Family Medicine WGU Academic Success Hub:
OA Preparation, PA Writing Strategies,
Competency-Based Learning Support &
Advanced Study Framework
Description
The WGU Academic Success Hub is a
comprehensive and strategically designed study
resource created specifically for students at
Western Governors University (WGU) who
want to improve academic performance,
strengthen competency mastery, and approach
assessments with greater confidence and
efficiency. Built around WGU’s unique
competency-based education model, this
guide focuses on helping students understand
exactly how to prepare for both Objective
Assessments (OA) and Performance
Assessments (PA) while developing stronger
,study habits, analytical thinking skills, and long-
term academic strategies.
Unlike traditional study guides that focus only
on memorization or generic review content, this
resource is designed to help students actively
engage with material, apply concepts in
assessment-based scenarios, and develop a more
organized and effective approach to learning. It
combines practice-based revision,
competency-focused learning techniques,
structured study methods, and detailed
guidance to create a complete academic support
system that can be applied across multiple
WGU courses and programs.
This guide is especially valuable for students
navigating WGU’s self-paced learning
environment, where success depends heavily on
organization, consistency, critical thinking, and
,the ability to demonstrate understanding
effectively.
Blood pressure screening + goals of treatment + FLT
1. adults 40+ w/ risk factors --> yearly
2. adults 18-39 w/o risk factors --> Q3-5 years
goals:
1. 60+ is 150/90
2. <60 is 140/90
FLT
1. black --> CCB + thiazides
2. non-black --> ACE/ARB, CCB, thiazides
colon cancer screening
Lynch/FAP
Follow up after adenomas/hyperplastic polyps
45-75 yo, or 10 years prior to first degree relative colon CA diagnosis (whichever comes first)
Lynch -> start in 20s, every 1-2 years
FAP -> start in childhood, every year until colectomy
Follow up
-high risk adenoma = 3 year follow up
-low risk adenoma = 5 year follow up
-hyperplastic polyp = 10 year follow up
breast cancer screening
biennial screening from 40-75 yo (mammography)
self-exam not recommended
Cervical cancer screening
Women 21-65 Pap smear with cytology Q3 years
, ***even if patient sexually active BEFORE 21, do NOT do cervical cancer screening
Women 30-65 Pap smear with HPV testing Q5 years
Pap smear results
-ASCUS positive -> do HPV -> if positive, colposcopy
-LSIL/HSIL -> colposcopy + biopsy -> if CIN positive -> do hysterectomy
***if positive in pregnant woman, do repeat pap/colposcopy after birth
Prostate cancer screening
Age 55–69 → Individual decision
Use shared decision-making
Screening = PSA blood test
Grade C
Age ≥70 → Do NOT screen
Grade D
AAA screening
Men ages 65-75 who have ever smoked should undergo a one-time abdominal U/S
women not routinely screened
if nonsmoker but fmhx --> selective screening C
CVD screening - statin use
Who gets a statin?
Age 40–75
≥1 risk factor:
Dyslipidemia
Diabetes
Hypertension
Smoking
AND:
OA Preparation, PA Writing Strategies,
Competency-Based Learning Support &
Advanced Study Framework
Description
The WGU Academic Success Hub is a
comprehensive and strategically designed study
resource created specifically for students at
Western Governors University (WGU) who
want to improve academic performance,
strengthen competency mastery, and approach
assessments with greater confidence and
efficiency. Built around WGU’s unique
competency-based education model, this
guide focuses on helping students understand
exactly how to prepare for both Objective
Assessments (OA) and Performance
Assessments (PA) while developing stronger
,study habits, analytical thinking skills, and long-
term academic strategies.
Unlike traditional study guides that focus only
on memorization or generic review content, this
resource is designed to help students actively
engage with material, apply concepts in
assessment-based scenarios, and develop a more
organized and effective approach to learning. It
combines practice-based revision,
competency-focused learning techniques,
structured study methods, and detailed
guidance to create a complete academic support
system that can be applied across multiple
WGU courses and programs.
This guide is especially valuable for students
navigating WGU’s self-paced learning
environment, where success depends heavily on
organization, consistency, critical thinking, and
,the ability to demonstrate understanding
effectively.
Blood pressure screening + goals of treatment + FLT
1. adults 40+ w/ risk factors --> yearly
2. adults 18-39 w/o risk factors --> Q3-5 years
goals:
1. 60+ is 150/90
2. <60 is 140/90
FLT
1. black --> CCB + thiazides
2. non-black --> ACE/ARB, CCB, thiazides
colon cancer screening
Lynch/FAP
Follow up after adenomas/hyperplastic polyps
45-75 yo, or 10 years prior to first degree relative colon CA diagnosis (whichever comes first)
Lynch -> start in 20s, every 1-2 years
FAP -> start in childhood, every year until colectomy
Follow up
-high risk adenoma = 3 year follow up
-low risk adenoma = 5 year follow up
-hyperplastic polyp = 10 year follow up
breast cancer screening
biennial screening from 40-75 yo (mammography)
self-exam not recommended
Cervical cancer screening
Women 21-65 Pap smear with cytology Q3 years
, ***even if patient sexually active BEFORE 21, do NOT do cervical cancer screening
Women 30-65 Pap smear with HPV testing Q5 years
Pap smear results
-ASCUS positive -> do HPV -> if positive, colposcopy
-LSIL/HSIL -> colposcopy + biopsy -> if CIN positive -> do hysterectomy
***if positive in pregnant woman, do repeat pap/colposcopy after birth
Prostate cancer screening
Age 55–69 → Individual decision
Use shared decision-making
Screening = PSA blood test
Grade C
Age ≥70 → Do NOT screen
Grade D
AAA screening
Men ages 65-75 who have ever smoked should undergo a one-time abdominal U/S
women not routinely screened
if nonsmoker but fmhx --> selective screening C
CVD screening - statin use
Who gets a statin?
Age 40–75
≥1 risk factor:
Dyslipidemia
Diabetes
Hypertension
Smoking
AND:
