IFOM BSE Public Outline
IFOM BSE Public Outline
Content Outline
International Foundations of
Medicine ®
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Physician Tasks/Competencies
Percentage Breakdown:
System Range
Medical Knowledge/Foundational Science Concepts 62%–68%
Patient Care: Diagnosis 21%–28%
Patient Care: Management 6%–8%
Communication, Interpersonal Skills, & Professionalism 1%–3%
Practice-based Learning 2%–4%
Diagnosis
Prognosis/outcome
Pharmacotherapy
Clinical interventions
Practice-based Learning
Application of principles of biostatistics
Population health
Epidemiology
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Content Categories
Percentage Breakdown:
System Range
General Principles of Foundational Science 12%–14%
Immune System 3%–5%
Blood and Lymphoreticular System 3%–5%
Nervous System and Special Senses 9%–11%
Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue 2%–4%
Musculoskeletal System 5%–7%
Cardiovascular System 11%–13%
Respiratory System 7%–9%
Gastrointestinal System 8%–10%
Renal and Urinary Systems 5%–7%
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium 2%–4%
Female Reproductive System & Breast 2%–4%
Male Reproductive System 1%–3%
Endocrine System 5%–7%
Multisystem Processes & Disorders 8%–10%
Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Public/Population Health 2%–4%
Social Sciences 1%–3%
Energy metabolism
Biology of cells
Apoptosis
3
Cell cycle and cell cycle regulation
Mechanisms of dysregulation
Genetic mechanisms
Reparative processes
Microbial biology
Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi
Parasites
4
Prions
Immune System
Normal Processes
Abnormal Processes
HIV/AIDS
Abnormal Processes
Neoplasms
5
Nervous System and Special Senses
Normal Processes
Cell/tissue structure and function, including neuronal cellular and molecular biology
Abnormal Processes
Cerebrovascular disease
Disorders relating to the spine, spinal cord, and spinal nerve roots
Neuromuscular disorders
Movement disorders
Metabolic disorders
Paroxysmal disorders
Sleep disorders
Congenital disorders
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Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
Normal Processes
Abnormal Processes
Neoplasms
Adnexal disorders (hair and hair follicles, nails, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, oral
mucous membranes)
Oral disease
Disorders of pigmentation
Congenital disorders
Musculoskeletal System
Normal Processes
Abnormal Processes
Neoplasms
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Degenerative and metabolic disorders
Congenital disorders
Cardiovascular System
Normal Processes
Abnormal Processes
Neoplasms
Dysrhythmias
Heart failure
Hypotension
Hypertension
Dyslipidemia
Vascular disorders
8
Respiratory System
Normal Processes
Cell/tissue structure and function, including surfactant formation, and alveolar structure
Abnormal Processes
Neoplasms
Congenital disorders
Gastrointestinal System
Normal Processes
Abnormal Processes
9
Neoplasms
Congenital disorders
Abnormal Processes
Neoplasms
Vascular disorders
Congenital disorders
10
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium
Normal Processes
Abnormal Processes
Prenatal care
Obstetric complications
Abnormal Processes
Menopause
Sexual dysfunction
11
Congenital disorders
Abnormal Processes
Neoplasms
Congenital disorders
Endocrine System
Normal Processes
Abnormal Processes
Thyroid disorders
Parathyroid disorders
12
Adrenal disorders
Pituitary disorders
Congenital disorders
Principles of nutrition
Intracellular accumulations
Abnormal Processes
Nutrition
Abuse
13
Biostatistics, Epidemiology/Population Health, and Interpretation of the
Medical Literature
Epidemiology and public/population health
Principles of testing and screening (e.g., sensitivity and specificity, predictive value, probability)
Social Sciences
Communication and interpersonal skills, including patient interviewing, consultation, and
interactions with the family (patient-centered communication skills)
Physician-patient relationship
Professional conduct/integrity
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