Competency

Objectives

Specific

Educational Experiences

Knowledge/ Skills

Integration/Application

Assessment

Tools

Patient Care

that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health

1. To be able to diagnose and manage the major clinical syndromes in infectious disease both inpatient and outpatient.
2. Learners should be able to examine patients efficiently and accurately
3. Learner should have respect for patient  and primary service preferences

1. Perform ID Consultations

2. Teaching rounds

3. Morning report

4. Take care of HIV & Hepatitis C patients in infectious disease clinic.

1. Monthly rotation evaluation by attending
2. Mini-CEX (ABIM)#
3. Consultation Discussions
4. Documentation Evaluation
5. Communication with the patient and primary service

Medical Knowledge

about established and evolving biomedical, clinical, and cognate (e.g. epidemiological and social-behavioral) sciences and the application of this knowledge to patient care

1. Acquire proper understanding of concepts of antimicrobial therapy and drug resistance.
2. Learn principles of hospital infections and infection control
3. Learn principles of HIV and AIDS.
4. Learn principles of ambulatory infectious diseases and preventive care.

1. Management/Teaching rounds
2. Didactic lectures on antimicrobials and major ID syndromes.
3. ID grand rounds
4. Directed readings

1. Monthly rotation evaluation by attending
2. Case Discussions
3. Directed Readings discussion

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

that result in effective information exchange and teaming with patients, their families, and other health professionals

1. Communicate effectively with primary service
2. Demonstrate effective patient/family interviewing skills
3. Establish excellent relationships with patients/families
4. Able to educate and counsel patient/families
5. Improve listening skills
6. Able to maintain comprehensive, timely, legible medical records

1. Presenting discussions on ID topics assigned.
2. Writing follow-up notes
3. Communication with the Patient and Consulting Service

1. Documentation Evaluation

2. Communication with the patient and primary service

Professionalism

as manifested through a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles, and sensitivity to a diverse patient population

1. Treat patient and families with respect and consideration
2. Treat nursing and other health care professional with respect
3. Understand issues of race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, culture, gender etc. in patients and other health care providers
4. Strive to improve patients’ quality of care
5. Maintain appropriate relations with patients

1. Daily interaction with health care professionals
2. Peer-group discussion
3. Faculty Role modeling

1. Monthly rotation evaluation by attending
2. ABIM Praise Cards and Early warning Cards
3. Mini-CEX (ABIM)#

Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

that involves investigation and evaluation of their own patient care, appraisal and assimilation of scientific evidence, and improvements in patient care

1. Learn and demonstrate knowledge of scientific study design and statistical methods
2. Learn to accept feedback from others
3. Regularly self-assess
4. Use information technology to manage information, access on-line medical information and support their own education on a regular basis
5. Facilitate learning of others

1. Didactic lectures
2. Book: Users’ guides to the Medical Literature (JAMA)
3. Self-directed inquiry
4. Interactive computer programs
5. Deliver the topics assigned at the beginning of rotation.

1. Residents presentation

2.   Case discussions

Systems-Based Practice

as manifested by actions that demonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the larger context and system for health care and the ability to effectively call on system resources to provide care that is of optimal value

1. Practice cost-effective care
2. Learn to minimize patient care errors
3. Understand various types of health insurances and how it impacts patient care in both in-patient/out-patient settings i.e. LOS, UR and prescriptions
4. Advocate for patients within the health care system

1. Interaction with social worker, counselers, outreach person and pharmacist in ID clinic  to facilitate comprehensive care of patients with HIV & Hepatitis C.

1. Monthly rotation evaluation by attending
2. Clinic patient discussions.