment of a patient.

• Employ viable treatment plans within the confines of clinical data available, and within the socioeconomic capability of the patient and/or family.

GOAL: Students will practice evidence-based medicine.

OBJECTIVES: The student will:

• Facilitate and support his/her own education by reading current journal publications and utilizing information technology.

• Assess, apply and assimilate investigative knowledge to improve patient care.

GOAL: Students will establish effective and ethically sound relationships with patients, faculty, staff and peers to provide quality healthcare.

OBJECTIVES: The student will:

• Appraise the literacy level of their patients and others in an effort to improve communication.

• Use effective written, verbal and nonverbal language.

• Utilize intuitive and listening skills.

• Illustrate the attributes of a team player.

• Cite and communicate information in an organized and succinct manner.

GOAL: Students will respect and be sensitive to the individuality, values, goals, concerns and rights of all with whom they interact in the ambulatory and inpatient healthcare setting.

OBJECTIVES: The student will:

• Complete responsibilities reliably.

• Demonstrate respect, empathy and integrity.

• Demonstrate understanding of ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, informed consent and confidentiality.

GOAL: Students will effectively integrate ancillary healthcare resources and appropriately utilize business systems for optimal care of their patients.

OBJECTIVES: The student will:

• Recognize the role of the Family Physician as a member and coordinator of the healthcare delivery team.

• Recognize social and economic factors that affect patient care.

• Identify the various people/factors involved in the patient care process, such as: patient, family, staff, consultants (medical and non-medical) and insurance companies.

• Practice quality cost-effective healthcare.

• Realize the Family Physician’s role in the community and society.