Competencies - Wingate University
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Competencies - Wingate University
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Knowledge for Practice
Person-Centered Care
Interpersonal & Communication Skills
Society & Population Health
Interprofessional Collaboration
Professionalism & Ethics
Practice-Based Learning & Quality Improvement
Health Care Finance and Systems
Apply knowledge from basic, clinical, and social sciences when recognizing, assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients with a variety of common conditions seen in the emergent, acute, and chronic clinical practice of medicine. (Knowledge)
Perform appropriate clinical and technical skills, order and interpret appropriate diagnostics, and properly record the pertinent information in the medical record. (Clinical and technical skills)
Demonstrate clinical reasoning and problem-solving, adherence to the standard of care, and other evidence-based practice skills when delivering cost-effective individual and population-based care. (Clinical Reasoning and Problem Solving)
Elicit and understand the stories of individual patients and apply the context of their lives (including environmental influences, cultural norms, socioeconomic factors, and beliefs) when determining healthy versus ill patients. (Knowledge, Interpersonal Skills, Clinical and Technical Skills, Professional Behaviors)
Counsel, educate, and empower patients and their families to participate in their care and enable shared decision-making. (Knowledge, Interpersonal skills, Professional Behaviors)
Develop, implement, and monitor effectiveness of individualized patient management plans that incorporate sensitivity to differences in culture, beliefs, language, health literacy and other communication needs. (Knowledge, Clinical and Technical Skills, Clinical Reasoning and Problem-solving)
Demonstrate the ability to use written documentation, verbal, and non-verbal skills to communicate information accurately and effectively to patients, families, and members of the healthcare team. (Interpersonal Skills, Professional Behaviors)
Understand and apply the fundamentals of epidemiology when characterizing disease prevalence, identifying risk factors, and identifying opportunities for disease prevention and health promotion for both individuals and populations. (Knowledge, Clinical Reasoning and Problem Solving)
Recognize the influence of psychosocial, socioeconomic, environmental, and other population-level determinants of health and consider their impact on health disparities, disease prevention, and patient outcomes. (Knowledge, Clinical Reasoning and Problem Solving)
Work effectively with other health professionals to provide collaborative, patient-centered care while maintaining a climate of mutual respect, dignity, diversity, ethical integrity, and trust. (Interpersonal skills, Professional Behaviors)
Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to the ethical principles of autonomy, justice, beneficence, nonmaleficence. (Clinical and technical skills, Clinical Reasoning and Problem-Solving, Interpersonal skills, Professional behaviors).
Demonstrate professionalism by utilizing the principles of integrity, compassion, respect, adaptability, and self-awareness in the interactions with diverse populations of patients, families and health care teams. (Interpersonal Skills, Professional Behaviors)
Demonstrate professionalism in all areas of instruction and evaluation within the PA program to include all interactions with faculty, staff, fellow students, and standardized patients. (Professional Behaviors, Practice-Based Learning and Quality Improvement)
Demonstrate a strong foundation in health information technology, evidence-based medicine, and quality improvement practices aimed at improving the effectiveness and reliability of health processes and outcomes. (Knowledge, Professional Behaviors, Clinical Reasoning and Problem-Solving)
Utilize self-awareness to identify and improve gaps in knowledge, skills, or attitudes. (Knowledge, Professional Behaviors, Clinical Reasoning and Problem Solving)
Understand different types of health systems, funding streams, and insurance, including the role of Medicare and Medicare as payors. (Knowledge, Professional Behaviors, Clinical Reasoning and Problem Solving)
Contact Us
Wingate Campus
(704) 233-8051
pa@wingate.edu
Hendersonville Campus
(828) 309-0609
pahendersonville@wingate.edu
Skip To Main Content
Knowledge for Practice
Person-Centered Care
Interpersonal & Communication Skills
Society & Population Health
Interprofessional Collaboration
Professionalism & Ethics
Practice-Based Learning & Quality Improvement
Health Care Finance and Systems
Apply knowledge from basic, clinical, and social sciences when recognizing, assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients with a variety of common conditions seen in the emergent, acute, and chronic clinical practice of medicine. (Knowledge)
Perform appropriate clinical and technical skills, order and interpret appropriate diagnostics, and properly record the pertinent information in the medical record. (Clinical and technical skills)
Demonstrate clinical reasoning and problem-solving, adherence to the standard of care, and other evidence-based practice skills when delivering cost-effective individual and population-based care. (Clinical Reasoning and Problem Solving)
Elicit and understand the stories of individual patients and apply the context of their lives (including environmental influences, cultural norms, socioeconomic factors, and beliefs) when determining healthy versus ill patients. (Knowledge, Interpersonal Skills, Clinical and Technical Skills, Professional Behaviors)
Counsel, educate, and empower patients and their families to participate in their care and enable shared decision-making. (Knowledge, Interpersonal skills, Professional Behaviors)
Develop, implement, and monitor effectiveness of individualized patient management plans that incorporate sensitivity to differences in culture, beliefs, language, health literacy and other communication needs. (Knowledge, Clinical and Technical Skills, Clinical Reasoning and Problem-solving)
Demonstrate the ability to use written documentation, verbal, and non-verbal skills to communicate information accurately and effectively to patients, families, and members of the healthcare team. (Interpersonal Skills, Professional Behaviors)
Understand and apply the fundamentals of epidemiology when characterizing disease prevalence, identifying risk factors, and identifying opportunities for disease prevention and health promotion for both individuals and populations. (Knowledge, Clinical Reasoning and Problem Solving)
Recognize the influence of psychosocial, socioeconomic, environmental, and other population-level determinants of health and consider their impact on health disparities, disease prevention, and patient outcomes. (Knowledge, Clinical Reasoning and Problem Solving)
Work effectively with other health professionals to provide collaborative, patient-centered care while maintaining a climate of mutual respect, dignity, diversity, ethical integrity, and trust. (Interpersonal skills, Professional Behaviors)
Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to the ethical principles of autonomy, justice, beneficence, nonmaleficence. (Clinical and technical skills, Clinical Reasoning and Problem-Solving, Interpersonal skills, Professional behaviors).
Demonstrate professionalism by utilizing the principles of integrity, compassion, respect, adaptability, and self-awareness in the interactions with diverse populations of patients, families and health care teams. (Interpersonal Skills, Professional Behaviors)
Demonstrate professionalism in all areas of instruction and evaluation within the PA program to include all interactions with faculty, staff, fellow students, and standardized patients. (Professional Behaviors, Practice-Based Learning and Quality Improvement)
Demonstrate a strong foundation in health information technology, evidence-based medicine, and quality improvement practices aimed at improving the effectiveness and reliability of health processes and outcomes. (Knowledge, Professional Behaviors, Clinical Reasoning and Problem-Solving)
Utilize self-awareness to identify and improve gaps in knowledge, skills, or attitudes. (Knowledge, Professional Behaviors, Clinical Reasoning and Problem Solving)
Understand different types of health systems, funding streams, and insurance, including the role of Medicare and Medicare as payors. (Knowledge, Professional Behaviors, Clinical Reasoning and Problem Solving)
Contact Us
Wingate Campus
(704) 233-8051
pa@wingate.edu
Hendersonville Campus
(828) 309-0609
pahendersonville@wingate.edu