UoN Flashcards
School of Medicine values
IMPROVING LIVES: competent doctors commuted to improving health + wellbeing
RESPECT AND DIGNITY
COMPASSION: Understanding patients perspective- empathic and caring
EVERYONE COUNTS
WORKING TOGETHER FOR PATIENTS (Team)
COMMITMENT TO QUALITY OF CARE: Reflective , use feedback improve
What makes a good doctor
Communication Team work + leadership skills Respect + dignity Competence Reliability Time management Commitment to quality of care Treating each patient fairly Ability to adapt and take advice to improve
Fulfils duties of GMC to best of their abilities
What can you bring to Nottingham?
Massive team player, not only in sport, volunteering
Take part in all the clubs DRSV already been part of the society
Dedicated to do the best I can at the uni
Why Nottingham?
- course structure- traditional and PBL
- selection of hospitals and within QMC
- full body dissections
- early patient contact - build confidence for communication and a feel of what’ll it’ll be like, have in mind whilst learning
- research project
- pastoral care, private tutor
- sporting side: enable me to continue a huge passion of mine and excel the best I can in sport whilst studying
Duties of doctor from GMC General Medical Council
KNOWLEDGE, skills and performance- patient first concern, good standard of practice and care, up to date, recognise and work within limits of competence
SAFETY and quality
- prompt action if patient safety, dignity or comfort being compromised
- protect and promote health of patients and public
COMMUNICATION, partnership and teamwork
- treat patients as individuals and respect their dignity
- polite
- respect right to confidentiality
- listen to, and respond to their concerns and preferences
- give information they want of need in a way they understand
- respect patients right to reach decisions
- work with colleagues best serves patients
MAINTAINING TRUST
- honest, open, act with integrity
- never discriminate unfairly
- never abuse trust
