PA Program Mission, Goals, and Outcomes
Mission
To prepare future PAs as socially responsible members of interprofessional teams, empowered to promote health, provide compassionate patient-centered care, and advocate for the well-being of local and global communities.
Outcomes: Program Goals
The FDU PA Program has identified specific program goals or ends towards which its efforts are directed. These goals and the benchmarks utilized for determining their outcome are noted in the table below.
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Goal 1 Prepare PAs who exhibit Competency in Medical Knowledge, Patient Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism and Practice Based Learning and Improvement. |
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Benchmarks |
Outcome Data Class of 2024 |
Outcome Data Class of 2025 |
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Summative Competency Assessment in 5 areas: Medical Knowledge, Patient Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism and Practiced Based Learning and Improvement. 100% pass rate in each component |
100% Summative Pass Rate |
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PANCE pass rates PANCE first time pass rate that meets or exceeds national pass rate |
Posted upon NCCPA release |
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Goal 2 Preceptor Evaluations Support Student Achievement of Clinical Skills and Professional Behaviors in the Clinical Setting |
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Benchmarks |
Outcome Data Class of 2024 |
Outcome Data Class of 2025 |
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Preceptor evaluations: Verification of Clinical Practice Skills in the Clinical Setting* >90% within the good to outstanding range |
100% |
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Preceptor evaluations: Verification of Professional >90% within the good to outstanding range |
100% |
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Goal 3 Expose PA students to diverse patient populations and care levels through clinical rotations. ** |
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Benchmarks |
Outcome Data Class of 2024 |
Outcome Data Class of 2025 |
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White- 20% |
100% |
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Goal 4 Prepare PA students to assume leadership roles within their organizations and professions. |
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Benchmarks (Programmatic support for the FDU-PA Student Society (FDUPASS)) |
Outcome Data Class of 2024 |
Outcome Data Class of 2025 |
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100% for each cohort |
100% |
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100% active membership in NJSSPA: Support NJSSPA events |
100% |
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100% active membership in AAPA/SAAPA: Officer attendance at AAPA conference |
100% |
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100% of students are required to serve as active inter-cohort mentors for the newly enrolled cohort. |
100% |
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End of program student survey supports “appropriate” level of leadership training *** (scale: 1=Insufficient, 2=Appropriate, 3=Excessive) |
Mean: 2.0 |
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Goal 5 Develop evidence-based, analytical skills via research and scholarship supporting lifelong learning. |
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Benchmarks |
Outcome Data Class of 2024 |
Outcome Data Class of 2025 |
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Capstone Project |
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Students complete and present a poster for School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and may present at NJSSPA. **** |
100% |
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Goal 6 Develop and mentor PA students into functional members of interprofessional healthcare teams |
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Benchmarks |
Outcome Data Class of 2024 |
Outcome Data Class of 2025 |
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Students participate in SPHS Interprofessional Event(s) with other healthcare professional students (PharmD, OTD, MSW and MPH) |
100% |
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Preceptor Evaluation of Clinical Performance, Interpersonal Skills and Professionalism * |
100% |
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End of program survey supports students’ exposure to interprofessional teams and collaborative practice *** |
97% |
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*Based on Preceptor Evaluations of Students
** Cumulative program exposure rates based on Student Patient Logging
***PAEA End of Program Survey (EOPS) – 2024 Survey
** **NJSSPA Student Groups are Selected for Participation
Outcomes: PANCE
PANCE Pass Rates for the FDU PA Program
Students who graduate from an accredited program are eligible to sit for the national certification examination administered by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (PANCE).
Attrition
- Attrition Rate: Number of students who attrite from cohort divided by entering class size
- Graduation Rate: Number of cohort graduates divided by entering class size
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Class of 2024 |
Class of 2025 |
Class of 2026 |
Class of 2027 |
Class of 2028 |
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Maximum Class Size (as approved by ARC-PA) |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
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Entering Class Size |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
Pending |
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Graduates |
37 |
Pending |
Pending |
Pending |
Pending |
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Attrition Rate |
7.5% |
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Graduation Rate |
92.5% |
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