History Taking and Integration Week
Activity
Clinical Skills Sessions
Clinical Skills Sessions
To discuss and to practice history taking and patient-centered communication skills.
Curriculum Block
Medical Foundation 1 / Part 1 / Respirology / Week 1
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Assessments
Objectives Structured Clinical Examination
End-Unit Clinical Skills Assessment
Tags
Basic Sciences
Diagnosis
Curriculum Block
Medical Foundation 1
Part 1
Respirology
Week 1
Curriculum Week
Part 1
Week 4
General MCC Objectives
Communication Skills
History
Physical Examination
McMaster Professional Competency
Clinical Skills
Effective Communication
McMaster Program Competencies
1.1 Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their health through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests.
2.5 Apply principles of socio-behavioural sciences to the provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health, disease, care-seeking, care concordance, care adherence and barriers to and attitudes toward care.
3.1 Solicit and respond to feedback from peers, teachers, supervisors, patients, families, and members of health care teams regarding one’s knowledge, skills, attitudes and professional behaviours
3.2 Integrate feedback, external measures of performance and reflective practices to identify strengths, deficiencies, and limits in one’s knowledge, skills, attitudes and professional behaviours
3.3 Set learning and improvement goals
4.1 Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the public, as appropriate, across a broad range of socioeconomic and sociocultural backgrounds
4.4 Demonstrate insight and understanding about emotions and human responses to emotions that allow one to develop and manage interpersonal interactions, including the ability to manage one’s own interpersonal responses
5.12 Present oneself professionally to patients, families, and members of the health care team
5.2 Demonstrate compassion, integrity, and respect for others
5.4 Demonstrate respect for patient confidentiality, privacy and autonomy
5.9 Maintain appropriate boundaries with patients and other professionals
MeSH
Clinical Competence [I02.399.630.210]
Medical History Taking [E01.370.510]
Physical Examination [E01.370.600]