Internal Medicine — Transition to Practice

TTP1b Managing an inpatient medical service - Part B: Interprofessional Care

Key Features:
- This EPA refers to a Junior Attending Role on an inpatient service.
- This EPA focuses on the efficient management of an inpatient service in the role of the physician most responsible for patient care.
- The observation of this EPA is divided into two parts: overall patient care and working effectively with the interprofessional team.
- The patient care aspects should provide a mix of acute and chronic medical conditions and a variety of medical diagnoses.

Assessment Plan:

Part B: Interprofessional Care

Multiple observers provide feedback individually, which is then collated to one report

Use Form 3. Form collects information on:
- Role of observer: supervisor; nurse; other health care professional; junior resident; student

Collect multisource feedback from at least 10 observers
- At least 2 other health care professionals

Milestones

• COL 1.2. Make effective use of the scope and expertise of other health care professionals

• COL 1.1. Respond appropriately to input from other health care professionals

• COL 1.3. Communicate effectively with physicians and other colleagues in the health care professions

• COL 2.1. Show respect toward collaborators

• HA 1.1. Facilitate timely patient access to services and resources

• P 1.1. Respond punctually to requests from patients or other health care professionals

• COM 1.5. Manage disagreements and emotionally charged conversations with patients and/or families

• P 1.1. Exhibit appropriate professional behaviours