• take a history
• carry out physical examination
• make clinical judgements and decisions
• provide explanation and advice
• provide reassurance and support
• assess the patient's mental state

• recognise and assess the severity of clinical presentations
• order appropriate investigations and interpret the results
• make differential diagnoses
• negotiate an appropriate management plan with patients and carers

• recognise and assess acute medical emergencies
• provide basic First Aid
• provide Basic Life Support and Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation according to current European guidelines
• treat acute medical emergencies
• provide Advanced Life Support according to current European guidelines
• provide trauma care according to current European (ATLS) guidelines

• prescribe clearly and accurately
• match appropriate drugs to the clinical context
• review the appropriateness of medication and evaluate the potential benefits and risks
• prescribe drugs to treat pain and distress

• measure blood pressure
• venepuncture
• cannulation of veins
• administer IV therapy and use infusion devices
• subcutaneous and intramuscular injection
• administer oxygen
• move and handle patients
• suturing
• blood transfusion
• bladder catheterisation
• urinalysis
• electrocardiography
• basic respiratory function tests

• communicate with patients
• communicate with colleagues
• communicate in breaking bad news
• communicate with relatives
• communicate with disabled people
• communicate in seeking informed consent
• communicate in writing (including medical records)
• communicate in dealing with aggression
• communicate by telephone
• communicate with those who require an interpreter

'Apply ethical and legal principles in medical practice'

• maintain confidentiality
• apply ethical principles and analysis to clinical care
• obtain and record informed consent
• certify death
• request autopsy
• apply national and European law to clinical care

'Assess psychological and social aspects of a patient's illness'

• assess psychological factors in presentations and impact of illness
• assess social factors in presentations and impact of illness
• detect stress in relation to illness
• detect alcohol and substance abuse, dependency

'Apply the principles, skills and knowledge of evidence-based medicine'

• apply evidence to practice
• define and carry out an appropriate literature search
• critically appraise published medical literature

'Use information and information technology effectively in a medical context'

• keep accurate and complete clinical records
• use computers
• access information sources
• store and retrieve information

'Ability to apply scientific principles, method and knowledge to medical practice and research'

• no specified level 2 outcomes

'Promote health, engage with population health issues and work effectively in a health care system.'

• provide patient care which minimises the risk of harm to patients
• apply measures to prevent the spread of infection
• recognise own health needs and ensure own health does not interfere with professional responsibilities
• conform with professional regulation and certification to practise
• receive and provide professional appraisal
• make informed career choices

Professional Attributes

• probity, honesty, ethical commitment
• commitment to maintaining good practice, concern for quality
• critical and self-critical abilities, reflective practice
• empathy
• creativity
• initiative, will to succeed
• interpersonal skills

Professional working

• ability to recognise limits and ask for help
• ability to work autonomously when necessary
• ability to solve problems
• ability to make decisions
• ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• ability to communicate with experts in other disciplines
• ability to lead others
• capacity to adapt to new situations
• capacity for organisation and planning (including time management)

The doctor as expert

• capacity for analysis and synthesis
• capacity to learn (including lifelong self-directed learning)
• capacity for applying knowledge in practice
• ability to teach others
• research skills

The global doctor

• appreciation of diversity and multiculturality
• understanding of cultures and customs of other countries
• ability to work in an international context
• knowledge of a second language
• general knowledge outside medicine