Transition to Residency

• Demonstrate effective communication skills in conducting a patient centered interview, including exploring the patient’s illness experience as well as the family and social context.
• Conduct a sensitive, focused physical exam relevant to the patient’s presenting problem.
• The student will develop a differential diagnosis for both obstetrical and gynecological presentations focused on the initial presentation which includes the patient’s medical, surgical and reproductive history and physical examination.
• The student will differentiate emergent and urgent from non-urgent obstetrical and gynecologic presentations.
• Demonstrate an approach to health promotion and disease prevention during patient encounters that reflect best evidence and patient preferences and value.
• Discuss evidence based approaches to patient care and the challenges of applying guidelines to individual patients.
• Interpret laboratory data, imaging studies and other tests required for the area of practice.
• Understand responsibility associated with ordering investigations including resource stewardship and high value care, awareness of range of normal, responsibility to follow-up and review results.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills in documenting clinical encounters, making oral case presentations, prescription writing and making referrals to other care providers through clear, concise, effective communication strategies.
• Demonstrate lifelong learning practices in providing care to patients.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills in documenting clinical encounters, making oral case presentations, prescription writing and making referrals to other care providers through clear, concise, effective communication strategies.
• Know and understand the policies around patient privacy and confidentiality of healthcare information.
• Identify and/or communicate with other health care providers and community programs to support and/or optimize patient care
• Recognize a patient who requires urgent or emergent care and activates an immediate response for assistance.
• Discuss common ethical issues in women’s health through the life cycle including topics such as confidentiality, consent and capacity.
• The student will be able to communicate/obtain an informed consent for a basic, common procedure within women’s health, which includes risks, benefits, and/or alternatives. The student will be able to communicate an expected post-procedure course. The student will be able to discuss adverse events and/or complications with patients/families (under supervision) and document the discussion appropriately in the patient’s chart
• Recognize the limits of one’s own knowledge and seek assistance when required, ensuring patient safety is always respected.
• Understand the roles of and collaborate with, allied health professionals in a patient’s care.