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McMaster Program Competencies

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.

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Activities

History Taking and Integration Week
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 1

Amanda VP MF1 Cardiovascular
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 4

History of Medicine
PC Session

Part 1 / Professional Competencies 1 / Week 3

Anti-Oppressive Practice
PC Session

Part 1 / Professional Competencies 1 / Week 7

Trauma Informed Care
PC Session

Part 1 / Professional Competencies 1 / Week 8

Decolonization of Anatomy
Active Large Group Session

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine / Week 1

Edwin McKenzie MF1 Respirology
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine / Week 2

Code Red
Active Large Group Session

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine / Week 3

Nancy Jones MF2 Renal
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 3

Renal Exam Practice Case - Hematuria
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Hematology / Week 1 / Week 4

Epistemology
PC Session

Part 2 / Professional Competencies 2 / Week 2

Introduction to Indigenous People's Health
PC Session

Part 2 / Professional Competencies 2 / Week 4

Shalini Mehta MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 1

Manuel Pereira MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 1

Susan Weiss MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 1

Rachel Kowalski MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 2

Rosemary and Tony MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 3

JoAnne Wright MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 3

Savita Singh MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 4

Li Chin and Baby Albini MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 4

Anti-Black Racism and Black Exclusion in Medicine
PC Session

Part 3 / Professional Competencies 3 / Week 4

Introduction to Population Health
PC Session

Part 3 / Professional Competencies 3 / Week 5

Using Evidence-Based Medicine at Point of Care Part 2
PC Session

Part 3 / Professional Competencies 3 / Week 6

LGBTQ2S Health
PC Session

Part 3 / Professional Competencies 3 / Week 7

Poverty and Health
PC Session

Part 3 / Professional Competencies 3 / Week 8

Culture and Health: Newcomers to Canada
PC Session

Part 3 / Professional Competencies 3 / Week 11

Ask Me Anything: Concepts, Tools and Key Issues for Nutrition and Health
Large Group Session

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Hannah Rosen Part 1 MF3 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 1

Ted Mitchell MF3 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

Mike Bayuk MF3 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

Lauren Bick MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 4

Amanda Porter MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 4

Growth: Hormonal Considerations
Active Large Group Session

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Stephen Golding MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 1

Susanna Green Part 1 MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 1

Diabetes Exam: Practice Case – A Patient with Diabetes
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 1

Adam Pajek MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 2

Calvin Shin MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 2

Michel Dupois MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 3

Julian Knight MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 3

Riley Walker MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 3

Chantal Landry and Keanu Clarke MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 4

Kate Smith MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 4

Lan Chen MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 1

Social determinants of child mental health
e-Learning Module

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 1

Introduction to Psychiatry
Active Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 1

Beau Chandler MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 3

Malcolm Lowry MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 3

Shelley Williams MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 4

Jake Gamble MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 4

Health Inequities: Early Childhood Development
PC Session

Part 4 / Professional Competencies 4 / Week 1

Gender in Medicine
PC Session

Part 4 / Professional Competencies 4 / Week 2

HEART
PC Session

Part 4 / Professional Competencies 4 / Week 3

Medical Colonialism and Access to Healthcare for Indigenous People
PC Session

Part 4 / Week 6

Ethical Issues in End-of-Life Care
PC Session

Part 4 / Professional Competencies 4 / Week 7

Developmental Disabilities
PC Session

Part 4 / Professional Competencies 4 / Week 9

Arielle D
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation

Yaser Kallas IF Host Defence and Neoplasia
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 1

P.J. Peters (Part 1) IF Host Defence and Neoplasia
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 2

P.J. Peters (Part 2) IF Host Defence and Neoplasia
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 2

Godlewski Family IF Host Defence and Neoplasia
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 3

Occupational Medicine
Active Large Group Session

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 4

End-of-Life Care
Active Large Group Session

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 4

Grief
PC Session

Part 5 / Professional Competencies IF / Week 3

Brain Death and Organ Donation
PC Session

Part 5 / Professional Competencies IF / Week 4

Addictions
PC Session

Part 5 / Professional Competencies IF / Week 6

Recognizing and Responding to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
PC Session

Part 5 / Professional Competencies IF / Week 7

Caring for an Aging Population
PC Session

Part 5 / Professional Competencies IF / Week 9

McFadden Family IF Maternal and Child Health Risks
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 1

