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Profile of new graduate with reference to women’s health

Graduates of the National Core Curriculum in Women’s Health are expected to have:

• Effective knowledge, skills and attitudes for practice
• An empathetic approach to women and their health in the socio-cultural context of their lives
• The desire to provide quality and equitable healthcare for women
• The ability to work effectively in a team
• An approach to life-long learning
• An appreciation of ethical issues related to women’s health;
• An ability to practice ethically;
• An awareness of the need to deliver optimal care within available resources
• An awareness of medico-legal issues
• An appreciation of the value of research and its application to clinical practice;
• Effective communication skills
• The ability to recognise and practise within their limitations
• The ability to reconcile personal and professional life