Patient Care: Residents are expected to provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, treatment of disease and at the end of life.

Do you feel your residency training adequately prepared you to…..

• Gather accurate, essential information from all sources, including medical interviews, physical examinations, medical records and diagnostic/therapeutic procedures

• Make informed recommendations about preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic options and interventions that are based on clinical judgement, scientific evidence, and patient preference

• Develop, negotiate and implement effective patient management plans and integration of patient care

• Perform competently the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures considered essential to the practice of internal medicine

Medical Knowledge: Residents are expected to demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical and social sciences, and the application of their knowledge to patient care and the education of others.

Do you feel your residency training adequately prepared you to…..

• Apply an open-minded, analytical approach to acquiring new knowledge

• Access and critically evaluate current medical information and scientific evidence

• Develop clinically applicable knowledge of the basic and clinical sciences that underlie the practice of internal medicine

• Apply this knowledge to clinical problem-solving, clinical decision-making, and critical thinking

Practice-Based Learning and Improvement: Residents are expected to be able to use scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate, and improve patient care practices.

Do you feel your residency training adequately prepared you to…..

• Identify areas for improvement and implement strategies to enhance knowledge, skills, attitudes and processes of care

• Analyze and evaluate practice experiences and implement strategies to continually improve the quality of patient practice

• Develop and maintain a willingness to learn from errors and use errors to improve the system or processes of care

• Use information technology or other available methodologies to access and manage information, support patient care decisions and enhance both patient and physician education

Interpersonal and Communication Skills: Residents are expected to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other members of health care teams.

Do you feel your residency training adequately prepared you to…..

• Provide effective and professional consultation to other physicians and health care professionals and sustain therapeutic and ethically sound professional relationships with patients, their families, and colleagues.

• Use effective listening, nonverbal, questioning, and narrative skills to communicate with patients and families

• Interact with consultants in a respectful, appropriate manner

• Maintain comprehensive, timely, and legible medical records

Professionalism: Residents are expected to demonstrate behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, an understanding and sensitivity to diversity and a responsible attitude toward their patients, their profession, and society.

Do you feel your residency training adequately prepared you to…..

• Demonstrate respect, compassion, integrity, and altruism in relationships with patients, families, and colleagues

• Demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to the gender, age, culture, religion, sexual preference, socioeconomic status, beliefs, behaviors and disabilities of patients and professional colleagues

• Adhere to principles of confidentiality, scientific/academic integrity, and informed consent

• Recognize and identify deficiencies in peer performance

Systems-Based Practice: Residents are expected to demonstrate both an understanding of the contexts and systems in which health care is provided, and the ability to apply this knowledge to improve and optimize health care.

Do you feel your residency training adequately prepared you to…..

• Understand, access and utilize the resources, providers and systems necessary to provide optimal care

• Understand the limitations and opportunities inherent in various practice types and delivery systems, and develop strategies to optimize care for the individual patient

• Apply evidence-based, cost-conscious strategies to prevention, diagnosis, and disease management

• Collaborate with other members of the health care team to assist patients in dealing effectively with complex systems and to improve systematic processes of care

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