Office of Education

Goals and Objectives of the Education Program
Curriculum Goals:

  • Mastery and Integration of Clinical, Basic and Health Systems Sciences
  • Excellence in Clinical Skills
  • Excellence in Professionalism and Humanism
  • Commitment to the Health of the Community and Appreciation of Social and Cultural Diversity
  • Dedication to Lifelong Learning and Personal Wellness
  • Development of effective education and communication skills

Curriculum Objectives:
Goal 1: Mastery and Integration of Clinical, Basic and Health Systems Sciences

  • Demonstrate comprehension of core basic science knowledge
  • Demonstrate comprehension of core clinical knowledge
  • Demonstrate an ability to utilize basic science knowledge to explain normal and abnormal physical findings
  • Demonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the larger context and system of health care

Goal 2: Excellence in Clinical Skills

  • Perform a comprehensive history and physical, including obtaining a complex biopsychosocial history
  • Formulate differential diagnoses and therapeutic plans
  • Present a patient in a comprehensive, logical analytical fashion
  • Demonstrate ability to counsel patients
  • Demonstrate competency in basic clinical procedures

Goal 3: Excellence in Professionalism and Humanism

  • Demonstrate respect for the patient, patient's family and all members of the health care team
  • Demonstrate ability to listen to the patient in a judgment and value-free manner
  • Demonstrate moral and ethical behavior at all times and recognize and follow the NJMS Professional Code of Conduct
  • Recognize and learn from mistakes
  • Display a kind and caring manner with patients, colleagues and other members of the medical team
  • Practice high standards for behavior for oneself and model them for one's peers

Goal 4: Commitment to the Health of the Community and Appreciation of Social and Cultural Diversity

  • Demonstrate the ability to obtain a history and physical that accommodates a patient's belief systems
  • Demonstrate the ability to develop a treatment plan that accommodates the gender, cultural, and socio-economic context of the patient
  • Demonstrate cultural and linguistic competency by the recognition and mitigation of bias
  • Demonstrate the ability to perform a functional history and physical, and develop a treatment plan in individuals with disabilities and chronic diseases
  • Demonstrate an understanding of social responsibility and a commitment to service
  • Demonstrate the ability to identify and address the health effects of structural racism

Goal 5: Dedication to Lifelong Learning and Personal Wellness

  • Practice evidence-based medicine
  • Recognize when to seek consultation
  • Demonstrate ability to learn from patients and all members of the healthcare team
  • Develop an understanding of one's own strengths, weaknesses, biases and fears
  • Develop the skills to attain self-awareness and maintain personal wellness

Goal 6: Development of Effective Skills in Education and Communication

  • Teach patients how to maximize wellness, prevent disease and manage illness
  • Effectively teach junior students and peers
  • Deliver organized and concise oral presentations
  • Demonstrate effective listening skills
  • Communicate with others in a non-judgmental manner
  • Write articulate, legible and interpretable histories, physicals and progress notes

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