Provide broad-based, high-quality
education to graduate PAs who are well-prepared to work in a variety of
settings.
The intense curriculum includes 114
credits across three years, with a full year of clinically-focused basic
science preparation. Clinical rotations are offered in nine disciplines:
Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Emergency
Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, Psychiatry, Ambulatory/Family Medicine, and
a Medical Sub-specialty. In addition, students choose two electives.
Graduates of the Program work in all
types of settings, including inpatient units, emergency departments, rural
health clinics, federally qualified health centers, community health centers,
freestanding surgical centers, solo physician practices, single specialty
physician practices, and multi-specialty physician practices.
Goal #1: Graduates of the program will
successfully pass the PANCE with a first-time pass rate and ultimate pass rate
above the national mean.
Outcome: The Class of 2023 achieved a
first-time pass rate of 90% and an ultimate pass rate of 98%. The National Exam
rates for 2023 include a first-time pass rate of 92% and an ultimate pass rate
of 95%.
Foster humanistic care
with an emphasis on beneficence.
The Program includes a threaded
humanities curriculum, including opportunities for self-reflection. Students
evaluate clinical sites on their ability to develop skills in providing
humanistic care.
Goal #2: Greater than 90% of clinical
sites surveyed by students will provide them with the opportunity to develop
their skills in delivering humanistic care.
Outcome: 95% percent of clinical sites
were evaluated by the Class of 2022 as either Strongly Agree or Agree with the
statement: The clerkship provided me with an opportunity to develop my skills
in providing humanistic patient care.
Promote a culture of
diversity.
The student body includes diverse
individuals from across the country representing various ethnic and racial
groups. The Program consistently continues to focus recruitment efforts on
identifying applicants from underrepresented groups.
Goal #3: The percentage of students of
color will exceed the national mean for each cohort as reported by PAEA.1
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Physician Assistant Education
Association, By the Numbers: Student Report 4: Data from the 2019
Matriculating Student and End of Program Surveys, Washington, DC: PAEA;
2020. doi: 10.17538/SR2020.0004
Outcome: The percentage of students of color
for the past five cohorts is listed below and compared to the national mean:
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Class of 2022: 42%; National
Mean: 17.1%
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Class of 2023: 39%; National
Mean: data 23.1%
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Class of 2024: 44%; National
Mean: data not yet available
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Class of 2025: 56%; National
Mean: data not yet available
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Class of 2026: 52%; National
Mean: data not yet available
Foster the value of
service to the community and the profession
Students are required to participate
in a wide range of community service activities, and many surpass the minimum
requirements. Program faculty demonstrate the importance of community service
and to the profession in various capacities on the local, state, and national
levels.
Goal #4: Students will have completed at
least 35 hours of community service by program completion.
Outcome: The Class of 2023 completed over
1600 hours of community service, ranging from 35 to 60 hours and a mean of 40
hours
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