Schoolwide Outcome:

Graduates achieve professional competencies as currently defined by their respective profession.

Objectives: SHP graduates will be able to:

1. Demonstrate appropriate content knowledge as required by either entry-level or post-professional practice
2. Demonstrate clinical, research and/or technical skills necessary for successful performance in the chosen discipline

Program Outcomes:

1. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the disciplines of clinical laboratory science including in clinical chemistry, hematology/hemostasis, clinical microbiology, infectious disease, immunology, transplantation, transfusion services, related to improvement of quality and delivery of laboratory services critical to clinician decision-making and patient care.
2. Conduct research and apply evidence to demonstrate clinical utility of laboratory tests and algorithms and to improve the quality, efficiency, and safety of the overall diagnostic testing process.

Schoolwide Outcome:

Graduates exhibit professional behaviors such as cultural sensitivity, integrity, respect, compassion, and altruism, and demonstrate excellence in delivery of service and a commitment to their profession.

Objectives: SHP graduates will be able to:

1. Exhibit professional behaviors in all interactions
2. Exhibit a commitment to their profession through professional membership or participation in professional activities, and by interrelating with other professionals
3. Identify and evaluate the impact of culture and diversity on health beliefs, practices, and actions
4. Apply and/or demonstrate leadership principles and strategies in organization or professional settings

Program Outcomes:

1. Comply with the Code of Ethics of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science and display ethical behavior in practice, education, and scholarly activities.
2. Work collaboratively with others to advance the scientific bases of knowledge in the clinical laboratory sciences via ongoing scholarship.
3. Integrate basic principles of ethics and cultural sensitivity within all interpersonal and professional activities.
4. Work collaboratively with others to advance the scientific bases of knowledge in the clinical laboratory sciences via ongoing scholarship.

Schoolwide Outcome:

Graduates effectively communicate in oral, written, and technical formats.

Objectives: SHP graduates will be able to:

1. Express concepts in writing using proper grammar and stylistic guidelines
2. Appropriately document health information according to professional standards
3. Demonstrate critical thinking by synthesizing, organizing, presenting, and/or disseminating information following established guidelines at a level appropriate for the target audience
4. Adapt appropriate interactions and/or strategies in order to accommodate diverse audiences

Program Outcomes:

1. Provide patient-centered, customized consultation services on appropriate test selection and interpretation for the purpose of collaborative clinical decision making among the interprofessional health care team and for the patient.
   A. Respect patient cultural, ethnic, religious, and social beliefs and preferences in clinical decision making.
   B. Collaborate with the interprofessional team and the patient using effective communication practices.
   C. Create safe and healthy practice environments and respond appropriately to health emergencies.
2. Conduct research and apply evidence to demonstrate clinical utility of laboratory tests and algorithms and to improve the quality, efficiency, and safety of the overall diagnostic testing process.
3. Monitor laboratory data, test utilization, and diagnostic testing processes in individual patients and populations using informatics and analytics to reduce diagnostic errors, improve efficiency, and reduce costs.

Schoolwide Outcome:

Graduates collaborate with health care team members and other stakeholders to facilitate the attainment of common goals.

Objectives: Within their scope of practice, SHP graduates will be able to:

1. Identify roles and responsibilities of team members in the provision of patient/client/community care
2. Identify opportunities and/or participate with others to set and achieve goals

Program Outcomes:

1. Participate in rounds with IP team, providing patient-centered, customized consultation services on appropriate test selection and interpretation for the purpose of collaborative clinical decision making among the interprofessional health care team and for the patient.
2. Identified information during clinical rounding on types of consultation opportunities appropriate for DCLS interventions and provided consultative responses.

Schoolwide Outcome:

Graduates identify, critically evaluate, and practice professional, ethical and legal decision-making.

