Pharmacy (PHARMD-PHRM)

Communication

• 3.6 (communicator): Effectively communicate verbally and nonverbally when interacting with an individual, group, or organization.

Community engagement, social justice and equity

• 3.5 (includer): Recognize social determinants of health to diminish disparities and inequities in access to quality care.

Information literacy 

• 1.1 (learner): Develop, integrate, and apply knowledge from the foundational sciences (i.e., pharmaceutical, social/behavioral/administrative, and clinical sciences) to evaluate the scientific literature, explain drug action, solve therapeutic problems, and advance population health and patient-centered care. 

Patient centered care 

• 2.2 (manager): Manage patient healthcare needs using human, financial, technological, and physical resources to optimize the safety and efficacy of medication use systems. 
• 2.3 (health and wellness): The graduate is able to design prevention, intervention, and educational strategies for individuals and communities to manage chronic disease and improve health and wellness. 
• 3.3 (advocate): Assure that patients’ best interests are represented. 

Professional identity and ethical behavior

• 4.1 (self-aware): Examine and reflect on personal knowledge, skills, abilities, beliefs, biases, motivation, and emotions that could enhance or limit personal and professional growth. 
• 4.4 (professional): Exhibit behaviors and values that are consistent with the trust given to the profession by patients, other healthcare providers, and society. 

Professional knowledge and skills 

• 1.1 (learner): Develop, integrate, and apply knowledge from the foundational sciences (i.e., pharmaceutical, social/behavioral/administrative, and clinical sciences) to evaluate the scientific literature, explain drug action, solve therapeutic problems, and advance population health and patient-centered care. 
• 2.1 (caregiver): Provide patient-centered care as the medication expert (collect and interpret evidence, prioritize, formulate assessments and recommendations, implement, monitor and adjust plans, and document activities). 
• 2.4 (population-based care): Describe how population-based care influences patient-centered care and the development of practice guidelines and evidence-based best practices. 
• 3.1 (problem solver): Identify problems; explore and prioritize potential strategies; and design, implement, and evaluate a viable solution. 
• 3.2 (educator): Educate all audiences by determining the most effective and enduring ways to impart information and assess understanding. 

Teamwork 

• 3.4 (interprofessional collaboration): Actively participate and engage as a healthcare team member by demonstrating mutual respect, understanding, and values to meet patient care needs. 
• 4.2 (leadership): Demonstrate responsibility for creating and achieving shared goals, regardless of position. 
• 4.3 (innovator): Engage in innovative activities by using creative thinking to envision better ways of accomplishing professional goals. 

Endodontics (DCRT-ENDO)

Communication 

• 3.1: Apply appropriate interpersonal and communication skills.

Community engagement, social justice and equity 

• 3.3: Communicate effectively with individuals from diverse populations.

Information literacy 

• 1.4: Apply research principles to answer an original research question 
• 1.3: Evaluate and integrate best research outcomes with clinical expertise and patient values for evidence-based practice. 

Patient centered care 

• 3.2: Apply psychosocial and behavioral principles in patient-centered health care. 
• 4.3: Recognize and appreciate the need to contribute to the improvement of oral health beyond those served in traditional practice settings.
• 5.3: Apply principles of risk management, including informed consent and appropriate record keeping in patient care. 
• 6.1: Manage the endodontic oral health care of the child, adolescent, and adult, as well as the unique needs of the medically compromised and special needs patients. 
• 6.2: Prevent, identify, and manage trauma, oral disease and other disorders of pulpal and periradicular origin. 
• 6.3: Obtain and interpret patient/medical data, including a thorough intra/extraoral examination, and use these findings to accurately assess and manage all patients.
• 6.8: Utilize universal infection control guidelines for all clinical procedures. 
• 6.9: Prevent, diagnose, and manage pain and anxiety in the dental patient. 
• 6.10: Manage endodontic procedures that preserve tooth structure, maintain function, and promote soft and hard tissue health. 
• 6.14: Prevent, recognize, and manage medical and dental emergencies. 
• 6.15: Recognize and manage patient abuse and/or neglect. 
• 6.16: Recognize and manage substance abuse. 

Professional identity and ethical behavior 

• 2.1: Apply ethical and legal standards in the provision of dental care. 
• 2.2: Practice within one's scope of competence and consult with or refer to professional colleagues when indicated. 
• 5.5: Demonstrate ability to conduct self-assessments and use them to set performance goals. 

