"The pace of innovation in medicine is unprecedented. Absent a commitment to life-long learning, the knowledge base of the best-trained physician will soon be outmoded and fall short of best medical practice." [IMAP]

"Group pressures not to report a colleague or indifference to the performance of others might lead doctors to ignore a colleague's ineptitude or malfeasance, compromising patient health and safety." [IMAP]

Competence (Learning Outcome):

Be able to critically appraise the key methods of self-regulation by the medical profession and review the methods by which technical and communication competence can be maintained.

The Module will cover the following areas:

Commitment to autonomous maintenance and continuous improvement of competence (Self, including but not restricted to: reflectiveness, personal awareness, self-assessment, seek and respond to feedback, respond to error, recognize limits, lifelong learning, deal with uncertainty; Others including but not restricted to: provide feedback/teaching, people management, leadership systems including but not restricted to: advocacy, seek and respond to results of an audit, advance knowledge)

Effective interaction with other people working in the health system Including (teamwork, respect for diversity/uniqueness, politeness/courtesy/patience, manner/demeanor, maintain professional boundaries, balance availability to others with care for oneself)

Reliability (accountability/complete tasks, punctuality, take responsibility, organized)