OCOM 6003 - The Osteopathic Approach to Patient Care 1 - Wellness

• Articulate basic biomedical, clinical, and cognitive (epidemiological and social behavioral) science knowledge of breadth and depth necessary for the maintenance of human health and patient care that addresses common non-emergent clinical presentations.
• Approach the patient with recognition of the entire clinical context, including mind-body and psycho-social interrelationships.
• Gather accurate data related to the patient encounter.
• Examine the concepts of health, wellness, and illness.
• Use the relationship between structure and function to promote health.
• Use osteopathic principles and practices to perform competent physical, neurologic, and structural examinations incorporating analysis of laboratory and radiology results, diagnostic testing, and physical examination.
• Show respect for the dignity and privacy of patients while maintaining confidentiality in the delivery of team-based care.
• Summarize one’s role and responsibilities clearly to patients, families, and other professionals.
• Discuss the concepts of health promotion and disease prevention.
• Demonstrate humanistic behavior, including respect, compassion, probity, honesty, and trustworthiness.
• Demonstrate responsiveness to the needs of patients and society that supersedes self-interest.
• Apply periodic health screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to clinical scenario.
• Examine the scope of culture and the elements that form to define it.
• Recognize personal and professional tendencies toward bias and stereotyping, and work to counter them.
• Administer timely, sensitive, instructive feedback to others about their performance on the team, and respond respectfully to feedback from other team members.