Learning objectives

At the end of the General Medicine Area practical training the students should achieve the following objectives: • master and implement the best practices of the doctor-patient relationship; • be able to collect the medical history and perform an objective examination; • apply clinical reasoning, be able to identify priority or urgent and secondary problems, to generate diagnostic hypotheses and to identify diagnostic tests of greater sensitivity and specificity in order to confirm or refute such hypotheses; • be able to interpret laboratory results; • be able to interpret diagnostic imaging reports; • comprehend decision-making processes related to medical treatment; • be able to fill reports and prescriptions; • be able to assess the appropriateness of the indication for hospitalization, addressing patients to an Emergency Room, of consultants • be able to focus on the reason and adequateness of medical care notwithstanding complex medical conditions, which might include chronicity and other critical issues; • be able to indicate prevention and health education actions; • be aware of the importance of observing strict punctuality in working activities; • comply with hygiene behaviour and rules of medical clinics; • know how to positively interact with the medical, nursing and secretarial staff