NLU PA Program — Didactic Year Handbook
Triggers for remediation include a Likert score below 3 (Needs Improvement or below), a documented professionalism concern, or an ethical or conduct violation. Remediation plan components include a written deficiency summary, a corrective action plan with measurable objectives, assignment of a faculty mentor, a defined timeline, and a re-evaluation method. Failure to meet remediation results in referral to the Student Progress Committee and academic probation or dismissal consistent with Program policy. Required documentation includes a signed remediation agreement, evidence of completion, and final competency verification.
Professionalism Evaluation Instruments
The Program uses three standardized instruments to assess professionalism throughout the curriculum:
● Professionalism Evaluation Form for Faculty Advisement (Didactic & Clinical Phases): rates the student across six professionalism domains — Ethical Practice and Integrity, Accountability and Responsibility, Respect and Cultural Humility, Interprofessional Collaboration, Clinical and Academic Conduct, and Commitment to Growth — with evaluator comments. ● Clinical Preceptor Professionalism Rubric (Abbreviated): rates Professional Conduct, Reliability, Team Collaboration, and Respect for Patients and Staff on an Exceeds/Meets/Needs Improvement/Unsatisfactory scale, with preceptor comments. ● Annual Professionalism Outcomes Report: aggregates didactic- and clinical-phase average scores, the percentage of students meeting expectations, the percentage requiring remediation, a three-year trend analysis, a summary of incidents, and resulting programmatic changes and CQI actions.
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