Fort Wayne Center for Medical
Education
FIRST YEAR COMPETENCY PROGRAM
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
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