NLU PA Program — Didactic Year Handbook
Summative Assessment: Direct observation or simulation-based technical skills stations, scored using standardized procedure checklists.
C5 — Professional Behaviors
Competency: Graduates will demonstrate the ethical conduct, accountability, and professional behavior expected of an entry-level physician assistant. Summative Assessment: A structured Summative Professional Behaviors rubric, administered independently of the written examination and OSCE, and incorporated into the OSCE counseling/shared- decision-making station.
C6 — Clinical Reasoning and Problem-Solving
Competency: Graduates will apply clinical reasoning and evidence-based problem-solving to patient care decisions. Summative Assessment: Case-based items embedded in the summative written examination, together with clinical-reasoning components of the OSCE stations.
Overall Student Summative Determination
Each student receives an individual B4.03 Summative Competency Record documenting whether the Written Exam, OSCE/Skills assessment, and/or Professional Assessment components applicable to each competency (C1–C6) were met, resulting in a final determination of Meets or Does Not Yet Meet for each competency. A student must demonstrate achievement of all six Program Competencies and all applicable competency components before receiving a final successful summative determination. A student who does not meet a required competency is referred through the Program’s established academic progression and remediation process (see the Student Remediation Documentation, Tracking, and Annual Audit Form, referenced in the Forms section), which documents the deficiency, applicable competency, measurable remediation goal, remediation activity, timeline, reassessment method, responsible faculty member, passing standard, and final outcome.
Required B4.03 Documentation Package
Program-Level the Introduce/Reinforce/Master (I/R/M) curriculum map; the B4.03 competency-to-assessment blueprint; the Summative Written Examination and OSCE blueprints; the technical skills competency list and assessment plan; the Summative Professional Behaviors rubric; scoring standards and critical-item policies; the assessment administration schedule; the policy/procedure governing summative evaluation; the remediation procedure; and evidence of committee review. Evidence: approved NLU PA Program Competencies C1–C6; Individual Student Evidence: the Summative Written Examination score and item/competency-level results; individual OSCE station scores and completed rubrics/checklists; technical skills assessment records; the Professional Behaviors summative rubric; the competency-level determination for C1–C6;
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