Professional knowledge and skills 

• 1.1: Evaluate and integrate emerging trends in health care and the field of endodontology. 
• 1.2: Utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills. 
• 4.1: Provide prevention, intervention, and educational strategies. 
• 5.1: Evaluate and apply contemporary and emerging information including clinical and practice management technology resources. 
• 5.2: Evaluate and manage current models of oral health care management and delivery. 
• 5.4: Demonstrate effective business financial management and human resource skills. 
• 6.4: Select, obtain and interpret diagnostic images for the individual patient. 
• 6.5: Recognize the manifestations of systemic disease and how the disease and its management may affect the delivery of endodontic dental care. 
• 6.6: Formulate an endodontic diagnosis, treatment and/or referral plan for the management of patients. 
• 6.11: Diagnose, identify, and manage pulpal and periradicular diseases. 
• 6.12: Diagnose and manage endodontic surgical treatment needs. 
• 6.13: Diagnose and manage endodontic retreatment needs. 
• 6.17: Diagnose, identify and manage oral mucosal and osseous diseases. 

Teamwork 

• 3.4: Communicate endodontic skills and endodontic scope of practice effectively to your dental professionals and professional colleagues. 
• 4.2: Participate with dental team members and other health care professionals in the management and health promotion of all patients. 

Orthodontics (DCRT-ORTH)

Communication 

• Demonstrate a broad knowledge of the dental and scientific literature as it relates to orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics.

Community engagement, social justice and equity 

• Correct malocclusion of the teeth and jaws to the standards of the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) and be able to collect the required patient records and put together case presentations which follow the specific directions of the ABO for their specialty certification clinical examination. 

Information literacy 

• Demonstrate a broad knowledge of the dental and scientific literature as it relates to orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. 
• Initiate and complete a research project and publishable thesis that includes the development of a hypothesis, a critical review of the literature, design methodology, statistical analysis, and interpretation of data. 
• Diagnose and plan the treatment for different types of malocclusion using evidence-based concepts of growth and development, anatomy, histology, pathology, dental materials, and biomechanics. 

Patient centered care 

• Correct malocclusion of the teeth and jaws to the standards of the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) and be able to collect the required patient records and put together case presentations which follow the specific directions of the ABO for their specialty certification clinical examination. 

Professional identity and ethical behavior 

• Demonstrate a broad knowledge of the dental and scientific literature as it relates to orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. 
• Manage and treat all types of malocclusion in either the transitional or the permanent dentition including dentofacial, craniofacial, functional, and temporomandibular problems. 

Professional knowledge and skills 

• Correct malocclusion of the teeth and jaws to the standards of the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) and be able to collect the required patient records and put together case presentations which follow the specific directions of the ABO for their specialty certification clinical examination. 
• Recognize and classify dental and skeletal malocclusion into the types and categories accepted by the Council on Dental Education of the American Dental Association. 
• Manage and treat all types of malocclusion in either the transitional or the permanent dentition including dentofacial, craniofacial, functional, and temporomandibular problems. 

Teamwork 

• Manage and treat all types of malocclusion in either the transitional or the permanent dentition including dentofacial, craniofacial, functional, and temporomandibular problems. 

Periodontics (DCRT-PER)

• Graduates will meet the CODA Standards for Advanced Specialty Programs in Periodontics in patient pain and anxiety management. 
• Graduates will be able to apply foundational knowledge in the biomedical sciences and periodontology to establish a periodontal diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment plan.  
• Graduates will understand that they have received a comprehensive education that has prepared them to enter the field of Periodontics and pursue life-long learning. 
• Students will participate as active members of professional periodontal organizations.  
• Students participate in teaching activities during their educational program with honesty and integrity.  
• Graduates will be able to conduct research. 
• Graduates will be prepared to seek and successfully achieve status as Diplomats of the American Board of Periodontology  
• Graduates will demonstrate active listening, oral and written communication skills. 
• Graduates will demonstrate collaborative care with colleagues to optimize patient outcomes.  
• Students will provide periodontal therapy for a diverse population of patients during their educational program. 
• The program will demonstrate that patients receive quality care.  
• Graduates will demonstrate a range of experiences in the full scope of comprehensive periodontal therapy to a patient population with diverse needs. 

