All the assessments in the MBChB programme have been mapped to the MBChB Graduate Learning Outcomes (listed below). Each of the tabs above shows the blueprint mapping for each year of the programme or all the years combined. Each blueprint is in the form of a table with columns representing the MBChB Graduate Learning Outcomes and rows representing different types of assessment. (Completed July 2016)
Applied Science for MedicineGraduates will, with a broad scientific body of knowledge encompassing biological, behavioural and social sciences:- holistically discuss the normal structure, function and development of the human body and mind at all stages of life, the factors that may disturb these, and the interactions between body and mind and their impact on wellness and well-being
- safely apply the scientific body of knowledge appropriately, including concepts related to Mātauranga Māori, to common and important clinical problems and to the management of patients
- apply scientific principles, research methodologies and evidence to improve practice and the health of individuals, communities as well as populations through scholarship and health advocacy
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Clinical and Communication SkillsGraduates will, with a culturally safe, empathetic patient-centred approach and with skills appropriate for the stage and setting of practice:- competently elicit clear, comprehensive, and relevant case histories while adhering to appropriate infection control procedures and ascertaining informed consent
- competently perform clinical examinations while adhering to appropriate infection control procedures and ascertaining informed consent
- competently select and interpret appropriate diagnostic investigations
- competently perform a range of procedures for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes while adhering to appropriate infection control procedures and ascertaining informed consent
- competently synthesise and integrate information to formulate a likely and differential diagnoses
- competently develop and implement a clinical management plan that incorporates, where appropriate, interprofessional care components
- competently inform, educate and support patients, their families, whānau and carers, taking into consideration health literacy skills and demands
- communicate sensitively, safely and effectively with patients, their families, whānau, carers and colleagues using a process of shared decision-making where appropriate
- access, evaluate and use new knowledge and information sources, access and appropriately incorporate communication technologies and consider intraprofessional and interprofessional peer feedback to support clinical decision-making
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Personal and Professional SkillsGraduates will:- practise ethically and with regard to medicolegal obligations
- practise self-reflection in personal and professional settings
- explain the influence of own culture and that of the health system on individuals, family, whānau, community and population health outcomes
- apply a range of approaches to maintain psychological and physical wellness to ensure overall wellbeing for themselves and others
- demonstrate the capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning
- use appropriate teaching and learning strategies, supported by technologies as required, to educate themselves, peers, other healthcare professionals and the community
- work as a constructive and collaborative interprofessional healthcare team member, lead elements of healthcare practice where appropriate, seek feedback as required, and respect the complementary skills and competencies of peers
- make appropriate decisions in situations of incomplete knowledge, complexity/ambiguity, and/or resource constraint
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Hauora MāoriGraduates will, with a critical understanding of Matauranga Māori and the social, cultural, political, economic and environmental determinants impacting on Māori health:- engage in a culturally safe manner with Māori
- identify approaches to reducing and eliminating health inequities including actively challenging racism and bias
- engage in a process of reflection on own practice, as it relates to obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi
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Population HealthGraduates will:- identify feasible strategies to improve health and health equity that incorporate the broader determinants of health at community and population level
- identify major threats to planetary health and critique trends in health care delivery in Aotearoa - New Zealand and internationally
- apply the principles of health promotion, disease prevention, population screening and patient management involving individuals, families/whānau, communities and populations
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