Objectives: Within their scope of their profession, SHP graduates will be able to:

1. Maintain and/or adhere to professional ethics and legal requirements
2. Articulate ethical and legal decision making practices (process by which an ethical/legal decision was made)
3. Apply ethical and legal principles to Identify breaches of professional ethics or legal requirements

Program Outcomes:

1. Comply with the Code of Ethics of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science and display ethical behavior in practice, education, and scholarly activities.
2. Integrate basic principles of ethics and cultural sensitivity within all interpersonal and professional activities.
3. Integrate basic principles of ethics and cultural sensitivity within all interpersonal and professional activities.

Schoolwide Outcome:

Graduates incorporate educational strategies into their roles.

Objectives: Within the scope of their profession, SHP graduates will be able to:

1. Identify relevant educational content for a target audience
2. Plan, implement and/or evaluate an educational program appropriate for a target audiences

Program Outcomes:

1. Provide patient-centered customized consultation services on appropriate test selection, and interpretation for the purpose of clinical decision-making among the interprofessional healthcare team and for the patient.
2. Use a variety of information technologies to address both theoretical and practical problems, enhance communication, and disseminate knowledge to applicable audiences and interest groups.

Schoolwide Outcome:

Graduates apply methods of scientific inquiry and disseminate findings.

Objectives: SHP graduates will be able to:

1. Propose a problem/topic and appropriate methods to investigate it
2. Use systematic search techniques to find and critically appraise research and other sources of evidence
3. Summarize and disseminate findings to appropriate audiences

Program Outcomes:

1. Design and conduct clinical laboratory research in a variety of settings.
2. Critically review, appraise and synthesize the health sciences literature.
3. Compile, orally present, and interpret original research data to a scholarly audience for review and critique.

Schoolwide Outcome:

Graduates identify, critically analyze, and solve a variety of challenges.

Objectives: SHP graduates will be able to:

1. Recognize and respond appropriately to various situations within their discipline regarding clinical, cultural, psychosocial, quality improvement and/or administrative problems
2. Design and/or implement solutions using best evidence and/or practice guidelines
3. Assess outcomes

Program Outcomes:

1. Provide consultation related to clinical laboratory services, test selection and interpretation.
2. Formulate and implement algorithms and plans related to clinical laboratory testing and services based upon current scientific rationale, evidence-based practice guidelines and standards of practice/care.
3. Assess outcomes of data analysis collected in the settings of the Diagnostic Consultation Model (URI, DMI, PCI and CIR)

Schoolwide Outcome:

Graduates effectively access, manage and use scientific, health care and/or patient/client information while respecting the ownership and privacy of sources.

Objectives: SHP graduates will be able to:

1. Identify and access sources of evidence/information to inform the decision making process for scholarship or patient care
2. Analyze evidence/information for quality, economic, legal, and social implications
3. Demonstrate proficiency in information privacy regulations, e.g. HIPPA and PHI
4. Adapt to changing technology in their field

Program Outcomes:

1. Conduct research and apply evidence to demonstrate clinical utility of laboratory tests and algorithms and to improve the quality, efficiency, and safety of the overall diagnostic testing process.
2. Monitor laboratory data, test utilization, and diagnostic testing processes for individual patients and populations using informatics and analytics to reduce diagnostic errors, improve efficiency, and reduce costs.
3. Complete required CITI and HIPAA training.
4. Direct laboratory operations to comply with all state and federal laws and regulations, as well as guidelines determined by professional boards of licensure, and certification/accreditation agencies.

Schoolwide Outcome:

SHP graduates create a safe practice environment for themselves and their patients.

Objectives: Within their scope of practice, SHP graduates will be able to:

1. Recognize medical, behavioral, and public health emergencies
2. Demonstrate skills to create safe environments and respond to health emergencies

Program Outcomes:

1. Provide patient-centered, customized consultation services on appropriate test selection and interpretation for the purpose of collaborative clinical decision making among the inter-professional health care team and for the patient.
2. Create safe and healthy practice environments and respond appropriately to health emergencies.