The Tuning Learning Outcomes/competences for Primary Medical Degrees in Europe

Level 1

Graduates in medicine will have the ability to:

  • carry out a consultation with a patient (history, examination ...)

  • assess clinical presentations, order investigations, make differential diagnoses, and negotiate a management plan

  • provide immediate care of medical emergencies, including First Aid and resuscitation

  • prescribe drugs

  • carry out practical procedures (e.g. venepuncture)

  • communicate effectively in a medical context

  • apply ethical and legal principles in medical practice

  • assess psychological and social aspects of a patient's illness

  • apply the principles, skills and knowledge of evidence-based medicine

  • use information and information technology effectively in a medical context

  • apply scientific principles, method and knowledge to medical practice and research

  • promote health, engage with population health issues and work effectively in a health care system