Adrian Scholtz Part 2
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 4

Joe and Maria Russo IF Age-Related Health Care
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 3

Anishinaabe
Active Large Group Session

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Henry Baker IF Chronicity and Complexity
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity / Week 1

Susanna Green Part 2 IF Chronicity and Complexity
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity / Week 3

Myles Downie IF Chronicity and Complexity
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity / Week 4

Accessing Community Resources
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Vulnerable Patients
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Clinical Clerk Internal Medicine Tutorials
Tutorial

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Internal Medicine Clinical Exposure
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Patient safety and risk management in obstetrics and gynecology
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Domestic Violence and Female Adult Sexual Assault
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation (Hospital)
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation (Ambulatory)
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Eating Disorders and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Tutorial

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Participate in a discussion about the relationship between health and social factors such as income, housing, gender, race, or disability.
Essential Clinical Experience

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation / Psychiatry Rotation

Participate in a discussion regarding the impact of stigma upon patients with mental illness.
Essential Clinical Experience

Psychiatry Rotation

Trauma and Addictions
Tutorial

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Geriatric and Medical Psychiatry
Tutorial

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Psychiatry Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Psychiatric Emergency Service
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Inguinal/Scrotal complaints
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Orthopedic Surgery Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Medical Subspecialty Selectives
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Medical Subspecialty Selective

Psychotherapy
Tutorial

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation / Transition to Residency

TTR Psychiatry Rotation Portfolio
Self-Directed Study

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Transition to Residency

Indigenous Populations and Patients, Consideration in Anesthesia
e-Learning Module

Assessments

Personal Progress Index 1
Personal Progress Index (PPI)

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1

MF1 CAE 3
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 4

MF1 CAE 2
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 4

End of MF 1
PC Integrative Exercise

Part 1 / Professional Competencies 1

MF1 CAE 1
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine / Week 3

MF2 CAE 1
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 3

MF2 CAE 2
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 5

MF 2 Reflection
PC Reflective Physician Portfolio

Part 2 / Professional Competencies 2

Medical Foundation 3
Mid-Unit Tutorial Assessment

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3

Personal Progress Index 2
Personal Progress Index (PPI)

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3

MF3 CAE 3
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 4

MF 3
PC Integrative Exercise

Part 3 / Professional Competencies 3 / Week 5

MF 3 Reflection
PC Reflective Physician Portfolio

Part 3 / Professional Competencies 3 / Week 9

MF 3 CAE 1
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 4

MF3 CAE 2
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 4

OSCE #1
Objectives Structured Clinical Examination

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4

MF4 MSK CAE
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 4

Neurology Week 1
Mini Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Neurology Week 2
Mini Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Neurology Week 3
Mini Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 3

Neurology Week 4
Mini Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 4

Integration Foundation (IF)
PC Integrative Exercise

Part 4 / Professional Competencies 4 / Week 7

IF Reflection
PC Reflective Physician Portfolio

Part 4 / Professional Competencies 4 / Week 12

OSCE #2
Objectives Structured Clinical Examination

Part 5 / Integration Foundation

Personal Progress Index 4
Personal Progress Index (PPI)

Part 5 / Integration Foundation

Personal Progress Index 3
Personal Progress Index (PPI)

Part 5 / Integration Foundation

IF CAE 1
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 4

MF 4 Reflection
PC Reflective Physician Portfolio

Part 5 / Professional Competencies IF / Week 9

IF CAE 3
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 3

IF CAE 2
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity / Week 4

Personal Progress Index 5
Personal Progress Index (PPI)

Clerkship

Personal Progress Index 6
Personal Progress Index (PPI)

Clerkship

Personal Progress Index 7
Personal Progress Index (PPI)

Clerkship

Personal Progress Index 8
Personal Progress Index (PPI)

Clerkship

Accessing Community Resources
Final Rotation Assessment

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Family Medicine Clerkship
Clerkship Key Feature Exam

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Family Medicine Clerkship
Final Rotation Assessment

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Logbook/Portfolio

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Psychiatry Clerkship Clinical Placement
Preceptor Evaluation

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Psychiatric Emergency Service
Preceptor Evaluation

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Medical Subspecialty Selectives
Final Rotation Assessment

