Graduates of the Gastroenterology Specialization program at Universidad de Las Américas are highly qualified, competent, and enterprising professionals with an international-global vision. Graduates possess the knowledge and skills necessary to provide comprehensive care to patients with gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pancreatic conditions.
Furthermore, graduates apply theoretical and practical knowledge in the comprehensive management of patients with gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pancreatic pathologies across all levels of care and complexity. Graduates select and interpret appropriate complementary diagnostic methods in accordance with the specific characteristics of these conditions. Graduates perform low-, medium-, and high-complexity digestive endoscopy procedures for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. In addition, graduates determine and implement clinical, surgical, and/or interventional treatments relevant to the pathologies addressed by the specialty. Graduates conduct research studies that contribute to the scientific advancement of gastroenterology, in compliance with current legal regulations. Graduates also demonstrate ethical conduct and assertive communication in interactions with patients, families, and other healthcare professionals.
Ultimately, graduates are expected to participate in multidisciplinary teams in national and international contexts, acting with ethics, creativity, proactiveness, innovation, and responsibility. Graduates uphold the current legal framework, serve the needs of 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.