Commitment to Professionalism

The Faculty of Medicine is dedicated to delivering a  rigorous and accredited medical program, ensuring that its graduates can safely and competently serve as  supervised medical interns. Acting in the best interests of the community and the medical field, the Faculty mandates its graduates demonstrate their readiness to  practice medicine.

This requirement extends beyond technical proficiency, encompassing the display of  professional attitudes and behaviour aligned with the medical profession’s standards. This includes a commitment to the notion that both the medical program and medical professionalism demand unwavering dedication.

In pursuit of fostering professionalism, the Faculty intentionally nurtures specific personal and professional attributes within its students. Furthermore, it encourages them to gain insights into their own strengths and weaknesses while  understanding the uncertainty  involved in training for, and the practice of medicine.

Students must:

• Abide by the UQ Student Code of Conduct
• Abide by the MD program attendance guidelines
• Complete the UQ Academic Integrity Tutorial
• Observe the specific expectations of the Faculty and understand and accept that these expectations are implemented and assessed via the UQ Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Guidelines
• Abide by Queensland Health’s clinical placement requirements and code of conduct for health professional students and any equivalent requirements pertaining to other clinical settings, including offshore clinical schools (Ochsner) and private hospital or health facilities.

Step by step instructions to complete this task

Step 1: Read and understand the above linked information.

Step 2: Log into the Placements System, against the relevant attribute, that you confirm you understand and acknowledge my Commitment to Professionalism.

Step 3: Navigate to the ‘Your Details’ section from the top right drop down menu 

Step 4: Scroll down to find the relevant attribute in this case the 'Commitment to Professionalism'.