Clerkship / Medical Subspecialty Selective

OSCE #3
Objectives Structured Clinical Examination

Post-clerkship / Concept Integration and Review / Week 6

Objectives

Develop an approach to management of respiratory diseases: medications (including oxygen), behavioural modifications and population measures for prevention.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Recognize the factors that promote coronary atherosclerosis ("risk factors").
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Develop a mechanism-based approach to the management of coronary artery disease.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Explain the concept of secondary prevention as it pertains to coronary artery disease.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Develop a mechanism-based approach to management of cardiovascular diseases: medications, behavioural modifications and population measures for prevention.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Describe the biopsychosocial model of pain.
Activity Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Discuss the historical and contemporary events and the systemic factors influencing current practices and issues regarding Indigenous Health and anti-Indigenous racism, all of which impact current and future practitioners, individuals, and communities.
General Objectives

Professional Competencies 1

Explain what the “Social Determinants of Health” are and how they affect the health of patients and communities.
Activity Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine

Describe how patients living in poverty face unique challenges in accessing health care services.
Activity Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine

List three health indicators that vary significantly between neighbourhoods in Hamilton.
Activity Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine

List three barriers in our society that may impede reduction or elimination of social inequity and its effects on health.
Activity Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine

Explore how personal experiences and cultural practices can impact the relevance of anatomy as a physician and a patient.
Activity Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine

Justify how knowledge from the social sciences and humanities contributes to medical practice.
General Objectives

Professional Competencies 1 / Professional Competencies 2

Analyze the influence of gender on health concerns and health care provision.
General Objectives

Professional Competencies 2

Discuss the ethical, moral and psychological implications of a positive prenatal screening test.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Recognize the impact of menopause on quality of life.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to define metabolic syndrome and examine the consequences of insulin resistance including polycystic ovarian syndrome. Students will also be able to explain the effect of hyperinsulinemia and hyperandrogenism on female sexual function.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to explain the mechanisms that regulate puberty and explain the etiology of precocious puberty.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to define infertility, to discuss its underlying causes and to describe a basic diagnostic approach to its evaluation. The student should be able to describe the psychological and sexual impacts of infertility.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students will have developed an approach to the investigation of male infertility, will understand meiosis and will appreciate the difference between meiosis and mitosis.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the role of the X chromosome in ovarian function.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to explain the physiologic changes that occur during the menopause transition and list the causes of postmenopausal bleeding.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to define conception, normal and abnormal implantation and early pregnancy failure. Students will also review available options for contraception and their mechanisms of action and efficacy.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students will recognize prenatal screening and diagnosis in reproduction.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students should have explored teratogenicity in pregnancy using warfarin and low molecular weight heparin as examples.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the process of lactation and discuss the advantages and barriers to breastfeeding. Students will also be able to explain how disruptions in the normal flora can lead to Candidal infection.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Demonstrate skills for critical intersectional analysis.
General Objectives

Professional Competencies 1 / Professional Competencies 3

Identify opportunities to educate and reflect on events of Indigenous self-determination, cultural preservation and growth to foster allyship in Indigenous Healthcare and community settings.
General Objectives

