1. Integrating subject-specific knowledge, understanding and skills of the specialism in the complex practice of health care.
2. Applying the principles of medical informatics in order to develop the problem-solving ability and to reflect on the own specialist knowledge and skills.
3. Integrating scientifically based knowledge in the exercise of the professional acts with a multi-focused look.
4. Providing effective and ethical patient care with integrity and committed way.
5. Paying attention to patient safety and quality of care in a multicultural society.
6. Contributing to an effective interdisciplinary cooperation in an adequate personal and inter-professional manner.
7. Coping with health economic aspects and relevant legal provisions to obtain societal responsible specialized care.
8. Participating in scientific research in order to contribute to the further development of the national and international field.
9. Perpetuating a critical scientific attitude with integrity.
10. Promoting the expertise of students, colleagues, patients and others involved in health care in a sustainable way.
11. Communicating in a correct, efficient and human-empathetic manner with patients and their environment with attention to diversity.
12. Giving and receiving appropriate feedback.
13. Consulting colleagues and other health care providers in an appropriate and effective way in accordance with the applicable standards and rules.
14. Applying the quality requirements of the different aspects of the field and management of health care in an appropriate manner.
15. Functioning in specific leaderships roles in a deontological correct way within the organisation of health care.
16. Being aware of the limits of its own competence, acting within it act and referring where appropriate.

The educational activities of all course units (all full-year course units) can take place during the week of catch-up activities of the first term and during the first-term examination period (except on the closing dates mentioned in the education and examination code art. 2 §4). End-of-term assessment in the first term continue of beginning March to the end of the second-term examination period, except on the closing dates mentioned in the education and examination code art. 2 §4.

Educational activities can take place during this period, but it is the responsibility of the study programme committee to ensure a sufficient and equitable spread between the educational activities and the end-of-term assessment; these educational activities take anyhow place in the regular periods, as stipulated by the education and examination code barring exceptions approved by the Executive Board.

End-of-term assessment in the second term continue of the beginning of the resit examination period to the end of academic year.

The study programme complies with the European Council Directive 2005/36/EC, and specifically with Title III, Chapter III, Section 2, article 25. Moreover, also the MB of 23/04/2014 establishing the general criteria for the recognition of medical specialists as amended applies.