Goals and Objectives

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

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Competency-Based Goals

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

Learn to communicate and create a therapeutic relationship with patients despite language, education barriers.

Interact with all members of the medical team, patients and families in a professional manner, and project a competent, affable image to patients and colleagues.

Generate a written report to the referring or primary care physician, which in some cases may be preceded by a telephone call.

Follow-up phone calls (refills, lab follow-up, problems) when on call.

Obtain appropriate informed consent for procedures and research protocols.

Be able to communicate research findings to a audience with broad interests.

Present research findings at a national conference (AAAAI, ACAAI, FOCIS or other identified and approved by program director)