- Produce competent and independent research ideas and social activities that have the ability to care for sick in both inpatient and outpatient settings comprehensively
- Prepare residents to be competitive applicants for fellowship and have the opportunity to pursue other interests beyond internal medicine (this may include scholarship, education, advocacy or leadership)
- Train practitioners to have a basic understanding of quality improvement and patient safety
- Produce residents that will serve the local community through their practice of primary care, hospital medicine and medical subspecialties; these practitioners should have expertise in treating the variety of patient populations in our community, with a particular understanding of the medically underserved
- Develop socially well-adjusted residents through a programmatic focus on physician well-being, with the intent being that emotionally healthy physicians will be more resilient and able to deliver the best care to our community
Residents provide patient and social care that is compassionate, appropriate and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health.
- Communicate effectively and demonstrate caring and respectful behaviours when interacting with patients and their families
- Gather essential and accurate information about their patients
- Make informed decisions about diagnostic and therapeutic interventions based on patient information and preferences, up-to-date scientific evidence and clinical judgment
- Develop and carry out patient management plans
- Counsel and educate patients and their families
- Use information technology to support patient care decisions and patient education
- Perform competently all medical and invasive procedures considered essential for the area of practice
- Provide health care services aimed at preventing health problems or maintaining health
- Work with health care professionals, including those from other disciplines, to provide patient-focused care