Statement of Purpose of the Graduate Physician Assistant Program

To fulfill the mission statement; the Physician Assistant Program commits itself to:

  1. Recruit qualified candidates for admission into the program.
  2. Provide a high quality educational program, which meets Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) accreditation standards.
  3. Provide adequate learning resources and support systems that assist students in meeting the academic requirements of the Physician Assistant Program.
  4. Integrate faith in learning in the life and thought of students.
  5. Encourage students to develop lifelong learning behaviors that prepare them for a career in medicine.
  6. Engage in ongoing review and evaluation of the department's effectiveness in preparing competent physician assistant graduates.