UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR ADMISSION, CONTINUATION AND GRADUATION

 

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All candidates for admission must fulfill the minimum requirements for admission and all candidates for the M.D. degree must complete all required courses and clerkships as listed in the School of Medicine Bulletin.

 

Observation

Candidates must be able, in classroom, clinical and laboratory environments, to acquire information from demonstrations and participate in experiments of science, including but not limited to such things as dissection of cadavers; examination of specimens in anatomy, pathology, and neuroanatomy laboratories; and microscopic study of microorganisms and tissues in normal and pathologic states. Candidates must be able to obtain a medical history and perform a complete physical examination, integrate findings based on this information and develop an appropriate diagnostic and treatment plan. Candidates must be able to recognize non-impaired versus impaired patient function or conditions.  These skills require the use of vision, hearing, smell and touch, or the functional equivalent.

 

Communication

Candidates must be able to communicate effectively, efficiently, empathetically, and sensitively with patients, their families, health care personnel, colleagues, faculty, staff, and all other individuals with whom they come in contact. Candidates must be able to obtain a medical history in a timely fashion, interpret non-verbal aspects of communication, and establish therapeutic relationships with patients. Candidates must be able to perceive and react appropriately to changes in mood, activity, posture and behavior; and perceive nonverbal communication.  Candidates must be able to gather, transmit and record information accurately and clearly; and communicate effectively and efficiently in English with other health care professionals in a variety of patient settings, using both written and oral form.

 

Motor function

Candidates must be able to participate in classroom, clinical, and laboratory learning environments in a timely, efficient, and effective manner. Candidates must be able to perform physical examinations (e.g., palpation, auscultation, percussion and other diagnostic maneuvers) using appropriate equipment. They must be able to respond to clinical situations in a timely, efficient and effective manner to provide general and emergency care, including adherence to universal precautions. Candidates must be able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to effectively operate a computer. These activities require some physical mobility, coordination of both gross and fine motor neuromuscular function and balance and equilibrium. 

 

Intellectual, Conceptual, Integrative, and Quantitative Abilities

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Behavioral and social attributes

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Implementation

Implementation of these technical standards across the educational continuum is within the purview of the faculty of the School of Medicine operating through its faculty committee processes.  It is the responsibility of the members of faculty committees to determine the appropriate interpretation and application of the standards in individual cases.

 

Revised February 11, 2019

Approved by Faculty Forum April 29, 2019. 

Approved by Executive Faculty July 1, 2019