Competency: Demonstrate an investigatory and analytic approach to clinical situations.

Knowledge/Skills/Attitudes /Objectives:

• Ask relevant clinical questions and utilize information resources aptly.
• Utilize consultations appropriately and eagerly engage consultants in mutual education about standard and up to date medical practice issues.
• Apply an open-minded, analytical approach to acquiring new knowledge by utilizing evidence-based medicine skills and critically evaluating current medical information.
• Apply knowledge acquired effectively to the care of patients.
• Work actively with faculty preceptors at the beginning of rotations to identify prescribed as well as individual learning objectives.
• Demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning by implementing strategies to increase knowledge based on self assessment, faculty and peer feedback and performance on written exams.
• Utilize basic quality methods, such as root cause analysis, to assess sub-optimal patient outcomes and their precipitants within the current healthcare system.

Competency: Know, apply and teach the basic and clinically supportive sciences which are appropriate to internal medicine.

Knowledge/ Skills/Attitudes /Objectives:

• Develop informatics skills that foster the maintenance of a fundamental, current knowledge base for the practice of internal medicine.
• Remain current with new developments in internal medicine and the standard recommendations for quality care defined by large national professional organizations.
• Seek up to date medical information to augment one’s knowledge base and support clinical problem solving and decision making.
• Attend and participate in all required conferences on a regular basis.
• Communicate actively with specialists and other professionals to maintain a fundamental knowledge of their skills / abilities to enhance patient care.
• Optimize clinical decision making by considering current scientific information, risk / benefits, potential clinical outcomes, cost-effectiveness and patient preference of available tests and therapies.
• Demonstrate commitment to life-long learning.
• Participate in programmatic and self directed education of peers, medical students, other healthcare professionals and patients.