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