桃瘾社区 Physician Assistant Medicine
The program graduate competencies represent the knowledge, interpersonal, procedural skills, professional behaviors, clinical reasoning and problem-solving abilities required for graduation from the 桃瘾社区 PA program.
The competencies were informed by the PAEA 鈥淐ore Competencies for New Physician Graduates.鈥 This is a guidance document for PA curriculum developers and educators that combines knowledge, skills and abilities associated with the recognized competencies necessary for practice readiness of new PA graduates.
The faculty of 桃瘾社区鈥檚 PA program review, revise and approve the program competencies annually. This process ensures that the competencies are representative of current standards of medical care and education and are reflective of the PA program鈥檚 mission and goals.
| Program Graduate Competencies |
| Domain: Patient-Centered Practice Knowledge (PCPK) Graduates will be able to recognize healthy versus ill patients in the context of the patients鈥 lives and determine the stage of illness 鈥 acute, at risk of illness (emerging), or chronic. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to utilize up-to-date scientific evidence to inform clinical reasoning and clinical judgment |
| The graduate will be able to: |
| PCPK 1- Recognize normal and abnormal health states. |
| PCPK 2- Discern between acute, chronic, and emerging disease states. |
| PCPK 3- Successfully complete a patient-centered medical history. |
| PCPK 4- Competently perform a pertinent physical exam. |
| PCPK 5- Order and interpret appropriate laboratory, radiologic, and other diagnostic studies. |
| PCPK 6- Demonstrate higher-order critical thinking and medical decision-making skills to develop a comprehensive list of differential diagnosis and correctly identify the final diagnosis. |
| PCPK 7- Using evidence-based medicine and/or clinical practice guidelines, formulate an appropriate management/treatment plan. |
| PCPK 8- Provide appropriate patient education on the following topics: Illness and disease Treatment options Health promotion and disease prevention Lifestyle risk factors |
| Domain: Society and Population Health (SPH) Graduates will be able to recognize and understand that the influences of the larger community may affect the health of patients and integrate knowledge of social determinants of health into care decisions. |
| The graduate will be able to: |
| SPH 1- Recognize the impact of cultural norms and population-level determinants (socioeconomic, environmental, etc.) on the health of individuals and communities being served. |
| SPH 2- Identify the effect of basic science (biology, anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and genetics) on patient health, integrating this knowledge into informed care decisions. |
| SPH 3- Describe the role of healthcare disparities in causing illness. |
| SPH 4- Reflect on personal and professional limitations in providing care. |
| SPH 5- Apply the fundamental principles of epidemiology. |
| SPH 6- Describe the importance of monitoring and reporting in driving quality improvement effort. |
| Domain: Health Literacy and Communication (HLC) Graduates will be able to communicate with patients as partners who engage in shared decision-making and who communicate, interpret, and express themselves as individuals with unique personal, cultural, and social values. |
| The graduate will be able to: |
| HLC 1- Establish culturally appropriate therapeutic relationships to communicate effectively. |
| HLC 2- Effectively communicate information to patients, families, community members, and healthcare team members clearly and concisely, using feedback to confirm understanding. |
| Domain: Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Leadership Graduates will be able to recognize that the patient is at the center of all healthcare decisions and to partner with the patient to define the patient鈥檚 healthcare goals. |
| The graduate will be able to: |
| ICPL 1- Recognize when referrals are needed and make them to the appropriate health care provider. |
| ICPL 2- Develop and maintain respectful relationships with healthcare team members by actively contributing to shared decision-making and open communication, fostering a collaborative environment. |
| ICPL 3- Collaborate with diverse healthcare professionals to deliver team-based care that optimizes patient outcomes, recognizing the strengths and contributions of each discipline in improving overall health. |
| Domain: Professional and Legal Aspects of Health Care Graduates will be able to practice medicine kindly, recognizing and adhering to standards of care while attuned to advancing social justice. |
| The graduate will be able to: |
| PLAHC 1- Demonstrate receptiveness to feedback by acknowledging errors and actively engaging in opportunities for improvement. |
| PLAHC 2- Explain the principles of informed consent and demonstrate respect for patient privacy and autonomy in all aspects of care. |
| PLAHC 3- Demonstrate the professionalism expected of a medical provider by: dressing professionally, wearing an appropriate name tag, washing hands, respecting patient modesty, asking permission to examine the patient, communicating in a polite tone and manner, and conveying concern/compassion. |
| PLAHC 4- Identify strategies to avoid provider burnout and maintain well-being. |
| Domain: Health Care Finance and Systems Graduates will be able to articulate the essential aspects of value-based health care and apply this understanding to the delivery of safe and quality care. |
| The graduate will be able to: |
| HCFS 1- Discuss the financial implications to the provision of healthcare. |
| HCFS 2- Articulate individual providers鈥 value-add to the health care team regarding cost. |
| HCFS 3- Understand different types of health systems, funding streams, and insurance, including the role of Medicare and Medicare as payors. |
CORE SKILLS AND PROCEDURES
While not inclusive, this list is representative of skills taught across the curriculum.听Students may or may not perform the following skills, but they will have the opportunity to discuss essential information about the skill/procedure.
