Fort Wayne Center for Medical Education
FIRST YEAR COMPETENCY PROGRAM

BY COMPETENCY

Competency I - Effective Communication
    Gross Anatomy:
           Setting: small groups
           Activities: oral laboratory examination
    Introduction to Clinical Care
           Setting: small group, individual assessment
           Activities: practice history taking in small groups, interview simulated patient
     Medical Biochemistry:
           Setting: small group, individual assignment
           Activities: oral and written analysis of case studies, Internet information retrieval
     Neurosciences:
           Setting: small group and class presentation
           Activities:  written report, oral case presentations

Competency II - Basic Clinical Skills
    Introduction to Clinical Care:
        Setting: small group, individual assessment
        Activities: small group interactions, interview simulated patient

Competency III - Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, & Prevention
    Gross Anatomy:
        Setting: classroom
        Activities: unit and final examinations
    Histology/Embryology
        Setting: classroom
        Activities: unit and final examinations
    Human Physiology
        Setting: classroom
        Activities: unit and final examinations
    Introduction to Clinical Care
        Setting: classroom
        Activities: unit and final examinations
    Medical Biochemistry:
        Setting: classroom
        Activities: unit and final examinations
    Neurosciences:
        Setting: classroom
        Activities: unit and final examinations

Competency IV - Lifelong Learning
  Histology/Embryology
   Setting: individual assignment
   Activities: written report after searching PubMed and Internet
  Introduction to Clinical Care
   Setting: individual assignment
   Activities: information retrieval from medical database and references
  Medical Biochemistry
   Setting: individual assignment
   Activities: information retrieval from medical database
  Neurosciences:
   Setting: individual assignment
    Activities: internet use, medical literature search, written report

Competency V - Self-Awareness, Self-Care, and Personal Growth
    Introduction to Clinical Care
        Setting: small group interaction, individual assessment
        Activities: group feedback on performance,

Competency VI - The Social and Community Context of Health Care
    Introduction to Clinical Care
        Setting: classroom
        Activities: presentations by community health care providers

Competency VII - Moral Reasoning and Ethical Judgement
    Histology/Embryology
        Setting: classroom discussion, individual assessment
        Activities: discussion of ethical dilemma, solution with written critique
    Introduction to Clinical Care
        Setting: classroom
        Activities: discussion of clinical situations

Competency VIII - Problem Solving
    Human Physiology
        Setting: individual evaluation
        Activities: questions on examinations
    Introduction to Clinical Care
        Setting: individual assessment
        Activities: analysis of cases; OSCE activities
    Neuroscience
        Setting: small group and individual interactions
        Activities: oral and written communication

Competency IX - Professionalism and Role Recognition
    Gross Anatomy:
        Setting: small groups
        Activities: oral laboratory examination
    Histology/Embryology
        Setting: classroom, discussion group
        Activities: assessment of behavior in interpersonal interactions
    Human Physiology
        Setting: small group, classroom interactions
        Activities:  assessment of classroom behavior and interpersonal interactions
    Introduction to Clinical Care
        Setting: individual assessment
        Activities: interaction with fellow students, course director & standardized patients
    Medical Biochemistry:
        Setting: classroom,  individual assessment
        Activities: observation of interpersonal interactions with other students, faculty
 
 

BY COURSE

Gross Anatomy:
    Competency I - Effective Communication
    Competency III - Science for Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, & Prevention
    Competency IX - Professionalism and Role Recognition

Histology/Embryology:
     Competency III -  Science for Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, & Prevention
     Competency IV - Lifelong Learning
     Competency VI - The Social and Community Contexts of Health Care
     Competency VII - Moral Reasoning and Ethical Judgement
     Competency IX - Professionalism and Role Recognition

Human Physiology:
     Competency III -  Science for Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, & Prevention
     Competency VIII - Problem Solving
     Competency IX - Professionalism and Role Recognition

Introduction to Clinical Care:
     Competency I - Effective Communication
     Competency II - Basic Clinical Skills
     Competency III -  Science for Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, & Prevention
     Competency IV - Lifelong Learning
     Competency V - Self-Awareness, Self-Care, and Personal Growth
     Competency VI - The Social and Community Contexts of Health Care
     Competency VII - Moral Reasoning and Ethical Judgement
     Competency VIII - Problem Solving
     Competency IX - Professionalism and Role Recognition

Medical Biochemistry:
    Competency I - Effective Communication
    Competency III -  Science for Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, & Prevention
    Competency IV - Lifelong Learning
    Competency IX - Professionalism and Role Recognition

Neuroscience:
    Competency I - Effective Communication
    Competency III -  Science for Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics, & Prevention
    Competency IV - Lifelong Learning
    Competency VIII - Problem Solving
 
 

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