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PrintProfessionalism and Role Recognition
Pervasive themes:
Pre-Clerkship
- Values constructs foundational to the practice of medicine and the delivery of health care, including issues related to vulnerable and marginalized populations, and the recognition of cultural diversity using a broad definition and understanding of culture.
- Importance of personal and professional ethics
- Laws, legislations and professional codes relevant to medical practice
- Range and scope of contemporary medical practice and understanding of the role of the physician in emerging health care models
- Organizational structures applied within institutions and agencies accountable for the delivery of health care
- Different models related to team versus hierarchical structures and understanding strategies for successful team functioning
- Skills of negotiation and conflict resolution
Clerkship
- Management of practice environments including charting, public reporting expectations, and malpractice privileges
- Appropriate behaviours, habits and skills required for referral and consultation
- Standards of care, institutional policies and standard operating procedures.