CURRICULUM

Goals and Objectives

The Cascades East Family Medicine Residency Program provides training in the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are required for residents to:

• Diagnose and manage most acute and chronic problems.
• Promote health by using appropriate methods of health screening and patient education.
• Utilize appropriate techniques for early detection and prevention of disease.
• Provide health care services in a manner that meets the needs and expectations of patients.
• Recognize the fundamental principles of research in family medicine and interpret the results of research in the medical literature.
• Assume leadership roles in local communities, Oregon and the nation.
• Conduct professional activities in an ethical and legally responsible manner.
• Maintain quality control techniques in patient care by the use of quality control methods.
• Provide patient care with a family and community orientation.
• Devote attention to the quality of personal and family life.