Enhanced Skills Program: Care of the Elderly Elective Rotation Goals and Objectives

By the end of the rotation, the resident will:

Medical Expert

(Medical Expert objectives to be identified at the start of the rotation)

Communicator

• Participate in a collaborative team-based model and with consulting health professionals in the care of patients Participates in a collaborative team-based model and with consulting health professionals in the care of patients Develop rapport, trust and ethical therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
•  Accurately elicit and synthesizes information from, and perspectives of, patients and families, colleagues and other professionals.

Collaborator

• Participate in a collaborative team-based model and with consulting health professionals in the care of patients.
• Engage patients or specific groups of patients and their families as active participants in their care.

Leader

• Participate in activities that contribute to the effectiveness of their own practice, health care organizations and systems.
• Manage their practice and career effectively.

Health Advocate

• Respond to individual patient health needs and issues as part of patient care.
• Respond to the health needs of older patients in the community they serve.

Scholar

• Maintain and enhance professional activities through ongoing self-directed learning based on reflective practice.

Professional

• Demonstrate a commitment to their patients, professional and society through ethical practice.