UCD Medicine Graduate Attributes
As a scholar, the UCD Medical Graduate will
- Possess and apply in-depth knowledge of the core biomedical and clinical sciences that underpin the practice of medicine
- Maintain and enhance professional activities through lifelong learning
- Critically evaluate information and its sources and apply these appropriately in decision making
- Facilitate the learning of patients, families, colleagues, other health professionals, the public, and others as appropriate
- Contribute to the creation, dissemination, application, and translation of new medical knowledge and good medical practice through audit and research
As A Practitioner, the UCD Medical Graduate will
- Establish and maintain clinical skills to perform a complete and appropriate assessment of a patient and use therapeutic interventions effectively
- Have proficient practical skills for diagnostic and therapeutic use as required of an intern in practice
- Possess health advocacy skills to promote health of individuals and communities
- Possess team working skills to promote and maintain the effectiveness of the multidisciplinary team in healthcare provision
- Develop and maintain effective communication skills for patient-centred care
- Critically evaluate information and its sources and apply these appropriately in decision making
- Recognise personal and professional limits of knowledge and competence and consult appropriately in practice
- Be committed to developing management and leadership skills over time
As a Professional, the UCD Medical Graduate will
- Understand and enact the roles and responsibilities of the doctor as defined by the Medical Council or other professional regulatory body
- Be committed to the prevailing professional, ethical and legal codes of practice
- Be committed to physician health and wellbeing including one’s own
- Maintain and enhance professional activities through lifelong learning
- Recognise personal and professional limits of knowledge and competence and consult appropriately in practice