Professional Competencies 3

Upon completion of this case, students will be able to describe the normal structure and function of the liver, as well as changes to structure and function present in pathological states.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the approach to a patient presenting with acute abdominal pain, describe the basic anatomy and physiology of the pancreas and examine the pathophysiology of acute and chronic pancreatitis.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Explore the role and safety of dietary supplements, and the application and regulation of health claims on food and supplement labels in relation to specific diseases.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe the role of foods and nutrients in the prevention and management of chronic disease, with a focus on type 2 diabetes, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and some cancers.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Upon completion of this problem, students are expected to describe the key developmental milestones of the peri-pubertal stage and the nutritional requirements of the adolescent and the impact of extreme lifestyle behaviours on growth and nutritional health of adolescents. Students will describe common presentations of eating disorders.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the role of insulin in lipid, carbohydrate and protein metabolism in normal homeostasis and and appreciate the consequences of the pathophysiological condition of absolute insulin deficiency.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will explain how a genetic defect can disturb normal lipoprotein metabolism and increase risk of cardiovascular disease.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will describe the role of thyroid hormones in energy metabolism.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will identify genetic and environmental risk factors for childhood obesity and discuss prevention and treatment strategies at the individual and population level.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will outline the key hormones and organs or tissues involved in calcium homeostasis, as well as the causes and consequences of hypercalcemia. Students will also be able to describe the histological structure of bone, the physiology of bone formation and remodeling and the pathophysiology of osteoporosis.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe normal pituitary structure and function and compare with the pathologic state of growth hormone excess.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the production of steroid hormones and to interpret the implications of steroidogenic enzyme deficiencies on embryologic development and postnatal health. Students will also have reviewed the inheritance of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, discussed related genetic counselling, and considered a patient-centered approach to caring for intersex patients.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Describe the different factors that affect prenatal and postnatal growth in children.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Identify etiological factors relevant to the understanding of individual cases including consideration of the following:
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the concept and importance of normal parent-child attachment.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the stress-diathesis model of depression, under which depression is understood as a natural consequence of sustained stress, marked by disordered vegetative, cognitive and mood functions.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Theme 3: The relevance of past/early experiences to mental health and illness and development
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Upon completion of this problem, students should understand the medical and social consequences of alcohol-related disorders including alcohol use disorder, alcohol intoxication, alcohol withdrawal, other alcohol-induced disorders and unspecified alcohol-related disorder (DSM-5), the neurological underpinnings of substance use disorders and the identification and treatment of alcohol withdrawal.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Compare and contrast the features of psychosis and delirium.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Describe the biology of psychosis.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Describe the determinants of health in psychotic disorders.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Compare the epidemiology of mental disorders to other medical conditions and recognize the impact on disability and quality of life across the lifespan.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Describe common metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis and its important societal implications.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Differentiate between the role of opioid use in acute pain versus chronic pain and discuss the efficacy, limitations and adverse consequences.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe a basic approach to low back pain and identify its common causes and its investigation and management.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Summarize different “ways of knowing” about the body and how these ways affect the clinical encounter.
General Objectives

Professional Competencies 1 / Professional Competencies 3 / Professional Competencies 4

Assess the use of narrative in the process of meaning-making, both for patients and for clinicians.
General Objectives

Professional Competencies 4

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe how long-term immunosuppression can result in opportunistic infection and increase the risk of developing malignancy.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Describe how occupation plays an important role in the health of patients.
Activity Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Recognize some of the most common occupational issues affecting people in our society.
Activity Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Explain that occupational factors affect a wide breadth of systems, including respiratory (fibrotic lung disease, asthma, cancer), musculoskeletal, neurological (neuropathy, hearing loss), and psychiatric (stress).
Activity Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Identify psychosocial and spiritual needs of the dying patient and family, including grief and bereavement.
Activity Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Develop the attitude and skills for responding to patients with cultural humility.
General Objectives

Professional Competencies IF

Identify the diverse factors (ie. sociocultural, psychological, institutional, economic, occupational, environmental, technological, legal, political and spiritual) that contribute to the systemic marginalization of vulnerable populations and impact health and health care delivery.
General Objectives

Professional Competencies 2 / Professional Competencies IF

Demonstrate an awareness of key health challenges faced by immigrants and refugees.
General Objectives

Professional Competencies IF

Illustrate the difference between disease and illness, and plan an approach to understanding the patient’s illness experience.
General Objectives

Professional Competencies 1 / Professional Competencies IF

Analyze and critically reflect on how the impact of physician power and privilege may contribute to disparities through biased care.
General Objectives

Professional Competencies 3 / Professional Competencies IF / Professional Competencies 4

Recommend responses to key social and cultural factors that lead to poor health outcomes for individuals, families, and communities.
General Objectives

Professional Competencies 1 / Professional Competencies 3 / Professional Competencies IF / Professional Competencies 4

Plan socially-just courses of action in order to respond to the diverse factors that intersect and overlap to influence the health of the individuals, families and communities.
General Objectives

Professional Competencies 3 / Professional Competencies IF / Professional Competencies 4

Identify and describe the risks of intimate partner violence, and the obligations of the healthcare team in assessment and management of a family at risk.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Identify some of the main risks for child maltreatment and explain when to involve child protection professionals.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Explain the impact of adverse childhood experiences on lifelong health and opportunity and discuss strategies to mitigate the impact of such adverse experiences.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Describe the significance and frequency of caregiver fatigue, and strategies employed to address it.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Explain the legal obligations of physicians to report concerns regarding driving safety, with a focus on the importance of cognition.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Explain how the concept of frailty impacts decision-making, goals of care, and care recommendations in older adults.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Describe protective factors and coping strategies which enable older adults to thrive despite complexity and multi-morbidity.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Review concerns with application of bias and stereotyping statements in clinical practices.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to demonstrate the integration of cardiac, respiratory, hematology and renal core concepts in critical management of a patient with complex sepsis including ethical issues with social issues and chronic drug use.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 4

