Appendix M: Student Healthcare Provider Conflict of Interest and Faculty/Program Leadership Healthcare Provision Policy Policy Title: Student Healthcare Provider Conflict of Interest and Faculty/Program Leadership Healthcare Provision Policy Program: Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies
Effective Date: November 1, 2026 Last Reviewed: November 1, 2026 Review Cycle: Annually Responsible Office: PA Program Director Related ARC-PA Standard: A3.06
Related NLU Policies: Student Guidebook, Student Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest policies, Student Health/Wellness policies, and applicable University privacy policies
1. Purpose The National Louis University (NLU) Physician Assistant (PA) Program is committed to maintaining appropriate professional boundaries, avoiding conflicts of interest, protecting student privacy, and ensuring that students have access to healthcare providers who are independent of their academic evaluation and progression within the PA Program. The purpose of this policy is to ensure that the Program Director, Medical Director, and Principal Faculty, Instructional Faculty (Adjuncts, Preceptors, or Guest Lecturers) do not participate as healthcare providers for students enrolled in the NLU PA Program, except when immediate emergency medical care is necessary. This policy establishes a clear separation between: • The educational and evaluative responsibilities of program leadership and faculty; and • The personal healthcare needs of PA students. This separation protects students from actual or perceived conflicts of interest and supports confidential, objective, and professional relationships between students and program personnel. The policy is established to meet ARC-PA Standard A3.06. ARC-PA explicitly requires programs to prohibit the program director, medical director, and principal faculty from participating as healthcare providers for students, except in emergency situations. 2. Policy Statement The NLU PA Program prohibits the Program Director, Medical Director, and Principal Faculty from serving as healthcare providers for students enrolled in the PA Program,
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