Upon completion of the Tarleton State University MMSc-PAM Program the learner will be able to:
| LO1 | Apply core knowledge about established and evolving biomedical and clinical sciences and the application of this knowledge to patient care. (MK, CRPS) |
| LO2 | Accurately obtain and document complete and focused medical history. (CTS) |
| LO3 | Appropriately perform a comprehensive and focused physical exam. (CTS) |
| LO4 | Appropriately select, perform, interpret, and communicate laboratory and diagnostic procedures in general practice. (CTS, CRPS) |
| LO5 | Accurately determine a differential and final diagnosis through investigative and analytic thinking. (CRPS) |
| LO6 | Formulate appropriate pharmacologic and non- pharmacologic treatment plans for conditions in general practice. (MK, CTS, CRPS) |
| LO7 | Demonstrate appropriate counseling, patient, and family education, related to laboratory and diagnostics studies, preventable diseases, communicable diseases, immunization schedules, and healthy lifestyles through effective communication skills. (CTS, PB, IS) |
| LO8 | Demonstrate a commitment to ethical and professional behaviors. (PB) |
| LO9 | Critically appraise the medical literature to use current practice guidelines and apply the principles of evidence-based medicine when caring for the patient. (CRPS) |
| LO10 | Demonstrate respect, compassion, empathy and sensitivity to the patient’s gender, age, culture, disabilities, ethnicity, and sexual identity through professional communication and deportment. (IS, PB) |
| LO11 | Demonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the larger system of health care to provide patient care that balances quality and cost. (PB) |
| LO12 | Use the full scope of knowledge, skills, and abilities of an interprofessional team to provide care that is safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable. (IS, PB) |
| LO13 | Perform skills, procedures, and documentation with entry level competence that ensures patient safety preventing of adverse incidents and medical errors. (CTS, PB) |
| LO14 | Conduct self-assessments, identifying and correcting gaps in knowledge, tasks, or attitudes. (PB) |
*Key for ARC-PA Competency Domains: Medical knowledge (MK), Interpersonal skills (IS), Clinical and technical skills (CTS), Professional behaviors (PB), Clinical reasoning and problem-solving (CRPS)