The NLU PA Program will promote student success through effective recruitment, admission, progression, retention, academic support, clinical education, and assessment processes that support the successful preparation and graduation of competent Physician Assistants.
Primary Evaluation Measures
The Program will evaluate this goal through:
Applicant and matriculant data;
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• Admission and matriculation outcomes; • Student progression and promotion data; • Attrition and retention data; • Program completion and graduation data; • Student academic performance; • Summative evaluation outcomes; • PANCE performance; • Student evaluations; • Clinical site evaluations; • Preceptor evaluations; and • Student and stakeholder feedback.
Established Benchmarks
Examples of Program benchmarks include:
Student attrition below 8%;
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• Summative evaluation pass rate greater than 80%; • Annual PANCE pass rate greater than 88%; • Clinical rotation and preceptor evaluations demonstrating an aggregate rating of approximately 3.5 or higher on applicable Likert-scale measures; • Successful student progression and promotion consistent with published Program policies; and • Ongoing maintenance of accreditation status consistent with applicable ARC-PA requirements. The Program will also monitor admissions, matriculation, retention, progression, completion, and other appropriate data to evaluate the effectiveness of Program processes and support the Program mission.
Quantitative Data Collection Metrics: Annual Admissions/Matriculations data for the PA Program, annual PA student progression and promotion data collected by the National Louis
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