Professional Identity: Answering the Call
SMD 8150
Module Directors: Paul Hershberger, Ph.D., Family Medicine
Module Description: This longitudinal module will involve students across the curriculum and focuses on professional identity formation for medical students, including development of the skills and attributes of professionalism. Emphasis will be given to what it means to be a physician, the contract between physicians and society, and writing a physician mission statement. The module will address academic success, personal well-being and resilience, communication and conflict resolution, cultural proficiency, leadership, and interprofessional teamwork.
Alignment of WrightCurriculum Educational Objectives & Milestones to the Module Learning Goals
Boonshoft SOM Educational Objectives and Milestones
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What competencies / milestones will this unit address? |
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Human Dimension – Personal and Interpersonal Professional Development Goals: Find one’s own meaning in medicine |
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4.2A |
Define one’s personal commitment to medicine as a life of service (Foundations) |
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Human Dimension – Personal and Interpersonal Professional Development Goals: Take care of oneself |
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4.3A |
Identify factors that affect personal wellbeing (Foundations) |
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4.3B |
Distinguish between adaptive and maladaptive responses to stress (Foundations) |
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Human Dimension – Personal and Interpersonal Professional Development Goals: Communicate and work effectively with others |
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4.5A |
Identify roles within teams, and provide/receive effective feedback (Foundations) |
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4.5C |
Communicate clearly and empathetically in both written and verbal venues (Foundations) |
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Human Dimension – Personal and Interpersonal Development Goals: Demonstrate leadership skills in a variety of settings |
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4.6A |
Identify characteristics of, and contribute to the development of, a high functioning team (Foundations) |
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4.6B |
Identify leadership opportunities that complement career development plan (Foundations) |
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4.6C |
Seek appropriate role models for leadership opportunities (Foundations) |
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Caring/Valuing – Professionalism Goals: Care deeply about becoming an excellent physician through a life of service |
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5.1A |
Create a physician mission statement (Foundations) |
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Caring/Valuing – Professionalism Goals: Care and support of others in the profession |
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5.2A |
Identify factors that affect the well-being of colleagues (Foundations) |
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Caring/Valuing – Professionalism Goals: Value and behave in a manner consistent with the highest ethical standards of the profession |
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5.3B |
Recognize the humanistic core of professional values (Foundations) |
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5.3C |
Demonstrate respect for the human condition (Foundations) |
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Learning How to Learn – Practice-Based Learning: Develop a personal plan to become a better medical professional |
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6.1A |
Create an action plan for learning and career development (Foundations) |
Module-Level Objectives
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Code |
What are the module-level objectives for this course? |
Boonshoft SOM Objectives |
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FOUNDATIONS PHASE |
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LO1 |
Intentionally address professional identity formation, including the development of a physician mission statement. |
4.2a (Fdn), 5.1a (Fdn) |
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LO2 |
Develop effective learning skills to promote academic success. |
6.1a (Fdn) |
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LO3 |
Build personal and professional resilience, including health-enhancing habits. |
4.3a (Fdn), 4.3b (Fdn) |
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LO4 |
Learn how to effectively give and receive feedback, through building an interpersonal climate of mutual respect and empathy. |
4.5a (Fdn), 4.5c (Fdn) |
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LO5 |
Treat colleagues and patients in a manner that is person-centered, culturally sensitive, and socially just. |
5.3b (Fdn), 5.3c (Fdn) |
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LO6 |
Develop foundational skills for leadership roles. |
4.6b (Fdn), 4.6c (Fdn) |
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LO7 |
Understand the process of team development and build skills for effective teamwork. |
4.6a(Fdn) |
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LO8 |
Actively complete the tasks and experiences that are foundational to physician career development. |
4.6b (Fdn), |
