Graduates of the Rheumatology Specialization program at Universidad de Las Américas are highly trained, competent, and enterprising professionals with strong technical and humanistic qualities and an international-global vision. Graduates possess the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed clinical decisions aimed at improving the quality of life of individuals affected by rheumatic diseases.
Furthermore, graduates recognize the musculoskeletal and systemic manifestations of rheumatic and autoimmune diseases. Graduates apply theoretical and practical knowledge in the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with rheumatic conditions. Graduates address health problems through therapeutic and diagnostic interventions, in accordance with the current legal framework, and develop comprehensive, multidisciplinary management plans across all levels of care. Graduates also conduct research to advance scientific knowledge in the specialty of rheumatology and consistently demonstrate ethical conduct and assertive communication in interactions with patients, families, and healthcare teams involved in the management of rheumatic conditions.
Ultimately, graduates are expected to lead multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams in both national and international contexts, acting with ethics, creativity, proactiveness, innovation, and responsibility. Graduates uphold the current legal framework, contribute to society, and are committed to national development.
Demographic Data - provides information about student enrollment disaggregated by gender and ethnicity, offering insight into the demographic diversity within the program.
Student Completion - provides information about graduation rates and graduation rates disaggregated by gender calculated through the 2021–2022 academic year, based on cohorts of new, first-time students, regardless of enrollment in the program's daytime or evening instructional delivery (if applicable).
All programs utilize the Brightspace platform to collect and assess student work and to compile data and evidence of student achievement. The resulting outcomes and their analysis, which focus on identifying areas for improvement, are presented in the program’s assessment report. In the graphic below, the most recent assessment period for each Program Learning Outcome (PLO) is indicated, along with the percentage representing the level of achievement of the expected performance standard for that PLO, based on the rubric used to evaluate student work.