GMC Curricular Outcomes
Graduates must be able to show that they can meet the following outcomes.
Good clinical care
 | Know about and understand the following.
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guidance on the principles of good medical practice and the standards of
competence, care and conduct expected of doctors in the UK. |
| The environment in which medicine is practised in the UK. |
| How errors can happen in practice and the principles of managing risks. |
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| Know about, understand and be able to apply and integrate the clinical,
basic, behavioural and social sciences on which medical practice is based. |
| Be able to perform clinical and practical skills safely. |
| Demonstrate the following attitudes and behaviour.
| i. Recognise personal and professional limits, and be willing to ask for
help when necessary. |
| ii. Recognise the duty to protect patients and others by taking action
if a colleague's health, performance or conduct is putting patients at risk. |
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Maintaining good medical practice
| Be able to gain, assess, apply and integrate new knowledge and have the
ability to adapt to changing circumstances throughout their professional life. |
| Be willing to take part in continuing professional development to make
sure that they maintain high levels of clinical competence and knowledge. |
| Understand the principles of audit and the importance of using the results
of audit to improve practice. |
| Be willing to respond constructively to the outcome of appraisal,
performance review and assessment. |
Relationships with patients
| Know about and understand the rights of patients. |
| Be able to communicate effectively with individuals and groups. |
| Demonstrate the following attitudes and behaviour.
| Accept the moral and ethical responsibilities involved in providing care
to individual patients and communities. |
| Respect patients regardless of their lifestyle, culture, beliefs, race,
colour, gender, sexuality, disability, age, or social or economic status. |
| Respect the right of patients to be fully involved in decisions about
their care, including the right to refuse treatment or to refuse to take
part in teaching or research. |
| Recognise their obligation to understand and deal with patients'
healthcare needs by consulting them and, where appropriate, their relatives
or carers. |
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Working with colleagues
| Know about, understand and respect the roles and expertise of other health
and social care professionals. |
| Be able to demonstrate effective teamworking and leadership skills. |
| Be willing to lead when faced with uncertainty and change. |
Teaching and training
| Be able to demonstrate appropriate teaching skills. |
| Be willing to teach colleagues and to develop their own teaching skills. |
Probity
| graduates must demonstrate honesty |
Health
| graduates must be aware of the health hazards of medical practice, the
importance of their own health and the effect that their health has on their
ability to practise safely and effectively as a doctor. |
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