The RVU PA Program integrates competencies from recognized medical education organizations, including AAPA, ARC-PA, NCCPA, PAEA, AAMC, NBOME, and AACOM. Competencies are measured throughout training and aligned with relevant Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs), allowing for clear expectations and evaluation mechanisms.
The complete list of EPAs and their associated competencies can be found on the program website under the MPAS Program Curriculum and in Appendix II of this document.
The Graduate Competency Domains include:
- Patient Care: Provide compassionate, appropriate, and effective patient-centered care.
- Medical Knowledge: Demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological, and social-behavioral sciences, applying this knowledge to patient care.
- Practice-Based Learning & Improvement: Continuously improve patient care through self-evaluation and the appraisal of scientific evidence.
- Interpersonal & Communication Skills: Effectively exchange information and collaborate with patients, families, and health professionals.
- Professionalism: Uphold ethical principles and fulfill professional responsibilities.
- Systems-Based Practice: Understand and respond to the larger healthcare context, utilizing available resources for optimal patient care.
- Interprofessional Collaboration: Engage effectively in interprofessional teams to optimize patient and population-centered care.
- Personal & Professional Development: Foster qualities essential for lifelong personal and professional growth.