NLU PA Program — Didactic Year Handbook
● Independently assume responsibility for patient care outside the student’s educational role and authorized supervision;
● Perform administrative staffing functions for the PA Program; or
● Replace PA Program administrative or support staff.
A student’s prior healthcare employment, professional license, certification, or clinical experience does not alter this requirement. When participating in PA Program activities or SCPEs, the individual functions in the role of an NLU PA student . Students may participate in approved student activities, committees, peer mentoring, or other educational activities; however, such activities may not be used to meet staffing needs or replace the responsibilities of clinical or administrative employees.
5. Program Responsibility
The Program Director is responsible for implementation and oversight of this policy.
The Program Director ensures that faculty, staff, clinical preceptors, and students understand the distinction between student educational activities and faculty, clinical, and administrative employment responsibilities. The Program Director and PA faculty monitor compliance through student orientation; student policy acknowledgment; faculty and staff orientation; clinical preceptor communication and orientation; review of clinical affiliation and SCPE expectations; student advising; faculty and staff meetings; review of student concerns or complaints; review of clinical education concerns; and periodic policy review against current ARC-PA Standards. Any concern that a student is being asked to substitute for faculty, clinical staff, or administrative staff will be reviewed by the Program Director and addressed through the appropriate program and university processes.
6. Policy Acknowledgment
Students will acknowledge receipt and understanding of this policy during matriculation/onboarding and will be informed that:
1. They are enrolled as PA students and are not instructional faculty or program staff.
2. They cannot be required to substitute for instructional faculty.
3. They cannot be required to substitute for clinical staff.
4. They cannot be required to substitute for administrative staff.
5. Approved peer tutoring or mentoring does not constitute faculty employment.
6. Clinical education does not constitute employment as clinical staff.
7. Prior healthcare employment or credentials do not change their role as PA students during program activities.
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