To ensure students who graduate from the Midwestern University-Downers Grove PA Program are prepared for entry-level PA practice, they receive a didactic and clinical curriculum that facilitates their achievement of specific core competencies. The Midwestern University-Downers Grove PA Program Competency Framework includes 19 separate core competencies across the following five competency domains: Knowledge for Practice, Patient-Centered Practice, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, and Self-Improvement and Personal Wellness. A list of the core competencies adopted by the Midwestern University-Downers Grove PA Program is published.