Bioinformatics and Computational Biomedicine (MS-BCB)

Communication 

• Communicate professionally, including during interactions with others, and while giving and receiving feedback.
• Effectively communicate in written and verbal form to both peers and non-experts.

Community engagement, social justice and equity 

• Integrate the culture and diversity of a population when carrying out research and/or professional practice in informatics.

Information literacy 

• Engage in lifelong learning through: finding, interpreting and critically appraising professional literature in order to stay informed of advances in their chosen field; and connecting with the larger professional community through participating in conferences and societies.

Patient centered care 

• Demonstrate and promote informatics solutions that help to ensure patient safety within relevant clinical settings.

Professional identity and ethical behavior 

• Apply fundamental knowledge of ethics and implement solutions that assure confidentiality, security and integrity while maximizing the availability of data, information, and knowledge.

Professional knowledge and skills 

• Appraise applicable bioinformatics concepts, methods, and tools to solve challenging problems in their focus area.
• Given a problem, formulate a plan, critically compare options, make timely decisions or recommendations, identify, and improve outcomes in light of evolving evidence.
• Apply knowledge of bioinformatics and computational biomedicine, and related disciplines, to solve problems in research, clinical and/or educational settings.
• Identify and apply appropriate research and methods to analyze, contextualize, interpret results, and evaluate their internal and external validity.

Teamwork 

• Function as a productive member of a multidisciplinary collaborative team of biological or other scientists, informatics, information technology, clinical, administrative, and other experts.
• Apply the principles of team science to solve complex information problems.

Biomedical Engineering (MS-BME)

Communication 

• Demonstrate master's-level competence in written and verbal communication.

Community engagement, social justice and equity 

• Students engage in principles of social justice, equity, and/or anti-racism through community-engaged practice, service, or scholarship. 

Information literacy 

• Interpret and critique scientific literature. 

Professional identity and ethical behavior 

• Apply fundamental knowledge of ethics in research. 

Professional knowledge and skills 

• Advance knowledge in selected area of concentration. 
• Design, conduct, and interpret their own research. 
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge in one specialized area. 
• Demonstrate a basic knowledge of central concepts in the relevant scientific field. 

Teamwork 

• Students work effectively within collaborative, team- or teaming-based interprofessional environments while acknowledging positionality and intentionally making space for diverse perspectives. 

Biomedical Engineering (PHD-BME)

Communication 

• Demonstrate doctoral-level competence in written and verbal communication. 

Community engagement, social justice and equity 

• Students engage in principles of social justice, equity, and/or anti-racism through community-engaged practice, service, or scholarship. 

Information literacy 

• Interpret and critique scientific literature. 

Professional identity and ethical behavior 

• Apply fundamental knowledge of ethics in research. 
• Develop ancillary skills, where necessary, to obtain positions outside scientific research. 

Professional knowledge and skills 

• Formulate hypothesis-driven or data-driven project based on current concepts in the field. 
• Design, conduct, and interpret their own research. 
• Advance knowledge in selected area of concentration. 
• Demonstrate a basic knowledge of central concepts in the relevant scientific field. 
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge in one specialized area. 

Teamwork 

• Students work effectively within collaborative, team- or teaming-based interprofessional environments while acknowledging positionality and intentionally making space for diverse perspectives. 

Biomedical Sciences (MS-BMSC)

Communication 

• Effectively communicate in written and verbal form to both peers and experts.

Information literacy 

• Interpret and critique scientific literature. 

Professional identity and ethical behavior 

• Apply fundamental knowledge of ethics in research. 

Professional knowledge and skills 

• Demonstrate a basic knowledge of central concepts in the relevant scientific field. 
• Interpret and critique scientific literature. 
• Apply knowledge to one specialized area. 
• Design, conduct, and interpret their own research. 
• Formulate hypothesis based on current concepts in the field. 

Teamwork 

• Develop ancillary skills, where necessary, to obtain positions outside scientific research. 

Biomedical Sciences (PHD-BMSC)

Communication 

• Demonstrate doctoral-level competence in written and verbal communication. 

Information literacy 

• Interpret and critique scientific literature. 

Professional identity and ethical behavior 

• Apply fundamental knowledge of ethics in research. 

