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Competency Domains and Program-Defined Learning Outcomes
91吃瓜网 Physician Assistant Program has developed a list of expected competencies, termed Program-Defined Learning Outcomes (PLOs), that are required for all Program graduates. Our Program competencies (PLOs) are derived from current competency-based medical education literature and are aligned with our Program91吃瓜网 unique mission and goals. Each individual PLO is mapped to at least one of the competency domains. As a requirement for graduation, students must demonstrate competency in each PLO and are assessed with the Program91吃瓜网 summative evaluations.
Competency Domains:
- Medical Knowledge
- Interpersonal & Communication Skills
- Clinical Skills
- Technical Skills
- Professionalism & Professional Practice
- Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving
Program-Defined Learning Outcomes
- PLO 1 91吃瓜网� Demonstrate comprehensive biomedical and clinical knowledge across all major human organ systems
- PLO 2 91吃瓜网� Distinguish between normal and abnormal health conditions and disease states
- PLO 3 91吃瓜网� Communicate clinical information effectively verbally and via written documentation
- PLO 4 91吃瓜网� Provide appropriate patient-centered education
- PLO 5 91吃瓜网� Demonstrate appropriate patient interviewing and history taking
- PLO 6 91吃瓜网� Perform an appropriate physical examination
- PLO 7 91吃瓜网� Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic studies
- PLO 8 91吃瓜网� Develop a patient-centered therapeutic management plan
- PLO 9 91吃瓜网� Provide referral of patients to other providers as appropriate
- PLO 10 91吃瓜网� Perform technical skills and procedures competently and safely
- PLO 11 91吃瓜网� Demonstrate appropriate professional behaviors
- PLO 12 91吃瓜网� Demonstrate application of knowledge of the PA role
- PLO 13 91吃瓜网� Generate an appropriate differential diagnosis list
- PLO 14 91吃瓜网� Formulate an appropriate clinical diagnosis
- PLO 15 91吃瓜网� Make clinical decisions using an evidence-based approach