More elective rotations, more clinical possibilities. Why choose PA Studies at Pacific? Lab Tour. Sterile technique is taught and practiced in the surgical area of the clinical skills lab. Campus tour.
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All students must be enrolled full-time. Due to the rigorous nature of the MPA Program, being employed outside the University while enrolled is strongly discouraged.
Benchmarks and measures of success for current class es and three previous cohorts Reviewed and updated annually in August. Goal 1: To admit applicants who will enhance the diversity of our student body and the profession.
A drop in enrollment of black and Hispanic students in resulted from issues we experienced managing a large pool of applicants. Goal 2: To graduate knowledgeable PAs through rigorous didactic and clinical education. Data accreditation-provisional accreditation-continuing accreditation-probation.
Class of average cum GPA 3. Probation is a status of temporary accreditation conferred when a program does not meet the Standards and when the capacity of the program to provide an acceptable educational experience for its students is threatened. The University has provided support in the form of additional personnel and an accreditation consultant to facilitate this work. The PA Program will be reviewed again in with the potential restoration of our accreditation status to "Accreditation-Continued" in July, In , we implemented a PANCE success plan that identifies students who might benefit from faculty support based on the metrics above.
Faculty support includes student-specific PANCE study plans based on test preparation, literature, and individualized coaching.
Goal 3: To graduate PAs who function as effective members of Interprofessional teams. Students participate in multi-learning simulation scenarios with colleagues from other disciplines and learn from and with each other in this unique learning experience. Goal 4: To graduate PAs who effectively use data, information, and technology to support medical decision-making.
Data For the CY cohort, students were rated at a 4 or 5 by their preceptors on out of The program has met its benchmark for CY Note: This goal was added for the clinical year in order to support newly-revised Institutional Learning Outcomes.
To assess our performance relative to our benchmark, we have added a question to our preceptor evaluation of clinical year students and we are using the data from those surveys to demonstrate our success at achieving this goal beginning in spring of Goal 5: To graduate PAs who engage in effective self-care and wellness strategies to avoid provider burnout.
In , the advising form has been changed to mandate the conversation occurs and is documented at all advising encounters. Note: The issue of provider wellness is an emerging topic in PA education as well as medical fields generally. In recognition of this important issue, Samuel Merritt University has added an Institutional Learning Outcome dedicated to provider wellness and prevention of burnout. At the PA program, we will continue to work to ensure this conversation is a regular feature of routine advising meetings.
We will add prompts to student reviews and advisor feedback forms that facilitate the conversation. Additionally, we will work with the University and other sources to integrate wellness into our curriculum and student experience, including recommending that students, faculty and staff make regular use of resources available through SMU's BeWell SMU Hub.
We believe that recruiting high-quality candidates who will actively engage in graduate medical education and honor the responsibility placed on a health care provider is imperative to the success of our graduates and our institution.
To this end, the PA faculty has identified core values that will be evaluated in all candidates for admission to our program. These values, in order of importance to PA faculty, are:. In our review of your application, we will be looking carefully for evidence demonstrating these values. It is the applicant's responsibility to use the components of the CASPA application including personal statements, supplemental essays, and descriptions of previous experiences to demonstrate the values listed above.
Please understand we are currently operating in fluid environment and will continue to make updates to the FAQs, as needed. Will the program accept online prerequisites?
Yes, the program will accept all prerequisite coursework including labs completed online from an accredited institution. Will the program accept virtual shadowing experience? Yes, the program will accept virtual shadowing experience for the admission cycle. Virtual shadowing may be conducted through Telehealth or other online platforms.
Will there be any delay in processing of applications? Will there be any changes made to the interview process dates? We anticipate that current state and county guidelines limiting travel and group gatherings will remain in effect. As a result, we have made the decision to conduct our admissions interviews online.
If you are selected for an interview, you will be given more information later in the fall or winter. All candidates must meet the following criteria in order to be considered for admission:. Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution;. All prerequisites must be completed by the time of application;.
Minimum cumulative GPA of 2. Minimum science GPA of 2. Minimum of hours of health care experience described below ;. Three letters of reference. Preference is given to letters from physicians and physician assistants.
Letters from relatives or family friends will not be considered. See below. This experience can be gained through a variety of occupations including, but not limited to: medical assistant back office , EMT, paramedic, certified nursing assistant, phlebotomist, scribe, registered nurse, and medic, among many others.
In order to diversify our classes, we also accept work experience as a patient advocate, medical interpreter, or community health worker. It's a medium sized, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a midsize city. In , 24 Physician Assistant students graduated with students earning 24 Master's degrees.
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