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4.1 Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the public, as appropriate, across a broad range of socioeconomic and sociocultural backgrounds

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Activities

Respiratory Exam
Clinical Skills Practice Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1

Cardiac Exam
Clinical Skills Practice Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1

History Taking and Integration Week
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 1

Vital Signs and General Appearance
Clinical Skills Practice Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 2

Introduction to the Patient-Centred Physical Exam and Vital Signs
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 2

Respiratory Exam: Practice Case – Dyspnea & Wheeze
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 3

Introduction to the Cardiac Examination
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 1

Usha L. MF1 Cardiovascular
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 1

Cardiac Exam: Practice Case - Chest Pain
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 2

Head and Neck Exam: Practice Case - Hearing Loss
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 3

Amanda VP MF1 Cardiovascular
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 4

Head and Neck Exam: Practice Case - Sore Throat
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 4

Respiratory Exam: Practice Case - Dyspnea and Cough
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 4

Ethics - Consent
PC Session

Part 1 / Professional Competencies 1 / Week 2

Ethics - Confidentiality
PC Session

Part 1 / Professional Competencies 1 / Week 4

Communication Skills 1
PC Session

Part 1 / Professional Competencies 1 / Week 5

Anti-Oppressive Practice
PC Session

Part 1 / Professional Competencies 1 / Week 7

Introduction to History Taking
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Introduction to Effective Physician-Patient Communication
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Code Red
Active Large Group Session

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

Renal Examination and Volume Assessment
Clinical Skills Practice Sessions

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Introduction and Overview of Volume Status Exam
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 1

Renal Exam Practice Case - Renal Colic
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Introduction and Overview of the Lymph Node Examination
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 2

Hematological Exam Practice Case - Fatigue
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 4

Peripheral Vascular Exam – Practice Case: Peripheral Vascular Disease
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 5

Introduction to Indigenous People's Health
PC Session

Part 2 / Professional Competencies 2 / Week 4

Narrative in Medicine
PC Session

Part 2 / Professional Competencies 2 / Week 5

Communication Skills 2
PC Session

Part 2 / Professional Competencies 2 / Week 6

Edema
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3

Male Genital Exam (using models)
Clinical Skills Practice Sessions

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

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

Adolescent History Practice Case - Behaviour Concerns
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB)
Active Large Group Session

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

Gynecological / Sexual History
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

JoAnne Wright MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

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

Samira Shah 1 MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

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

Obstetrical History: Practice Case – Intrapartum Care, Labour and Delivery Triage
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Li Chin and Baby Albini MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

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

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

Ethical Issues in Reproductive Health Care
PC Session

Part 3 / Professional Competencies 3 / Week 9

Communication Skills 3
PC Session

Part 3 / Professional Competencies 3 / Week 10

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

Abdominal Exam
Clinical Skills Practice Sessions

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

Introduction and Overview of Abdominal Exam
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Abdominal Exam Practice Case - Abdominal pain
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Abdominal Exam Practice Case - Weight loss or diarrhea.
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

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

Abdominal Exam Practice Case - Jaundice/liver disease.
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Endocrine, Rectal Inguinal Exam
Clinical Skills Practice Sessions

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

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

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 1

Thyroid Exam Practice Case - Thyroid disease
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 2

Adrenal Exam Practice Case - Adrenocortical disorders
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 3

Kate Smith MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 4

Newborn History Practice Case - Failure to thrive
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 4

Substance Use Disorders
Active Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Developmental Disabilities
e-Learning Module

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

MSE part 1: Assessment of mood and anxiety
e-Learning Module

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

Intro to the Mental Status Exam
e-Learning Module

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

Suicide Risk Assessment
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 2

MSE part 3: Assessment of suicide and violence risk
e-Learning Module

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 2

Personality Disorders
Active Large Group Session

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

Assessment of Psychosis & Delirium
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

MSE part 2: Assessment of psychosis
e-Learning Module

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

Form 1 of the Mental Health Act
e-Learning Module

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

Teaching OSCE (Psychology)
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Autism and Attention Deficit Disorder
Active Large Group Session

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

MSK Clinical Skills
Clinical Skills Practice Sessions

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

GALS (Gait, Arms, Legs, Spine)
Watching a Video

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Ryan Smith MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 1

Gayle Parker MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 1

Ronnie Olchuk MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 1

Hip and Knee Pain
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 1

Shoulder and Elbow Pain
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 2

Wrist, Hand and Ankle, Foot Pain
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 3

