1. Establishment of a Caring Environment:
Graduates must appreciate that effective
health care is holistic, person-centered and
compassionate, and exhibit behaviors and
practices that engender a sense of trust and
satisfaction in patients.
2. Communication:
Graduates must have a fundamental
knowledge of the principles of effective
communication, including nonverbal behavior,
group dynamics and factors that impede the
effective flow of communication.
3. Critical Thinking:
Graduates must be able to demonstrate
mastery of the skills necessary to analyze
problems, identify possible solutions and apply
the best choice solution based on the
circumstances of the situation.
4. Cultural Awareness:
Graduates must be able to understand and
appreciate cultural differences that influence
health-related behaviors and compliance with
therapeutic interventions.
5. Documentation:
Graduates must appreciate the importance of
documentation, and understand and apply the
principles of effective documentation and
adherence to policies and legal requirements.
6. Foundational Knowledge:
Graduates must have a mastery of necessary
foundational knowledge in the basic and
clinical sciences to enable their continued
application and refinement of practice skills
and participation in lifelong learning related
to practice.
7. Knowledge of Health Care Delivery Systems:
Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of health care
systems, the functions and interactions of their components, and how the systems
affect delivery of patient care.
8.
Legal, Ethical, and Moral Actions:
Graduates are expected to exhibit behaviors
that reflect a consistent upholding of ethical
principles and legislative guidelines in all
professional roles.
9. Management:
Graduates must have a basic understanding of
the functions of a manager, including planning,
organizing, coordinating, budgeting and
providing continuous quality improvement.
10. Professional Role Development:
Graduates must understand and accept the
responsibilities of health care professionals
who place the interests of others before
themselves; practice competently,
compassionately and collegially; appreciate the
importance of evidence-based clinical
reasoning; and accept the responsibility for
lifelong learning.
11. Research:
Graduates must possess the basic skills to be
critical consumers of research outcomes and
demonstrate the ability to locate, read,
analyze and evaluate research findings in
order to determine their significance.
12. Teamwork: Students must
demonstrate competence in interacting with others in a group, moving easily
between completing group task behaviors that get the work done and group
maintenance behaviors that lead to group cohesion and teamwork.
