2022 cycle

https://calstatela.curriculog.com/proposal:10100/form

Fit with the Institutional Mission / Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILO)

The Pre-Medicine/MDpas Certificate supports the mission of Cal State LA, which is to transform lives and foster thriving communities across greater Los Angeles.  We cultivate and amplify our students’ unique talents, diverse life experiences, and intellect through engaged teaching, learning, scholarship, research, and public service that support their overall success, well-being, and the greater good.  The new certificate will create a cohort of critically thinking and culturally, politically, and socially conscious healers from the greater Los Angeles area, trained locally to meet the unique and local needs.  Moreover, the Pre-Medicine/MDpas Certificate expands the University’s ability to achieve its Institutional Learning Outcomes by preparing graduates ready to contribute to the multi-lingual and multiethnic communities that constitute Los Angeles and the world of the future.  The program develops students that can engage in community, professional, creative, research, and scholarly projects that lead to changes in their sense of self and understanding of their worlds.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

1. Understand and align the merits of health-profession schools’ mission statements benchmarked on institutional identity and educational purpose 
2. Conceptualize preparation for a career in medicine and healthcare acquiring the effective skills for success 
3. Articulate the rationale for developing employability skills and identify personal traits and attitudes desirable in a career-ready member of a health team 
4. List factors that students should consider when choosing a health care career and list at least five essential qualities that should be demonstrated by all health care professionals. 
5. Integrate critical and creative thinking skills into his or her life and use an effective decision-making process to maximize chances for success. 
6. Demonstrate competency in complementary and alternative medicine therapies 
7. Identify the potential for botanical and other dietary supplements to interact with prescription and over-the-counter drugs 
8. Discuss the nutritional impact on the disease process and understand the importance of balanced nutrition