Professional knowledge and skills 

• Interpret and critique scientific literature. 
• Identify gaps in scientific knowledge and formulate hypothesis based on current concepts in the field. 
• Design, conduct, and interpret their own research. 
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge in one specialized area. 
• Demonstrate a broad knowledge of central concepts in the relevant scientific field. 
• Advance knowledge in selected area of concentration. 

Teamwork 

• Develop ancillary skills, where necessary, to obtain positions outside scientific research. 

Computer Science and Engineering (PHD-CSE)

Communication 

• Demonstrate doctoral-level competence in written and verbal communication. 

Community engagement, social justice and equity 

• Understand the impact of machine learning algorithms on social justice and equity. 

Information literacy 

• Interpret and critique scientific literature. 

Professional identity and ethical behavior 

• Apply fundamental knowledge of ethics in research. 

Professional knowledge and skills 

• Design, conduct, and interpret their own research. 
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge in one specialized area. 
• Formulate hypothesis based on current concepts in the field. 

Teamwork 

• Work effectively in teams. 

Health and Clinical Informatics (MS-HCIN)

Communication 

• Effectively communicate in written and verbal form to both peers and non-experts. 
• Communicate professionally, including during interactions with others, and while giving and receiving feedback. 

Community engagement, social justice and equity 

• Integrate the culture and diversity of a population when carrying out research and/or professional practice in informatics. 

Information literacy 

• Engage in lifelong learning through: finding, interpreting and critically appraising professional literature in order to stay informed of advances in their chosen field; and connecting with the larger professional community through participating in conferences and societies. 

Patient centered care 

• Demonstrate and promote informatics solutions that help to ensure patient safety within relevant clinical settings. 

Professional identity and ethical behavior 

• Apply fundamental knowledge of ethics and implement solutions that assure confidentiality, security and integrity while maximizing the availability of data, information, and knowledge. 

Professional knowledge and skills 

• Apply knowledge of health and clinical informatics and related disciplines, to solve problems in research, clinical and/or educational settings. 
• Given a problem, formulate a plan, critically compare options, make timely decisions or recommendations, identify, and improve outcomes in light of evolving evidence. 
• Solve complex health and health information problems by balancing constraints (economic, regulatory) while integrating the priorities of different stakeholders (including health care professionals, researchers, and patients). 
• Identify and apply appropriate research and methods to analyze, contextualize, interpret results, and evaluate their internal and external validity. 

Teamwork 

• Function as a productive member of a multidisciplinary collaborative team of biological or other scientists, informatics, information technology, clinical, administrative, and other experts. 

Health and Clinical Informatics (PHD-HCIN)

Communication 

• Effectively communicate and disseminate scientific research in written and verbal form to both peers and non-experts. 
• Communicate professionally, including during interactions with others, and while giving and receiving feedback. 

Community engagement, social justice and equity 

• Integrate the culture and diversity of a population when developing research ideas, conducting research, evaluating implementation, and/or interpreting research findings. 

Information literacy 

• Identify gaps in scientific knowledge; formulate a research question; design a research study; employ and apply appropriate methods or develop new methods as necessary; analyze, contextualize, and interpret results; and evaluate the internal and external validity of the research findings. 
• Engage in lifelong learning through: finding, interpreting and critically appraising scientific literature in order to fill knowledge gaps and stay informed of scientific advances; synthesizing and applying new knowledge to their own research; and connecting with the larger scientific community through participating in scientific conferences and societies. 
• All Ph.D. students are expected to conceptualize, research, and prepare at least one first-author journal article prior to completion of the degree. 

Patient centered care 

• Demonstrate and promote informatics solutions that help to ensure patient safety within relevant clinical settings. 

Professional identity and ethical behavior 

• Apply fundamental knowledge of ethics in research and implement solutions that assure confidentiality, security and integrity while maximizing the availability of data, information, and knowledge. 

Professional knowledge and skills 

• Appraise applicable informatics concepts, methods, and tools to solve challenging health informatics problems in their focus area. 
• Apply a broad knowledge of health and clinical informatics, and related disciplines, to solve problems in research, clinical and educational settings. 
• Identify and define problems, critically compare options, make timely decisions or recommendations, identify uncertainties, and use findings to improve outcomes in light of evolving evidence. 
• Have experience and training utilizing modern frameworks for rapid prototyping, and how to extract information from a wide variety of databases, as relevant. 

