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

4.8

Preceptor Evaluation of Student

“Possesses Cultural Awareness/Inclusion”

Not on this evaluation

4.8

4.8

4.8

 

  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

4.7

4.7

Graduate Exit Survey- Preparation on Ethical Issues

4.1

4.4

4.4

4.3
  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

Preceptor Evaluation of Student

Medical Knowledge

4.4

4.6

4.5

4.5

Preceptor Evaluation of Student

Interpersonal & Communication Skills

4.7

4.8

4.9

4.8

Preceptor Evaluation of Student

Professionalism

4.7

4.8

4.9

4.8

 

  5. To educate clinicians who demonstrate critical thinking and clinical problem solving skills.

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

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Not on this evaluation

4.6

4.6

  4.5