RWJMS has adopted the Accreditation Committee for Graduate Medical Education competencies (ACGME) to serve as organizational curriculum framework for medical students. The detailed school-wide competencies and measurements described below.
Programs Prior to Medical School
Research and Community Experiences
RWJMS has adopted the Accreditation Committee for Graduate Medical Education competencies (ACGME) to serve as organizational curriculum framework for medical students. The detailed school-wide competencies and measurements described below.
Objective(s) | Description | Outcome Measure(s) |
---|---|---|
A. Gather essential and accurate information about their patients |
Students will:
|
Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional OSCE Mini CEX Summative Clinical Skills Assessment Simulation Assessment USMLE Step 2 CS |
B. Synthesize information obtained from the patient encounter to generate an appropriate differential diagnosis |
Students will:
|
Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional OSCE Summative Clinical Skills Assessment Simulation Assessment USMLE Step 2 CS |
C. Propose reasonable diagnostic and therapeutic options to address a patient’s problem, while accounting for patient needs and wants |
Students will:
|
Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional OSCE Summative Clinical Skills Assessment Simulation Assessment USMLE Step 2 CS |
D. Interpret the results of commonly used laboratory and diagnostic tests and modify the diagnostic and therapeutic strategy to account for new data. |
Students will be able to:
|
Multiple Choice Test Questions on Examinations and Quizzes Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional Simulation Assessment |
E. Demonstrate an investigatory and analytic thinking approach to clinical situations |
Students will:
|
EBM exercises Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator- Completion of BLS and ACLS
Completion of Universal Precautions course
Completion and 100% pass rate on procedure quizzes
Pass Procedures Course under observation
Completion of procedure logs |
F. Perform required clinical procedures |
Students will:
|
Completion of BLS and ACLS
Completion of Universal Precautions course
Completion and 100% pass rate on procedure quizzes
Pass Procedures Course under observation
Completion of procedure logs |
Objective(s) | Description | Outcome Measure(s) |
---|---|---|
A. Demonstrate knowledge and application of the basic and clinical sciences relevant and appropriate to the clinical practice of medicine |
Students will be able to:
|
Multiple Choice Question Performance in Courses and Disciplines (tests and quizzes)
Comprehensive Basic Science Examination
USMLE Step 1
USMLE Step 2 CK
NBME Subject Examinations |
B. Demonstrate an investigatory and analytic thinking approach to clinical situations |
Students will:
|
USMLE Step 2 CK
NBME Subject Examinations
Clerkship Presentations: Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional |
Objective(s) | Description | Outcome Measure(s) |
---|---|---|
A. Conduct self-directed learning by assessing their learning needs and utilizing credible sources of information to address clinical questions |
Students will:
|
Self-Directed Learning Activities: Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional |
B. Locate, appraise, and assimilate evidence from scientific & clinical studies, including electronic sources and decision support tools, that are related to patient health and the larger population from which these patients are drawn |
Students will:
|
Multiple Choice Questions Quizzes and Tests
EBM presentations: Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional
Post Simulation EBM Exercise: Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional |
C. Demonstrate strategies to monitor and adjust their learning |
Students will:
|
Portfolio Submissions: -Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional |
Objective(s) | Description | Outcome Measure(s) |
---|---|---|
A. Foster and sustain a therapeutic and ethically sound relationship with patients and families in order to effectively communicate their health care needs and provide emotional support |
Students will:
|
Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional
OSCE
Summative Clinical Skills Assessment
USMLE Step 2 CS |
B. Utilize appropriate and effective communication strategies in order to: gather and provide health care information to patients and their families; counsel patients in maintaining health; and support effective decision-making |
Students will:
|
Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional
OSCE Empathy and Clarity Rating Scale
Summative Clinical Skills Assessment
USMLE Step 2 CS |
C. Communicate effectively with others as members of a health care team, including peers, residents, faculty and other health care professionals in a manner that supports the maintenance of health and the treatment of disease in individual patients and populations |
Students will:
|
Oral Presentations: Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional
Written Presentations: Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional
Transition of Care exercise |
Objective(s) | Description | Outcome Measure(s) |
---|---|---|
A. Demonstrate sensitivity and respect in their interactions with others in all forms of communication |
Students will not discriminate regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, intelligence and socio-economic status. |
Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional Absence of professionalism citation |
B. Demonstrate integrity in interactions with peers, patients, and other health professionals | Students will engage in truthful interactions in all situations with patients, peers, and in their professional work; obey rules and regulations in all settings. |
Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional
Absence of professionalism citation |
C. Demonstrate accountability to assigned tasks |
Students will:
|
Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional
Completion of assignments record |
D. Demonstrate a commitment to ethical principles pertaining to health care |
Students will:
|
HIPAA training
CITI training |
E. Recognize and address personal limitations, attributes or behaviors that might influence their effectiveness as a physician |
Students will:
|
Portfolio reflections: Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional
Absence of Professionalism Citation
|
Objective(s) | Description | Outcome Measure(s) |
---|---|---|
A. Work effectively in various health care settings | Students will work effectively in various types of medical practice and delivery systems (including but not limited to emergent/urgent care facilities, underserved clinics and communities, long-term care facilities and tertiary academic/community hospital settings and recognize their role in health care delivery). |
Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional |
B. Incorporate considerations of resource allocation, cost awareness, and risk-benefit analysis in patient, community, and population-based care |
Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional Completion of Institute for Healthcare Improvement Modules |
|
C. Advocate for quality patient care and participate in identifying system errors and potential systems solutions to improve patient safety |
Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional Completion of Institute for Healthcare Improvement Modules |
|
D. Work collaboratively as members of multi-disciplinary health care teams to provide patient-centered care |
Students will:
|
Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional
Interprofessional Care Reflections |
E. Facilitate the learning of other health care professionals |
Students will:
|
Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator-Professional |