Teamwork 

• Function as a productive member of a multidisciplinary collaborative team of informatics, information technology, clinical, administrative, and other experts. 
• Solve complex health and health information problems by applying the principles of team science to the scope of practice and roles of different stakeholders (including health care professionals, researchers, and patients). 

Office of Student Access

Students who participate in Student Access services will be able to: 

• Identify Office for Student Access as one of the university resources that can support them in meeting their academic goals. 
• Demonstrate understanding of confidentiality and non-discrimination protections under OHSU policy, federal and state laws. 
• Identify the accommodation process, including their program accommodation liaison. 
• Identify the educational limitations that result from their disabilities and the accommodations they need for equal access. 

Office of Student Life

Students who participate in Student Life services will be able to: 

• Develop their ability to build collaborative relationships and use this attribute to positively influence their communities at OHSU and beyond. 
• Develop one's sense of personal self and use this understanding to supplement their ability to become well-balanced research and health care professionals. 
• Develop their leadership skills and personal code of ethics and apply these to strengthen their organizations and communities at OHSU and beyond. 
• Enhance their workplace skills and apply that knowledge to create safe and equitable organizations and communities at OHSU and beyond. 
• Integrate and apply knowledge (gained through co-curricular activities) to intellectual and practical skills that will enhance their ability to live productive lives. 

Student Learning Support

Students who engage with the Student Learning Support services will be able to:  

• Acquire and utilize learning strategies that can be used to have a deeper understanding of the material presented in class. 
• Report a behavioral change as a result of the interaction or meeting. 

Student Health and Wellness Center

Students who participate in Student Health and Wellness Center services will be able to: 

• Attend to and receive support for their physical, mental, emotional, and social health needs so they can succeed academically. 
• Develop self-care skills that support their ability to be healthy, effective health care professionals for the course of their lives and career. 
• Build communication and interpersonal skills to improve their personal and professional relationships and well-being. 
• Increase self-awareness about their own health needs and be able to recognize and seek help when they are in distress. 
• Learn evidence-based concepts and skills related to wellness and health promotion and be able to apply these to self-care and to caring for others. 

Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity

Students who participate in Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity services will be able to: 

• Identify their privileged advocate and understand when it might be appropriate to consult with that individual.

Student Financial Aid

Students who participate in Student Financial Aid services will be able to: 

• Report self-awareness of the types of financial aid programs available to them and the eligibility criteria of each funding source. 
• Access to funding sources that can be used to aid in paying for the cost of attendance expenses incurred during their degree or certificate program completion. 

Registrar’s Office

Students who participate in the Registrar’s office services will be able to: 

• Utilize the DegreeWorks system to track the progress towards their degree or certificate program completion. 
• Engage in course registration and access academic records supporting their individual academic achievement and career goals. 

Teach and Learn Center

Students who participate in Teaching and Learning Center services will be able to:  

• Make effective use of information resources and technology. 
• Develop abilities to interact with diverse groups of people through active participation and/or active learning. 
• Identify a broad diversity of voices represented in course material. 

Center for Diversity and Inclusion

Students who participate in Center for Diversity and Inclusion services will be able to: 

• Commit to at least one action in which students will personally support the integration of diversity. 
• Identify at least one strategy to advance social justice, cultural competency and health disparities as a future provider/scientist. 
• Identify at least one tool/resource/strategy toward becoming more socially responsible in order to lead and create organizational change in collaboration with university leadership. 

Library

Students who participate in Library services will be able to: 

• Define and articulate their need for information. 
• Access needed information effectively and efficiently. 
• Evaluate information and its sources critically and incorporate relevant information into their knowledge base and value system. 
• Either individually or as a member of a group, apply information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose. 

Educational Debt Counseling and Financial Management

Students who participate in Educational Counseling and Financial Management services will be able to: 

• Identify how to access personal services. 
• Reflect on their overall financial picture. 
• Improve their confidence to integrate student loan obligations with short- and long-term financial goals. 
• Increase their working knowledge of financial literacy concepts including, but not limited to: 
  • The negative impact of accruing interest. 
  • The value of thoughtful budgeting and purchase decisions that support living within financial means. 
  • Student loan repayment options and their positive and negative consequences. 
  • The importance of long-term investing and the time value of money. 
  • Prioritizing financial objectives and “multi-tasking” to reach goals within desired timelines. 
  • Insurance needs assessment. 
  • Employee benefits.