Jane Young MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 3

Back Pain, GALS Exam
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Neuro Clinical Skills
Clinical Skills Practice Sessions

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Neurology Exam: Practice Case – Altered Level of Consciousness
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Neurology Exam: Practice Cases – Vertigo, Headache
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Communication Skills 4
PC Session

Part 4 / Professional Competencies 4 / Week 5

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

Godlewski Family IF Host Defence and Neoplasia
Tutorial

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

Grace Tran IF Host Defence and Neoplasia
Tutorial

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

Grief
PC Session

Part 5 / Professional Competencies IF / Week 3

Brain Death and Organ Donation
PC Session

Part 5 / Professional Competencies IF / Week 4

Serious Illness Conversations
PC Session

Part 5 / Professional Competencies IF / Week 5

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

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

Anesthesia Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Examination: Trauma and burn
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Emergency Medicine Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Emergency Medicine Triage Shift
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Family Medicine Clinical Placement
Preceptor

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Vulnerable Patients
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Internal Medicine Clinical Exposure
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Internal Medicine 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

Pediatrics Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Psychiatry Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Psychiatric Emergency Service
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Communicate with a patient or family when there is a language or cultural barrier (not necessarily using an interpreter).
Essential Clinical Experience

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Surgery Rotation

Professional Competencies in Surgery
Small Group Session

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Surgery Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Communicate information about diagnosis, prognosis or therapy using lay language.
Essential Clinical Experience

Emergency Medicine Rotation / Pediatrics Rotation / Surgery Rotation / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Orthopedic Surgery Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Medical Subspecialty Selectives
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Medical Subspecialty Selective

Vomiting and Diarrhea
Clinical Skills Sessions

Cardiac theme, review of targeted cardiac exam
Clinical Skills Sessions

Respirology theme, review of targeted respiratory examination
Clinical Skills Sessions

Abdominal theme, review of targeted abdominal exam
Clinical Skills Sessions

Review of diabetic exam
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Assessments

Anesthesia Clerkship Daily Evaluation
Preceptor Evaluation

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Emergency Medicine Daily Evaluation
Preceptor Evaluation

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine 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

Objectives

Conduct an appropriate respiratory history, including medication and occupation history.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the fundamentals of normal cardiac anatomy and physiology along with the key elements of the electrical conduction system. Students will be able to describe the cardiac cycle and electro-mechanical interactions in the normal heart.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Explain a concept effectively in a group setting.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine

Discuss the ethical, moral and psychological implications of a positive prenatal screening test.
General 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 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 explain the mechanisms of labour and normal labour progression as well as describe the factors that affect normal labour.
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

Discuss the prevalence and the impact of abnormal uterine bleeding on women.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students should have an understanding of fat, carbohydrate and protein requirements as well as the processes of digestion, absorption and metabolism of these macronutrients. The relationship between diet and growth and development in early childhood should be summarized.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

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

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 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

Pain or other forms of somatic distress.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Maladaptive behaviours.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Socio-economic situation.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Identify the risk factors for suicide.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Describe how to assess for suicide risk.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Articulate an approach to treating patients and supporting family members with children who have autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit disorder.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe musculoskeletal embryology and normal limb development, and explain the assessment and management of congenital foot abnormalities in children.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this case, students will be able to describe spinal deformities and their implications in children.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the assessment and management of fractures in children.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to explain key concepts in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA).
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Demonstrate how to develop with patients, families, and other professionals a common understanding on issues and a shared plan of care, as defined by the Kalamazoo Consensus Statements. (CanMEDS 2015).
General Objectives

Professional Competencies 4

Upon completion of this problem, the student should be able to describe how tobacco and radiation exposure can result in carcinogenesis. Students should be able to describe the value of identifying occupational exposures to carcinogens at the individual, workplace, and community levels.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Illustrate how being a good communicator is a core clinical skill for physicians, and how effective physician-patient communication can foster patient satisfaction, physician satisfaction, adherence and improved clinical outcomes (CanMEDS 2015).
General Objectives

Professional Competencies 1 / Professional Competencies 3 / Professional Competencies IF

Demonstrate how to perform the basic communication and interpersonal skills that are required to accomplish each of the specific and discrete tasks defined in the Kalamazoo Consensus Statements. (1999, 2002).
General Objectives

