Educational Program Core Competencies
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
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PC-1
Medical Knowledge
Integrate foundational biomedical, clinical, epidemiological, social, behavioural, and population health sciences and apply this knowledge to understand health and disease and inform safe, evidence-informed clinical care.
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PC-2
Professionalism
Demonstrate integrity, ethical conduct, accountability, respect, and commitment to professional responsibilities while recognising and responding appropriately to the diverse needs, values, and perspectives of patients, families, colleagues, and communities.
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PC-3
Patient Care
Provide compassionate, safe, appropriate, equitable, and effective patient-centred care through competent assessment, clinical reasoning, diagnosis, management, prevention, health promotion, and continuity of care.
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PC-4
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Communicate clearly, respectfully, and compassionately with patients, families, communities, and healthcare professionals and use effective communication to establish therapeutic relationships, support shared decision-making, and promote collaborative care.
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PC-5
Systems-Based Practice
Understand the broader healthcare system and its social, economic, cultural, environmental, and organisational influences and use available resources responsibly to improve the quality, safety, accessibility, equity, and sustainability of healthcare.
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PC-6
Interprofessional Collaboration
Work effectively and respectfully with professionals across healthcare disciplines, patients, families, learners, and communities, recognising the contributions of different team members and collaborating to achieve coordinated and optimal health outcomes.
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PC-7
Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
Continuously evaluate their knowledge, skills, and clinical practice, identify opportunities for improvement, critically appraise and apply relevant evidence, and use reflection, feedback, and learning to enhance patient care and professional practice.
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PC-8
Personal and Professional Development
Demonstrate self-awareness, self-care, resilience, adaptability, lifelong learning, and commitment to continuous personal and professional growth, maintaining the competence, well-being, and ethical standards required for safe and effective practice.
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PC-9
Digital Health, Technology and Innovation
Effectively and responsibly use digital health technologies, artificial intelligence, health information systems, data, and emerging innovations to support clinical decision-making, education, research, communication, and improvement of healthcare while recognising issues related to safety, privacy, bias, equity, and responsible technology use.
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PC-10
Ethics, Humanism and Social Responsibility
Apply ethical principles, humanistic values, and professional judgement in clinical practice and demonstrate compassion, respect for human dignity, cultural sensitivity, equity, and social responsibility in serving patients, families, communities, and society.
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PC-11
Community-Based Practice and Engagement
Engage with individuals, families, and communities to understand and respond to local health priorities and determinants of health, applying community-based approaches to health promotion, disease prevention, advocacy, and service while partnering with communities to develop culturally responsive and sustainable solutions.
Program Educational Objectives (PObjs)
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Students on completing the MD degree will be able to:
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PObj-1
Biomedical and Clinical Integration
Integrate knowledge from biomedical, clinical, behavioural, social, and population health sciences to explain health and disease and apply this understanding to clinical reasoning and patient care.
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PObj-2
Competent and Safe Patient Care
Demonstrate the clinical knowledge, skills, and judgement required to assess patients, formulate diagnoses, develop management plans, and provide safe, effective, compassionate, and patient-centred care.
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PObj-3
Communication and Therapeutic Relationships
Establish effective therapeutic relationships through clear, empathetic, culturally responsive, and respectful communication with patients, families, communities, and healthcare teams.
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PObj-4
Ethical and Humanistic Practice
Apply ethical principles, professional standards, and humanistic values to clinical decision-making while respecting human dignity, autonomy, confidentiality, diversity, and individual and community values.
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PObj-5
Interprofessional and Collaborative Practice
Collaborate effectively with healthcare professionals, patients, families, learners, and community partners, recognising diverse perspectives and contributions to promote coordinated and high-quality care.
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PObj-6
Systems and Population Health
Analyse social, cultural, economic, environmental, and organisational influences on health and healthcare delivery and apply a systems perspective to improve quality, safety, equity, accessibility, and sustainability.
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PObj-7
Community-Based Practice and Social Accountability
Engage respectfully with communities to identify health priorities and determinants, contribute to health promotion and disease prevention, and support culturally responsive approaches that address health disparities and community needs.
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PObj-8
Evidence, Scholarship and Research
Formulate relevant clinical and health-related questions, critically evaluate scientific literature and evidence, participate in scholarly inquiry, and apply research findings to improve healthcare practice and health outcomes.
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PObj-9
Digital Health, Technology and Innovation
Use digital health technologies, artificial intelligence, health information systems, and data responsibly and effectively to support clinical care, education, research, communication, and innovation while recognising ethical, safety, privacy, and equity implications.
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PObj-10
Reflective and Lifelong Learning
Demonstrate self-directed and lifelong learning by identifying learning needs, responding to feedback, reflecting on performance, and continuously improving knowledge, skills, professional practice, and well-being.
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PObj-11
Leadership, Adaptability and Professional Growth
Demonstrate leadership, resilience, adaptability, accountability, and effective decision-making in changing and complex healthcare environments while maintaining personal well-being and supporting the development of others.
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PObj-12
Sustainable and Equitable Healthcare
Demonstrate commitment to equitable, culturally responsive, socially accountable, and environmentally sustainable healthcare and contribute to solutions that promote the long-term health and well-being of individuals, communities, and society.