Competences

• Communicate clearly and effectively, orally and in writing, with patients, family-members and accompanying persons, to facilitate decision-making, informed consent and compliance with instructions.
• Demonstrate sufficient supervised clinical experience in hospitals or other healthcare centres, and familiarity with patient-centred care management and the correct use of tests, medicines and other resources of the healthcare system.
• Demonstrate understanding of the manifestations of the illness in the structure and function of the human body.
• Engage in professional practice with respect for patients' autonomy, beliefs and culture, and for other healthcare professionals, showing an aptitude for teamwork.
• Indicate the most suitable treatment for the most prevalent acute and chronic processes, and for the terminally ill.
• Maintain and sharpen one's professional competence, in particular by independently learning new material and techniques and by focusing on quality.
• Obtain and prepare a patient record that contains all important information and is structured and patient-centred, taking into account all age and gender groups and cultural, social and ethnic factors.
• Recognise the role of complexity, uncertainty and probability in decision-making in medical practice.
• Recognize one's role in multi-professional teams, assuming leadership where appropriate, both for healthcare provision and for promoting health.
• Write patient records and other medical documents that can be understood by third parties.