II. Basic Clinical Skills

Competency Director: Aloysius (Butch) Humbert, M.D.

The competent graduate elicits and records a complete and accurate history and performs a skillful examination appropriate to a variety of patient encounters. The graduate correctly determines whether to perform a comprehensive or suitably focused history and physical examination. The graduate also correctly selects, proficiently performs, and accurately interprets selected clinical procedures and laboratory tests.

Competency Summary (from the Indiana Initiative: Physicians for the 21st Century)

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