GENERAL SKILLS
Graduates will be able to:
- Gather a History and Perform Physical Examination
- Prioritize a Differential Diagnosis Following a Clinical Encounter
- Recommend and Interpret Common Diagnostic and Screening Tests
- Choose and Discuss Orders and Prescriptions
- Apply an Evidence-based Treatment Plan that Incorporates Patient Preference
- Appropriately Document a Clinical Encounter
- Provide an Oral Presentation of a Clinical Encounter
- Form Clinical Questions and Retrieve evidence to Advance Patient Care
- Give or Receive a Patient Handover to Transition Care Responsibility
- Collaborate as a Member of Interprofessional Team
- Recognize a Patient Requiring Urgent or Emergent Care and Initiate Evaluation and Management
- Obtain Informed Consent for Tests and/or Procedures
- Identify System Failures and Contribute to a Culture of Safety and Improvement
VASCULAR ACCESS AND OTHER PRACTICAL SKILLS
- Venipuncture
- Arterial puncture
- Peripheral IV catheterization
- Interosseous Access
- External Jugular catheterization
- Intramuscular, subcutaneous injections
EENT SKILLS
- Foreign body removal from skin, eyes, nose and/or ears
- Visual acuity and color vision screening
- Eye examination (with fluorescein staining)
- Irrigation of the external auditory canal
- Anterior nasal packing
CARDIOVASCULAR SKILLS
- Doppler assessment of peripheral pulses and/or prenatal fetal heart rate
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Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, defibrillation and cardioversion, airway management and other life support skills听according to ACLS guidelines (demonstrated through successful certification process)
- Basic life support (BLS) procedures
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) procedures
- Pediatric cardiac life support (PALS) procedures
- Basic life support (BLS) procedures
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) procedures
- Pediatric cardiac life support (PALS) procedures
RESPIRATORY SKILLS
- Chest needle decompression/chest tube insertion
GI/GU AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SKILLS
- Naso-Orogastric intubation and lavage
- Urinary bladder catheterization
- Collection of urethral, vaginal and/or cervical specimens for STI testing
- Collection of vaginal and cervical specimens for cytologic (PAP) examination
- Stool hemoccult sample collection and analysis
ORTHOPEDIC SKILLS
- Splinting
- Arthrocentesis/intra-articular injection of the large joints (knee)
NEUROLOGIC SKILLS
- Lumbar puncture
SURGICAL SKILLS
- Aseptic technique
- Surgical scrub, gown and glove
- Administration of local anesthesia and/or digital nerve blocks
- Wound closure with sutures, liquid skin adhesive, steri-strips and/or staples
- Superficial wound incision and drainage and packing
- Wound care and dressing
- Skin punch, excisional and/or shave biopsy procedures
- Punch Biopsy
- One Hand Tie
ULTRASOUND SKILLS
(including immersion course)
- FAST exam
- Vascular access
- Arterial Blood Gas
- Incision and drainage
( Graduate competencies reviewed and approved Summer 2024听)
