Curriculum Objective
Objective
Clerkship Objectives
Clerkship Objectives
Propose a preliminary understanding of a patient in a biopsychosocial model including being able to: reach reasonable hypotheses about a patient's pre-morbid personality, coping styles, and their link to the present predicament. Specify relevant medical considerations, including substance and medication misuse. Recognize relevant environmental and social stresses. Describe the level of everyday functioning and realistic goals for improvement.
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McMaster Program Competencies
1.2 Organize and prioritize responsibilities to provide care that is safe, effective, and efficient
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
1.4 Make informed decision about diagnostic and therapeutic interventions based on patient information and preferences, up-to-date scientific evidence, and clinical judgment
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.
