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Upon successful completion of the Health Sciences Program, graduates should be able to:
Knowledge of Healthcare Systems
• Utilize knowledge of the principles and processes of the basic sciences and the scientific method in their completion of basic science courses, and other experiential learning.
• Describe and assess components of the U.S. healthcare system, including care delivery, financing, quality, and management challenges.
• Apply this knowledge to issues of healthcare access, quality, and health disparities.
• Describe the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in health, including healthcare professionals, the community and policy makers.
Knowledge of Biological Sciences & Behavioral Sciences
• Identify structure-function relationships of the human body and the musculoskeletal system.
• Describe the relationships between the skeletal and muscular systems and movement.
• Discuss the structure and functional changes in tissue and organs of the body, specific to disease and pathology.
• Describe normal processes of growth and development across the life span.
• Identify the principles of human behavior.
• Discuss the pathologies of abnormal functioning.
Evidence Based Practice Methods and Analytic Strategies Application
• Apply independent decision making grounded in evidence-based practice/best practices.
• Describe and assess the evidenced-based practice model of health information utilization and paradigm approaches.
• Apply this knowledge to analyze, critically appraise external and internal evidence as well as scholarly publications. Knowledge of Cultural Competency and Healthcare Ethics
• Demonstrate strategies in reducing stereotyping and stigmatization.
• Utilize interventions addressing barriers to accessing healthcare.
Communicate Health Information
• Establish shared decision-making between patients and providers
• Build social support networks.
• Successfully demonstrate ability to deliver accurate, accessible, and actionable health information.
• Identify the meanings of medical terms in the context of the structure and function of the human body in health and disease.
• Demonstrate, through the use of correct/appropriate language, the ability to effectively communicate with a prospective patient. Field Experience
• Successfully utilize expressive and receptive skills to effectively communicate with prospective patients.
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