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Schedule 2007 - 08

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Elective Bulletin

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Schedule 2007 - 08

Exam Schedule 2007 - 08

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06 - 07 Junior Rotation Schedule (PDF)

07 - 08 Junior Rotation Schedule (PDF)

Electives Bulletin 2006 - 2007

Electives Bulletin 2007 - 2008

Electives for Non-MCG Students

MCG School of Medicine Competency-Based Objectives:

1. Patient Care: Students must be able to provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health. Students are expected to:

1. Communicate effectively and demonstrate caring and respectful behaviors when interacting with patients and their families
2. Gather essential and accurate information about their patients
3. Make informed decisions about diagnostic and therapeutic interventions based on patient information and preferences, up-to-date scientific evidence, and clinical judgment
4. Develop and carry out patient management plans
5. Counsel and educate patients and their families
6. Use information technology to support patient care decisions and patient education
7. Perform competently all medical and invasive procedures considered essential for the area of practice
8. Provide health care services aimed at preventing health problems or maintaining health
9. Work with health care professionals, including those from other disciplines, to provide patient-focused care

2. Medical Knowledge: Students must demonstrate knowledge about established and evolving biomedical, clinical, and cognate (e.g. epidemiological and social-behavioral) sciences and the application of this knowledge to patient care. Students are expected to:
    
   1. Demonstrate an investigatory and analytic thinking approach to clinical situations
   2. Know and apply the basic and clinically supportive sciences which are appropriate to their discipline
       
3. Practice-Based Learning and Improvement: Students must be able to investigate and evaluate their patient care practices, appraise and assimilate scientific evidence, and improve their patient care practices. Students are expected to:

1. Locate, appraise, and assimilate evidence from scientific studies related to their patients’ health problems
2. Obtain and use information about their own population of patients and the larger population from which their patients are drawn
3. Apply knowledge of study designs and statistical methods to the appraisal of clinical studies and other information on diagnostic and therapeutic effectiveness
4. Use information technology to manage information, access on-line medical information; and support their own education
5. Facilitate the learning of lower level students and other health care professionals

4. Interpersonal and Communication Skills: Students must be able to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective information exchange and teaming with patients, their patient's families, and professional associates. Students are expected to:

1. Create and sustain a therapeutic and ethically sound relationship with patients
2. Use effective listening skills and elicit and provide information using effective nonverbal, explanatory, questioning, and writing skills
3. Work effectively with others as a member or leader of a health care team or other professional group

5. Professionalism: Students must demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles, and sensitivity to a diverse patient population. Students are expected to:

1. Demonstrate respect, compassion, and integrity; a responsiveness to the needs of patients and society that supersedes self-interest; accountability to patients, society, and the profession; and a commitment to excellence and on-going professional development
2. Demonstrate a commitment to ethical principles pertaining to provision or withholding of clinical care, confidentiality of patient information, informed consent, and business practices
3. Demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to patients’ culture, age, gender, and disabilities

6. Systems-Based Practice: Students must demonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the larger context and system of health care and the ability to effectively call on system resources to provide care that is of optimal value. Students are expected to:

1. Understand how their patient care and other professional practices affect other health care professionals
2. Advocate for quality patient care and assist patients in dealing with system complexities