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.
Program Goals
- Create an inclusive ‘student focused’ learning community of diverse members with a shared commitment to patient-centered care.
- Provide a foundation of sound medical knowledge and proficiency in clinical and technical procedural skills in preparation for clinical practice.
- Offer supervised clinical practice experiences in the range of medical specialties with diverse patients across the lifespan requiring varying acuities of care.
- Foster interprofessional collaboration and commitment to ethical standards.
- Promote service learning through local and global opportunities with diverse populations.
- Guide student development of medical research culminating in the dissemination of findings.
- Cultivate commitment to lifelong learning.
Outcomes
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:
|
Program Goals |
Benchmarks |
Outcome Data |
| Create an inclusive ‘student focused’ learning community of diverse members with a shared commitment to patient-centered care. |
Admission data ≥ 90% student retention ≥ 90% agreement on Alumni surveys |
TBD |
| Provide a foundation of sound medical knowledge and proficiency in clinical and technical procedural skills in preparation for clinical practice. |
NCCPA first time pass rate that meets or exceeds national pass rate 100% NCCPA overall pass rate 100% competency in all required clinical and technical procedural skills ≥ 90% proficiency in all required clinical and technical procedural skills |
TBD |
| Offer supervised clinical practice experiences in the range of medical specialties with diverse patients across the lifespan requiring varying acuities of care. |
≥ 2,000 clinical hours logged per student ≥ 1,000 Patient encounters logged per student Clinical rotations in hospital, operating room, emergency department, clinic, office, and urgent care settings across medical institutions and facilities in the Northern New Jersey and Metropolitan New York areas. |
TBD |
| Foster interprofessional collaboration and commitment to ethical standards. |
≥ 90% agreement and Preceptor Evaluations ≥ 90% agreement on Alumni Surveys |
TBD |
| Promote service learning through local and global opportunities with diverse populations. |
≥ 90% participation in local and global service-learning opportunities ≥ 90% agreement on Alumni Surveys |
TBD |
| Guide student development of medical research culminating in the dissemination of findings. |
≥ 90% participation in research studies ≥ 90% presentation at Annual Research Forum |
TBD |
| Cultivate commitment to lifelong learning. |
≥ 90% agreement on Alumni Surveys |
TBD |
Outcomes: PANCE
PANCE Pass Rates for the FDU PA Program
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Class of… |
First Time Pass Rate |
Overall Pass Rate |
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2024 |
Available in 2024 |
Available in 2024 |
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2025 |
Available in 2025 |
Available in 2025 |
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2026 |
Available in 2026 |
Available in 2026 |
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2027 |
Available in 2027 |
Available in 2027 |
|
2028 |
Available in 2028 |
Available in 2028 |
Comparison of FDU to the National Pass Rate
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Class of… |
FDU First Time Pass Rate |
National First Time Pass Rate |
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2024 |
Available in 2024 |
Available in 2024 |
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2025 |
Available in 2025 |
Available in 2025 |
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2026 |
Available in 2026 |
Available in 2026 |
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2027 |
Available in 2027 |
Available in 2027 |
|
2028 |
Available in 2028 |
Available in 2028 |
A copy of the NCCPA PANCE Rate Pass Summary Report will be posted here in 2024.
Outcomes: 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 |
|
Maximum Class Size |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
|
Entering Class Size |
Pending |
Pending |
Pending |
Pending |
Pending |
|
Graduates |
Pending |
Pending |
Pending |
Pending |
Pending |
|
Attrition Rate* |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
Graduation Rate** |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |