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2019-2020 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
2019-2020 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Foundations of Interprofessional Health Care Certificate


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The Foundations of Interprofessional Health Care Certificate Program is a two semester program available to admitted or pre-health science students. It is designed to provide leadership and development for future healthcare professionals who will be expected to work as effective team members in an interprofessional healthcare team. The program will address a local, state, and national need.

1.       Expected Student learning outcomes from completion of the certificate:

a.       Understand their learning and leadership styles

b.      Understand the roles and scopes of healthcare professionals outside their discipline

c.       Understand general health care and services available in the United States

d.      Demonstrate interpersonal abilities and communication sufficient to interact professionally and therapeutically with peers, faculty, staff, administrators, patients/clients,  families and groups from variety of social, emotional, and intellectual backgrounds

e.      Communicate effectively in verbal, nonverbal, and written form

f.        Understand and demonstrate sufficient respect for others in non-verbal, verbal, and written communications

g.       Understand the cumulative effect that behavior, appearance, and communication has on the health science professional image

h.      Understand team and group development, relationship-centered leadership, and collaborative interprofessional teams

i.         Participate effectively in interprofessional team activities

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