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Core Competencies of Graduates

* Research: Demonstrate knowledge base and critical thinking skills for basic and clinical research and skill sets required to conceptualize and conduct research.

* Medical Knowledge: Demonstrate and apply knowledge of human structure and function, pathophysiology, human development and psychosocial concepts to medical practice.

* Communication: Demonstrate effective verbal, nonverbal and written communication skills in a wide range of relevant activities in medicine and research.

* Professionalism: Demonstrate knowledge and behavior that represents the highest standard of medical research and clinical practice, including compassion, humanism, and ethical and responsible actions at all times.

* Personal Development: Recognize and analyze personal needs (learning, self-care, etc.) and implement plans for personal growth.

* Clinical Skills: Perform appropriate history and physical examination in a variety of patient care encounters and demonstrate effective uses of clinical procedures and laboratory tests.

* Clinical Reasoning: Diagnose, manage and prevent common health problems of individuals, families and communities. Interpret findings and formulate action plan to characterize the problem and reach a diagnosis.

* Health Care Systems: Recognize and be able to work effectively in the various health care systems in order to advocate and provide for quality patient care.

* Reflective Practice: Demonstrate habits of analyzing cognitive and affective experiences that result in identification of learning needs leading to integration and synthesis of new learning.

* Map to Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Competencies