Professional Competencies 1 / Professional Competencies 3 / Professional Competencies IF

Demonstrate the specific skills for interacting with and responding to patients who present moderate communication challenges (anger; anxiety; values different from the students’ own).
General Objectives

Professional Competencies IF

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

To perform a history of gynaecologic problems presenting to the emergency room.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship

Describe the role of the preoperative anesthetic assessment with regards to optimizing patient risk.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Practice effective communication including the use of empathy, non-verbal communication and respectful counseling with patients and their families.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Provide clear discharge instructions for patients, including return to care instructions and ensure appropriate follow-up care.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Validate and obtain historical information from other relevant informants (eg. partner, caregiver, Community Care Access Centre, family physician) where indicated.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Collect accurate information regarding function in basic and instrumental activities of daily living.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

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

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Perform patient interview in a patient centered manner, using verbal and non-verbal means to create an empathetic and respectful environment for a variety of patients (including the frail elderly).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Take a history from a geriatric patient with special emphasis on physical and mental functioning.
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

Participate (with guidance and supervision) in breaking bad news to patients.
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

Describe the anesthetic management of the patient undergoing Cesarean section
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To perform a comprehensive obstetrical and gynaecological history.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology 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 identify and demonstrate the management of abnormal labour.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To select appropriate intrapartum analgesia and anaesthesia.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To perform a complete obstetrical physical examination.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To perform a complete gynecologic examination.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To perform a physical examination on a labouring patient.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To demonstrate proficiency in intrapartum cervical assessment to assess labour progress.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To perform a physical examination on a gynaecological patient presenting for emergency care.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To demonstrate communication skills appropriate to the sensitive and personal nature of the specialty.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To develop communication skills that encourages a positive experience during pregnancy and delivery for the patient and her family.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To recognize the personal nature of the interactions with both obstetrical and gynaecologic patients.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Demonstrate communication skills that convey respect, integrity, flexibility, sensitivity, empathy, and compassion.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Communicate using open-ended inquiry, listening attentively and verifying for mutual understanding.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics 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

Communicate with a patient or family when there is a language or cultural barrier (not necessarily using an interpreter).
Essential Clinical Experience

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Surgery Rotation

Communicate information about diagnosis, prognosis or therapy using lay language.
Essential Clinical Experience

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Pediatrics Rotation / Surgery Rotation / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

For the following disorders the student will interpret the information provided and synthesize an appropriate basic management plan including:
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Engagement and communication with a patient
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Subspecialty Selective

Communicate effectively with patients and families as appropriate, across a broad range of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Subspecialty Selective

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.
Clerkship Objectives

Family Medicine TTR / Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Conduct an effective patient interview to elicit appropriate information in patients presenting with the required presentations/conditions listed in the priority topics below.
Clerkship Objectives

Internal Medicine TTR / Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Demonstrate timely and effective communication with patients, caregivers, and community care teams including primary care physicians.
Clerkship Objectives

Internal Medicine TTR / Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Participate in discussions (with guidance and supervision) about the basic issues regarding advanced directives and/or end-of-life care with patients and their caregivers.
Clerkship Objectives

Internal Medicine TTR / Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

The student is able to demonstrate proficiency in acquiring a complete and accurate paediatric history with consideration of the child’s age, development, and the family’s cultural, socioeconomic and educational background.
Clerkship Objectives

Pediatrics TTR / Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Demonstrate a patient-centred and family-centred approach to communication which requires involving the family and patient in shared decision making, and involves gathering information about the patients’ and families’ beliefs, concerns, expectations and illness experience.
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

Interact with patient in order to gain his & her confidence and cooperation, to assure comfort and modesty, and to develop an understanding of age, race, culture & SES on the patient's health.
Clerkship Objectives

Surgery TTR / Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Identify, reflect on, and discuss with peers a “Procomp Moment” during your surgical clerkship that involved communication, consent, adverse event, professional behavior, personal health, or medical student role in the hierarchy.
Clerkship Objectives

Surgery TTR / Clerkship / Surgery Rotation / Transition to Residency

Demonstrate how to communicate about medicine and science in a variety of contexts and appropriately for the given audience, setting, and information being presented.
General Objectives

Enhance communication skills and awareness in pain assessments with Indigenous patients and their families.
Activity Objectives

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McMaster Program Competencies

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4. Interpersonal and Communication Skills: Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in the effective exchange of information and collaboration with patients, their families, and health professionals.

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