PROGRAM GOALS
Department of Physician Assistant Medicine 

Goal 1: PRIME

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Admit highly-qualified students from our community, including those with diverse backgrounds, who are prepared to successfully complete the WSU PA Program. 

Success Indicators

• Interview pool will contain >15% of students from diverse* backgrounds by 2025.
• Student cohorts will contain >15% of students from diverse* backgrounds by 2030.

• Attrition rate of <5% due to academic deficiencies.

*Diverse Backgrounds: underrepresented minorities in medicine (Black/African American, Native American, Latinx), economically disadvantaged, history of military service, first-generation college students. 

Goal 2: PREPARE

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Prepare graduates to practice evidence-based and cost-effective primary care and adult hospital medicine as members of interdisciplinary teams. 

Success Indicators

• End-of-Didactic summative assessment first-time pass rates of >90%.
• End-of-Curriculum summative assessment first-time pass rates of >90%.
• Scores of >3.0 (competent) on preceptor evaluations of students in Primary Care and Hospital Medicine SCPE's.

• 100% of students will successfully complete a basic certificate in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) from the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI). 

Goal 3: PASS

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Meet or exceed the U.S. national average first-time pass rate on the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE). 

Success Indicators

• First-time PANCE pass rates meet or exceed the national average.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goal 4: PRACTICE

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Serve as part of the solution to the healthcare workforce shortage by increasing the number of qualified medical providers in our community.

Success Indicators

• 95% of students will complete primary care and internal medicine SCPE's within the Northern Utah region.

• Following graduation, >50% of students will work in the Northern Utah region.