Upon completion of this problem, the student should be able to describe chronic pain in a biopsychosocial framework which recognizes nociceptive, neuropathic, cognitive-perceptual, brain and behaviour and socio-environmental factors.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Describe the prevalence of chronic disease in Canada and factors which contribute to it.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Describe diagnosis and treatment considerations for common chronic diseases.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Recognize how an interdisciplinary team can help manage a patient with complex chronic disease.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Identify a patient centered approach to care for individuals with chronic illnesses.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Increased awareness of events surrounding legal and governmental limitations of Indigenous People of Canada.
Activity Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Identification of myths and stereotypes of Indigenous people and their history.
Activity Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Self awareness and reflection of learners regarding the limitations of previous educational experiences and teachings regarding Indigenous culture and history.
Activity Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Increased awareness of different subgroups of Indigenous People including cultural practices and communication styles.
Activity Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Increase awareness of the need to support alternative pain scale assessment tools.
Activity Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Chest pain
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Shortness of breath
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Abdominal pain
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Headache
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Abnormal behavior (psychosis, delirium, intoxication, violence).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Minor trauma / MSK injuries (including fracture / dislocation/ sprain). Explain the ABCDE approach to major and minor trauma, identify resuscitative priorities and recognize injuries which require acute management.
Clerkship Objectives

Emergency Medicine Rotation

Dizziness / vertigo
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Poisoning
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Shock - Recognize shock and predict underlying etiology (distributive, cardiogenic, hypovolemic, obstructive).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Anaphylaxis / severe allergic reaction
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Altered level of consciousness - including the recognition and management of acute stroke
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Seizure
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Cardiorespiratory arrest
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Head injury - minor
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Fever
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Cardiac dysrhythmias. Synthesize ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) algorithms, recognize unstable ACLS states and use ACLS algorithms to guide treatment.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Vaginal bleeding - pregnant
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Burns - minor / major
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Urinary symptoms
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Neck and back pain
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Eye pain (including red eye)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Demonstrate an awareness of the underlying psychosocial and socioeconomic problems that may precipitate an ED visit.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

An understanding of the broad scope of family medicine
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Awareness of Poverty Tool and application to patient's health.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Participate in a care plan discussion with a patient understanding the role of shared-decision making.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Assess a patient’s competence to make decisions regarding therapy.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Consider legal and/or ethical issues as well as psychosocial aspects in deciding on an appropriate treatment.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Understand responsibility associated with treatment strategies: cost, ensuring the patient understands and is able to adhere to the treatment plan.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Adjust therapeutic plans appropriately when required (i.e., when new diagnostic information is available; when there is a change in patient preference or goals of care).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Understand the symptoms sometimes seen during end-of-life care and the basic principles of their management (e.g., pain, dyspnea, nausea and vomiting, anorexia, fatigue, depression, delirium, constipation).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Demonstrate an appreciation of patient values when communicating with patients in order to understand their goals of care.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

To describe and perform normal prenatal care for an uncomplicated pregnancy.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To develop the skills to perform an appropriate sexual health history procedures.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To describe the relationship between psychologic issues and obstetric and gynecologic events.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To describe the approach to the management of patients presenting with a history of domestic violence.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To recognize how age, race, culture and socioeconomic status impact on obstetric and Gynaecologic health.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Adolescent Health Issues: Disordered eating, Psychosocial history (HEADDSS), Pubertal development, Sexual health, Sexually transmitted infections, Substance use and abuse
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Development / Behavioural / Learning Problems: Attention deficient disorders, Autism spectrum disorder, Cerebral palsy, Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, Global delay, Gross motor delay, Learning disability, Speech / language delay
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Well Child Care (newborn, infant, child) : Anticipatory guidance, Circumcision, Crying / colic, Dental health, Discipline / Parenting, Growth – Head circumference, Height, Weight, Body mass index, Health active living, Hearing, Hypertension, Immunizations Injury prevention, Normal development, Nutrition & Feeding, Sleep issues, Social-economic / cultural / home / environment, Sudden infant death syndrome
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Identify emerging and ongoing issues for paediatric patients who are potentially vulnerable or marginalised including: First Nations Peoples, new immigrants, disabled children, children living in poverty, and children with mental health, sexual orientation, or gender identity concerns.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Identify determinants of health for paediatric populations and the physician’s role and points of influence in these issues.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Participate in a discussion about the relationship between health and social factors such as income, housing, gender, race, or disability.
Essential Clinical Experience

