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Classic Program Intended Learning Outcome

Competencies are distributed under each Classic ILO Domain

1. Knowledge and Understanding (K&U)

MK Key Competency 1: Identify the basic and clinical sciences and integrating them
in medical practice.

K 1: Describe the normal structure and function of the human body at the whole
body, organ, cellular, and molecular levels and integrate them to clinical practice.
K 2: Discuss the non-biological, cultural influences, psychosocial development from
birth through old age, normal behavioral and personality traits and integrate them with the
development and/or continuation of disease.
K 3: Identify common and significant clinical problems and diseases with
explanation of their risk factors, pathophysiology, symptoms, signs, and diagnostic tests with
a special care to the life threatening conditions.
K 4: Delineate the spectrum of pharmacologic, surgical, psychological treatments of
common disorders; the biological and sociocultural role of complementary medicine; common
adverse effects of such treatment; and the efficacy of all interventions.
K 5: Clarify the role of nutrition, exercise, lifestyles, and explain them for preventive
medicine in promoting health and decreasing risk of disease; with recognition of the
epidemiology of common medical disorders and approaches of disease screening and early
detection.
MK Key Competency 2: Delineate investigatory planning and analytic thinking
approaches.
K 6: Identify and utilize the essential knowledge of both lifelong learning
methodology (Critical thinking, medical informatics, and biostatistics) and evidence-based
medicine (research, critical appraisal, assimilation) in the patient care.
MK Key Competency 3: Recognize the supporting sciences and concepts and
integrate them in medical practice.
K 7: Discuss the different medical profession ethical principles, appropriate and
inappropriate touching, professional distance & communication styles in different contexts
particularly with regard to end of life issues, genetics, new molecular technology.

K 8: Explain the concepts and professional approaches to the different safety
issues; physician safety, patient safety, community safety, life style and career management
as well as finding the best solution and most relevant recommendations.

K 9: List all the organizational steps used by health care systems including dealing
with diversity, impact of socio-ethno-cultural issues, financing, joint care, transfer strategy,
consultancy roles and advocacy principles.

PR Key Competency 4: Deal with others with honesty, integrity, and respect.
K 10: Delineate the difference between appropriate and inappropriate touching,
professional distance and communication styles at different levels. .
SB Key Competency 3: Coordinate health care and community services with diversity
of patients.
K 11: Delineate the impact of demographic factors on access-to-care, epidemiology
of disease, and response to medication or other therapy.
K 12: Clarify the influence of religious beliefs and ethno-cultural viewpoints on the
provision of care and when they may/ must be breached.

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