Program Goals for Physician Assistant Studies
Program Goals for Physician Assistant Studies
1. To maintain accreditation with the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant.
Measure/Benchmark
a. ARC-PA Accreditation Status
Success of Goal
| Criteria | Dates Obtained |
| Accreditation - Initial Provisional | March 2017 |
| Accreditation - Provisional Monitoring | June 2020 |
| Accreditation - Continued | March 2022 |
| Next Accreditation Review | March 2032 |
2. To attract and graduate students who model the PA program mission by demonstrating compassion, empathy and cultural awareness.
Measure/Benchmark
a. Preceptor Evaluation of Student > 3.5 average for cohort on a 5 point Likert scale
Success of Goal
| Criteria | Class of 2020 | Class of 2021 | Class of 2022 | Class of 2023 |
| Preceptor Evaluation of Student “Display Empathy and Compassion” | Not on this evaluation | 4.8 | 4.9 | |
| Preceptor Evaluation of Student “Possesses Cultural Awareness/Inclusion” | Not on this evaluation | 4.8 | 4.9 |
3. To graduate students committed to life-long learning and ethical practice.
Measure/Benchmark
a. Student Graduate Exit Survey > 3.5 average for cohort on a 5 point Likert scale
Success of Goal
| Criteria | Class of 2020 | Class of 2021 | Class of 2022 | Class of 2023 |
| Graduate Exit Survey- Practice Life Long Learning | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| Graduate Exit Survey- Preparation on Ethical Issues | 4.1 | 4.4 |
4. To prepare clinicians who exhibit excellent medical knowledge, interpersonal communication skills and professionalism.
Measure/Benchmark
a. Preceptor Evaluation of Student > 3.5 average for cohort on a 5 point Likert scale
Success of Goal
| Criteria | Class of 2020 | Class of 2021 | Class of 2022 | Class of 2023 |
| Medical Knowledge | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | |
| Interpersonal & Communication Skills | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | |
| Professionalism | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
Comments: Results for the Class of 2022 only include the first three clinical rotations.
5. To attain a first time PANCE pass rate equal to or greater than the national average.
Measure/Benchmark
a. NCCPA PANCE Pass Rate for First-time test takers
Success of Goal
| Criteria | Class of 2020 | Nat’l Avg. 2020 | Class of 2021 | Nat’l Avg. 2021 | Class of 2022 | Nat’l Avg. 2022 | Class of 2023 | Nat’l Avg. 2023 | Class of 2024 | Nat’l Avg. 2024 | ||||
| PANCE Performance 1st time test takers | 80% | 95% | 94% | 93% |