Junior Medical Student Education Objectives

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Third Year Internal Medicine Clerkship Objectives

At the conclusion of this roation, the student will be able to:

• Gather Patient History and Perform Physical Examinations

  Objective:
  Gather a history and perform a physical examination incorporating ethical, social and diversity perspectives to provide culturally competent health care.

  • EPA: EPA 1
  • Educational Methods: Clinical Experience – Inpatient
  • Assessment Methods:
    • Clinical Documentation Review
    • Participation
• Develop a Differential Diagnosis

  Objective:
  Prioritize a differential diagnosis following a clinical encounter for common conditions seen in Internal Medicine.

  • EPA: EPA 2
  • Educational Methods: Clinical Experience – Inpatient
  • Assessment Methods:
    • Clinical Documentation Review
    • Institutionally Developed Written Exam
    • Nationally Normed Subject Exam
• Recommend and Interpret Diagnostic Tests

  Objective:
  Recommend and interpret common diagnostic and screening tests for conditions frequently seen in Internal Medicine.

  • EPA: EPA 3
  • Educational Methods:
    • Clinical Experience – Inpatient
    • Conference
  • Assessment Methods:
    • Clinical Documentation Review
    • Institutionally Developed Written Exam
    • Nationally Normed Subject Exam
• Document and Discuss Orders

  Objective:
  Document and discuss orders for common conditions seen in Internal Medicine.

  • EPA: EPA 4
  • Educational Methods: Clinical Experience – Inpatient
  • Assessment Methods:
    • Clinical Documentation Review
• Write Prescriptions Safely

  Objective:
  Appropriately write prescriptions by recognizing and avoiding errors, utilizing information resources to place the correct order or prescription and maximize therapeutic benefit and patient safety.

  • EPA: EPA 4
  • Educational Methods: Clinical Experience – Inpatient
  • Assessment Methods:
    • Clinical Documentation Review
• Document Clinical Encounters

  Objective:
  Document a clinical encounter in the patient record using an electronic or written format.

  • EPA: EPA 5
  • Educational Methods: Clinical Experience – Inpatient
  • Assessment Methods:
    • Clinical Documentation Review
• Deliver Oral Presentations

  Objective:
  Provide an accurate and concise oral presentation of a clinical encounter in the inpatient setting.

  • EPA: EPA 6
  • Educational Methods: Clinical Experience – Inpatient
  • Assessment Methods:
    • Oral Patient Presentation
• Apply Evidence-Based Medicine

  Objective:
  Form clinical questions and retrieve evidence to advance patient care.

  • EPA: EPA 7
  • Educational Methods:
    • Clinical Experience – Inpatient
    • Self-Directed Learning
  • Assessment Methods:
    • Clinical Documentation Review
    • Oral Patient Presentation
• Transition Patient Care

  Objective:
  Give or receive a patient handover to transition care responsibility in the inpatient setting.

  • EPA: EPA 8
  • Educational Methods: Clinical Experience – Inpatient
  • Assessment Methods:
    • Participation
• Collaborate with Interprofessional Teams

  Objective:
  Demonstrate the ability to collaborate as a member of an interprofessional team in the inpatient setting.

  • EPA: EPA 9
  • Educational Methods: Clinical Experience – Inpatient
  • Assessment Methods:
    • Participation
• Recognize Urgent and Emergent Care Needs

  Objective:
  Recognize a patient requiring urgent or emergent care.

  • EPA: EPA 10
  • Educational Methods:
    • Clinical Experience – Inpatient
    • Conference
  • Assessment Methods:
    • Participation
    • Nationally Normed Subject Exam
• Demonstrate Informed Consent Knowledge

  Objective:
  Demonstrate knowledge of the elements necessary for informed consent for tests and procedures and their impact on patients and families.

  • EPA: EPA 11
  • Educational Methods: Clinical Experience – Inpatient
  • Assessment Methods:
    • Participation
    • Nationally Normed Subject Exam
• Perform Required Procedures

  Objective:
  Perform required clerkship and College of Medicine procedures under direct supervision.

  • EPA: EPA 12
  • Educational Methods:
    • Demonstration
    • Preceptorship
  • Assessment Methods:
    • Participation
    • Clinical Performance Checklist
• Demonstrate System-Based Practice

  Objective:
  Demonstrate an understanding of system-based practice and the student’s role in patient safety and continuous quality improvement.

  • EPA: EPA 13
  • Educational Methods: Clinical Experience – Inpatient
  • Assessment Methods:
    • Participation
    • Nationally Normed Subject Exam