Health Science Department Learning Goals

  1. Increase student flexibility to explore a variety of aspects of healthcare.

Provide academic and clinical experiences to all HS students

Didactic and Clinical partnerships in a variety of health professions 

  1.  Utilize a multidisciplinary approach to problem solving and patient care.

Provide instruction and clinical experiences in team based care

Didactic and Clinical partnerships in a variety of health professions 

  1. Prepare students to be leaders in the new model of healthcare.

Leadership project opportunities for each student

Leadership projects embedded in course assignments
  1. Increase relevance of university curriculum.

Provide prerequisite coursework for admission to graduate HS programs

Graduate survey and acceptance outcomes data collection and analysis
  1. Increase accessibility of graduate school prerequisites.

Provide prerequisite coursework for admission to graduate HS programs within the students academic major and timeline

 

Student survey and progression data collection and analysis
  1. Increase marketability of students as they apply to graduate schools and professional positions.

Provide adequate UG experiences to allow an 80% acceptance rate to graduate HS programs

Monitor student and graduate data for admissions and student success in graduate HS programs

 
  1. Broaden teaching service and scholarship opportunities for faculty members.

Increase faculty research and scholarship opportunities by 25%

Include research and scholarship projects for HS students with faculty mentorship
  1. Promote interdepartmental collaboration.

80% of the curriculum will be taught by interdepartmental faculty and departments

Monitor faculty workload and assignments to HS courses