Program Goals for Physician Assistant Studies
Program Goals for Physician Assistant Studies
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
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% |