A. Professional Competencies: Graduates achieve professional competencies as currently defined by their respective profession.
Objectives:
SHP graduates will be able to:
- Demonstrate appropriate content knowledge as required by either entry-level or post-professional practice
- Demonstrate clinical, research, and/or technical skills necessary for successful performance in the chosen discipline
B. Professionalism: Graduates exhibit professional behaviors such as cultural sensitivity, integrity, respect, compassion, and altruism, and demonstrate excellence in delivery of service and a commitment to their profession.
Objectives:
SHP graduates will be able to:
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Exhibit professional behaviors in all interactions
- Exhibit a commitment to their profession through professional membership or participation in professional activities, and by interrelating with other professionals
- Identify and evaluate the impact of culture and diversity on health beliefs, practices, and actions
- Apply and/or demonstrate leadership principles and strategies in organizational or professional settings
C. Communication: Graduates effectively communicate in oral, written, and technical formats.
Objectives:
SHP graduates will be able to:
- Express concepts in writing using proper grammar and stylistic guidelines
- Appropriately document health information according to professional standards
- Demonstrate critical thinking by synthesizing, organizing, presenting, and/or disseminating information following established guidelines at a level appropriate for the target audience
- Adapt appropriate interactions and/or strategies in order to accommodate diverse audiences
D. Collaboration: Graduates collaborate with health care team members and other stakeholders to facilitate the attainment of common goals.
Objectives:
Within their scope of practice, SHP graduates will be able to:
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Identify roles and responsibilities of team members in the provision of patient/client/community care
- Identify opportunities and/or participate with others to set and achieve goals
E. Ethics and Jurisprudence: Graduates identify, critically evaluate, and practice professional, ethical, and legal decision-making.
Objectives:
Within the scope of their profession, SHP graduates will be able to:
- Maintain and/or adhere to professional ethics and legal requirements
- Articulate ethical and legal decision-making practices (process by which an ethical/legal decision was made)
- Apply ethical and legal principles to identify breaches of professional ethics or legal requirements
F. Education: Graduates incorporate educational strategies into their roles.
Objectives:
Within the scope of their profession, SHP graduates will be able to:
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Identify relevant educational content for a target audience
- Plan, implement, and/or evaluate an educational program appropriate for a target audience
G. Scholarship: Graduates apply methods of scientific inquiry and disseminate findings.
Objectives:
SHP graduates will be able to:
- Propose a problem/topic and appropriate methods to investigate it
- Use systematic search techniques to find and critically appraise research and other sources of evidence
- Summarize and disseminate findings to appropriate audiences
H. Problem Solving: Graduates identify, critically analyze, and solve a variety of challenges.
Objectives:
SHP graduates will be able to:
- Recognize and respond appropriately to various situations within their discipline regarding clinical, cultural, psychosocial, quality improvement, and/or administrative problems
- Design and/or implement solutions using best evidence and/or practice guidelines
- Assess outcomes
I. Information Management: Graduates effectively access, manage, and use scientific, health care, and/or patient/client information while respecting the ownership and privacy of sources.
Objectives:
SHP graduates will be able to:
- Identify and access sources of evidence/information to inform the decision-making process for scholarship or patient care
- Analyze evidence/information for quality, economic, legal, and social implications
- Demonstrate proficiency in information privacy regulations, e.g. HIPPA and PHI
- Adapt to changing technology in their field
J. Safety: SHP graduates create a safe practice environment for themselves and their patients.
Objectives:
Within their scope of practice, SHP graduates will be able to:
- Recognize medical, behavioral, and public health emergencies
- Demonstrate skills to create safe environments and respond to health emergencies
School of Health Professions Learning Outcomes
