Professional Competencies III

3 credits · Graduate

This course is the final (third) component of the three-unit sequence of courses that constitute the Professional Competencies curriculum of the MPAS. This curriculum provides students with the opportunity to integrate their biomedical and clinical learning within the context of patient care from professional, community, and life-long student perspectives. The course emphasizes competencies that are integral to the effective functioning of a well-rounded health care professional under the domains of communication skills, professionalism, ethics, and social/community context of healthcare. Concurrent tutorial content during ProComp III covers dermatology, metabolism and hemostasis (II), and concept integration in geriatrics, oncology, and palliative care. For example, as students start to integrate concepts related to end of life care in Medical Foundations III (tutorial), the concurrent ProComp III curriculum aligns with discussions on medicolegal aspects of end-of-life care, MAiD, supporting caregivers, and the continuum of care. This final course offering will build on Professional Competencies I and II in order to prepare students to transition to their clinical rotation (clerkship) in Year 2. PREREQUISITES: MPAS 5320 RESTRICTIONS: Students enrolled in MPAS program