The undergraduate students of Melaka Manipal Medical College, should:

• Be competent to diagnose and manage common health problems of individuals and the community, commensurate with his/ her position as a member of the health team at the primary, secondary or tertiary levels, using his/ her clinical skills based on history, physical examination and relevant investigations.
• Be competent to practice preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative medicine in respect to the commonly encountered health problems.
• Appreciate the rationale for different therapeutic modalities, be familiar with the administration of the "essential drugs" and their common side effects.
• Be able to appreciate the socio-psychological, cultural, economic and environmental factors affecting health and develop humane attitude towards the patients in discharging one's professional responsibilities.
• Possess the attitude for continued self-learning and to seek further expertise or to pursue research in any chosen area of medicine.
• Be familiar with the basic factors which are essential for the implementation of the National Health Programmes including practical aspects of the following:
  1. Family Health
  2. Sanitation and water supply
  3. Prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases
  4. Immunisation
  5. Health Promotion
• Acquire basic management skills in the area of human resource, materials and resource management related to health care delivery.
• Be able to identify community health problems and learn to work to resolve these by designing, instituting corrective steps and evaluating outcome of such measures
• Be able to work as a leading partner in health care teams and acquire proficiency in communication skills.
• Be competent to work in a variety of health care settings.
• Have personal characteristics and attitudes required for professional life such as personal integrity, sense of responsibility, dependability and ability to relate to or show concern for other individuals.