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Technical Standards

Medical education requires that the accumulation of scientific knowledge be accompanied by the simultaneous acquisition of skills and professional attitudes and behaviors. The medical degree awarded by the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine at the completion of the undergraduate medical education process certifies that the individual has acquired a broad base of knowledge and skills requisite for the practice of medicine.

To this end, all courses in the curriculum must be completed successfully. In order to acquire the knowledge and skills to function in a broad variety of clinical situations and to render a wide spectrum of patient care, candidates for the MD degree must have abilities and skills in five areas:

  • Observation
  • Communication
  • Motor
  • Conceptual-Integrative
  • Behavioral-Social

Technological compensation can be made for some disabilities in certain of these areas, but a candidate should be able to perform in a reasonably independent manner, with or without reasonable accommodations. Students who believe they may qualify for assistance under the Americans with Disabilities Act can find more information on the Office of Disability Services website or by contacting our Medical Student Disability Coordinator and Associate Director of Academic 
Enrichment Programs, Mr. Lamar Martin.

  • Observation

  • Communication

  • Motor

  • Conceptual-Integrative

  • Behavioral-Social