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation / Psychiatry Rotation

Participate in a discussion regarding the impact of stigma upon patients with mental illness.
Essential Clinical Experience

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Conduct a general interview: learn specific skills that convey empathy. Take a psychiatric history in an empathic manner that enables the assessment of relevant psychological, medical and social factors. Adapt their interview techniques to deal with common sorts of "special" situations/patients (e.g., children, the elderly, those who don't speak English, those with communication or cognitive problems, use of interpreters, family members for collateral, etc.). Adapt their interview techniques to deal with common sorts of "challenging" styles (e.g., silent, over-talkative, angry, seductive, suspicious, passive, dependent, defensive, evasive patients, or those who deny they need help).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Perform a mental status examination of a patient with psychiatric illness.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Assess (including relevant physical exam) and manage substance use.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Assess self-care.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Assess capacity.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Assess a sexual and trauma history.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Assess sleep history and provide counselling.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Assessment of cognitive deficits (and use of screening instruments e.g. MMSE, MOCA, etc.).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Assess and manage acute psychosis.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

The student will build on their basic science, physiology, and clinical examination skills as it pertains to the structure and function the bones, joints, muscle, and connective tissues.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Understand new history and physical examination techniques to formulate a differential diagnosis.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Understand the judicious use of laboratory, radiographic, and other investigations to rule in and rule out each diagnosis.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Interpret the information provided and synthesize an appropriate basic management plan including:
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

The student will learn the relevant surgical anatomy for a variety of musculoskeletal conditions.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

The student will differentiate physiologic from pathological growth.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

The student will identify the major sensory and motor nerves in the extremity and apply this knowledge to examination of the extremities.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

The student will recognize the importance of compound fractures and their management.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Learn how to apply principles of social-behavioral sciences to provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health, disease, care-seeking, care compliance, and barriers to and attitudes toward care.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Subspecialty Selective

Demonstrate an approach to health promotion and disease prevention during patient encounters that reflect best evidence and patient preferences and values.
Clerkship Objectives

Family Medicine TTR / Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Develop a management plan including: Pharmacologic treatment and non-pharmacologic treatment.
Clerkship Objectives

Internal Medicine TTR / Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Demonstrate physical examination skills that reflect consideration of the clinical presentation as well as the comfort, age, development, and cultural context of the infant, child, or adolescent.
Clerkship Objectives

Pediatrics TTR / Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Conduct a suicide risk assessment and management.
Clerkship Objectives

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Assess and manage violence/agitation/homicidality
Clerkship Objectives

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Assess and manage other psychiatric emergencies/crises and acute presentations: toxidromes and withdrawal; overdoses: (e.g. TCA, acetaminophen); severe drug reactions: NMS, sertonin syndrome, dystonia; medical conditions with possible psychiatric presentation (e.g. catatonia, delirium)
Clerkship Objectives

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

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.
Clerkship Objectives

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Assess the appropriate use of psychotherapy
Clerkship Objectives

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Overview of psychotherapy (indications, efficacy, impact, types, etc.). Use of motivational interviewing across disciplines.
Clerkship Objectives

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Recommend medication management, monitoring and counselling, including: Classes of psychiatric medications and their indications. Medication counselling: indications, choice, side effects, etc. Pre-medication work-up. Medication monitoring and work-up. Side effects (blood tests and physical e.g. AIMS). Metabolic syndromes and monitoring. Special populations (pediatric, geriatric, pregnancy). Acute syndromes/reactions (NMS, dystonia, serotonin syndrome, toxicity).
Clerkship Objectives

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Knowledge of the determinants of health and outcomes in mental illness (e.g. poverty, immigration, cultural factors).
Clerkship Objectives

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

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.
Clerkship Objectives

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2. Knowledge for Practice: Demonstrate knowledge of biomedical, clinical, epidemiological and socio-behavioural sciences, and apply this knowledge to patient care.

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