Medical Knowledge

• Apply principles of the sciences integral to medicine (biomedical, clinical, and cognate) to determine the etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of significant human diseases.
• Demonstrate clinical reasoning to develop and narrow a differential diagnosis by systematically merging clinical information with knowledge of mechanisms and epidemiology of disease.
• Display critical judgment by formulating clinically relevant questions, identifying and appraising salient evidence in a self-directed manner, and combining this knowledge with patient contextual factors, characteristics, and values in medical decision-making.

Interpersonal & Communication Skills

• Communicate effectively and professionally with patients, families, peers, and other healthcare personnel.
• Share knowledge with others in an organized and effective manner.

Patient Care & Procedural Skills

• Conduct and document a situation-appropriate patient history and physical examination.
• Identify and propose an appropriate shared treatment plan for acute and chronic diseases that reflects medical knowledge, patient contextual factors, and the best available evidence.
• Correctly perform basic procedural skills with attention to patient comfort and safety.
• Provide appropriate patient-centered counseling to promote disease prevention and optimize health outcomes.
• Apply principles of integrative medicine, wellness, hospitality, nutrition, and pain management to patient care.

Task-Based Learning & Improvement

• Demonstrate the self-reflection necessary to identify personal strengths and weaknesses in the learning and practice of medicine.
• Address personal weaknesses and continuously work to improve the learning and practice of medicine through personal change and utilization of appropriate educational and other resources.
• Apply an understanding of the scientific method to appraise data, research, and evidence relevant to the effective care of patients.

Professionalism

• Demonstrate professional conduct and accountability in learning and patient care.
• Display respect and empathy for patients as humans and awareness of their diverse and unique qualities.

• Recognize ethical issues that arise in clinical cases and research, apply the principles of medical ethics, and explain ethically justifiable options.

Systems-Based Practice

• Advocate for the improvement of public health outcomes through community engagement and the analysis of social determinants of health and disease.
• Recognize the key elements of the healthcare system in the United States, and describe how these elements interact to impact the delivery of healthcare.