Rotation Competencies

Competencies Required for all Rotations

Patient Care

 Assess and manage the patient’s general medical status.
 Prevent, diagnose, and manage diseases, disorders, and injuries of the
pediatric and adult lower extremity.
 Demonstrate ability to formulate a methodical and comprehensive treatment
plan with appreciation of healthcare costs.
 Practice and abide by the principles of informed consent.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

 Communicate effectively in a multi-disciplinary setting.
 Demonstrate accurate charting, dictation and record keeping.
Medical Knowledge
 Demonstrate continued self-study & regular literature review.
 Demonstrate knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology in each core
curricular area.
 Demonstrate an understanding of the psychosocial and healthcare needs for
patients in all life stages: pediatric through geriatric.

Professionalism

 Practice with professionalism, compassion, and concern in a legal, ethical, and
moral fashion.
 Abide by state and federal laws, including the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA),
 Governing the practice of podiatric medicine and surgery.
 Demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to cultural values, behaviors, and
preferences of one’s patients when providing care to persons whose race,
ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, gender and/or sexual orientation is/are
different from one’s own.
 Accept criticism constructively.
 Demonstrate professional humanistic qualities.
 Demonstrate professional appearance.
 Demonstrate pattern of punctuality and reliability in performance of his/her
duties.

Practice Based Learning

 Be professionally inquisitive, life-long learners and teachers utilizing research,
scholarly activity, and information technologies to enhance professional
knowledge and clinical practice.
 Demonstrate familiarity with utilization management and quality improvement
 Demonstrate an understanding of public health concepts, health promotion, and
disease prevention

Systems Based Practice

 Manage individuals and populations in a variety of socioeconomic and
healthcare settings.
 Understand podiatric practice management in a multitude of healthcare delivery
settings.

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