Student Learning Outcomes

Apply evidence-based coaching strategies and behavior change techniques to facilitate meaningful lifestyle changes and improved health outcomes
Collaborate with colleagues in a wide variety of setting to provide an integrative and holistic approach to healthcare, health education, and health promotion
Use technology to provide lifestyle interventions to prevent and effectively manage chronic disease
Prepare for nationally recognized and accredited certification exams by the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the International Consortium for Health & Wellness Coaching (ICHWC)

Incorporate current best evidence and practices to make effective clinical decisions and advance scholarship in exercise science
Collaborate with colleagues to determine health, fitness, and disease states in clients and patients to enhance care
Create exercise interventions to prevent and treat chronic diseases

Master key management and leadership principles to direct sports organizations and athletic programs effectively
Develop strategic decision-making skills while gaining at least 100 hours of relevant professional experience in the San Diego sports industry
Effectively serve the sport and sport-education industries through faith-based ethical management principles and practices

Master advanced concepts in biomechanics and neuromechanics to improve function, eliminate pain, and optimize human performance
Enhance your clinical skills through focused hands-on opportunities in sport performance and sport medicine
Integrate your clinical experiences with current best evidence and practices to make effective decisions for optimal client and patient care

To prepare students to demonstrate competency in interpreting evidence-based research and improving clinical standards and practice through clinical question development and research methodology
To prepare students to develop expertise in the athletic training domains through an integrative experiential clinical model
To equip students with appropriate knowledge and educational foundation required for an entry-level Certified Athletic Trainer
To prepare students to establish and understand the importance of inter-professional relationships, while collaborating with other health care professionals to become effective communicators
To prepare students to demonstrate preparation, knowledge and skill in the delivery of comprehensive health care to a diverse set of patients with musculoskeletal injuries and conditions and illnesses in a distinctly moral and ethical manner, integrating Christian faith with clinical practice

Meet national accreditation standards set by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) and educational competencies as determined by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA)
Produce high quality, ethical and professional certified athletic trainers for employment in diverse allied health
Prepare students to successfully complete the Board of Certification (BOC) national certification exam
Foster the development of critical thinking and problem solving skills using an evidence-based approach

Use critical reasoning to provide evidenced-based occupational therapy services across the lifespan, in a variety of service delivery models, health care settings, and community-based systems
Develop and utilize a therapeutic use of self during client interactions, which supports the client’s engagement in occupational therapy, and achievement of the client’s goals
Provide services within a client-centered, occupation, and faith-based framework, with consideration of contextual factors, which influence a person’s, group’s, and/or population’s ability to engage in meaningful occupational tasks and roles
Demonstrate compliance with legal, ethical, and professional standards when interacting with clients, service providers, and/or systems
Exhibit the ability to document, manage, and evaluate outcomes of services provided
Develop clinical programs which meet a need for underserved persons, groups, and/or populations in the community
Embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion in clinical practice through the delivery of high quality, accessible, and culturally responsive care within a technological and global environment
Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team members to enhance the provision of client-centered, quality occupational therapy services

Recruit qualified individuals whose missions align with the PLNU MSOT Program, who will successfully complete the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy degree at PLNU
Maintain and/or exceed educational standards to achieve full ACOTE(c) accreditation
Cultivate a commitment to service in underserved communities
Educate students in a collaborative team model that promotes critical thinking and consideration of contextual, personal, and client factors
Graduate students with NBCOT(c) pass rates above the national average
Foster faculty development in teaching service and scholarship

Gather a history and perform a physical examination
Prioritize a differential diagnosis following a clinical encounter
Recommend and interpret common diagnostic and screening tests
Enter and discuss orders and prescriptions
Document a clinical encounter in the patient record
Provide an oral presentation of a clinical encounter
Form clinical questions and retrieve evidence to advance patient care
Give or receive a patient handover to transition care responsibility
Collaborate as a member of an interprofessional team
Recognize a patient requiring urgent or emergent care and initiate evaluation and management
Obtain informed consent for tests and/or procedures
Perform general procedures of a physician assistant
Identify system failures and contribute to a culture of safety and improvement

Graduate