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CSM Physician Assistant Program Goals
Goal 1: Provide evidence-based medical education that prepares students to practice in diverse settings.
Criteria – Evidence-based Medicine
Measures/Benchmarks
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Student End of Didactic Phase Survey (Preparation in EBM survey item) – 3.5/5.0 average for each cohort.
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Preceptor Evaluation of Student (EBM) – 3.5/5.0 average for each cohort.
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Graduate Exit Survey (Student Preparation in EBM) – 3.5/5.0 average for each cohort.
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Faculty Evaluation of Curriculum (Student Preparation in EBM) – 3.5/5.0 average for each cohort.
Demonstrated Achievement of Goal
| Criteria | Cohort 2020 | Cohort 2021 | Cohort 2022 | Cohort 2023 | Cohort 2024 |
| Student End of Didactic Phase (Preparation in EBM) | NA | NA | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| Preceptor Eval of Student (EBM) | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Graduate Exit Survey (Preparation in EBM) | NA | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | NA |
| Faculty Evaluation of Curriculum (Student Preparation in EBM) | NA | 4.1 | NA | 4.4 | 4.33 |
Goal 2: Prepare students to be effective members of the healthcare team in an interprofessional healthcare environment.
Criteria – Interprofessional Healthcare
Measures/Benchmarks
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Student End of Didactic Phase Survey (Preparation in Interprofessional Healthcare survey item) – 3.5/5.0 average for each cohort.
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Preceptor Evaluation of Student (Works well in team environment) – 3.5/5.0 average for each cohort.
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Graduate Exit Survey (Student Preparation in Interprofessional Healthcare) – 3.5/5.0 average for each cohort.
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Faculty Evaluation of Curriculum (Student Preparation in Interprofessional Healthcare) – 3.5/5.00 average for each cohort.
Demonstrated Achievement of Goal
| Criteria | Cohort 2020 | Cohort 2021 | Cohort 2022 | Cohort 2023 | Cohort 2024 |
| Student End of Didactic Phase (Preparation in Interprofessional Healthcare) | NA | NA | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.43 |
| Preceptor Eval of Student (Works well in team environment) | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| Graduate Exit Survey (Preparation in Interprofessional Healthcare) | NA | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Faculty Evaluation of Curriculum (Student Preparation in Interprofessional Healthcare) | NA | 4.3 | NA | 3.8 | 4.33 |
Goal 3: Foster a culture of service and compassion and to provide for the underserved of our community.
Criteria #1 – Culture of Service
Measures/Benchmarks
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Community Service Hours – an average of 8 hours per student in each cohort.
Demonstrated Achievement of Goal
| Criteria | Cohort 2020 | Cohort 2021 | Cohort 2022 | Cohort 2023 | Cohort 2024 |
| Community Service Hours | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Criteria #2 – Providing for Underserved Community (Community Service)
Measures/Benchmarks
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Student End of Didactic Phase Survey (Providing for Underserved Community) – 3.5/5.0 average for each cohort.
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Graduate Exit Survey (Providing for Underserved Community) – 3.5/5.0 average for each cohort.
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Faculty Evaluation of Curriculum (Providing for Underserved Community) – 3.5/5.0 average for each cohort.
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Required Rural Health Clinical Rotation – 100% participation.
Demonstrated Achievement of Goal
| Criteria | Cohort 2020 | Cohort 2021 | Cohort 2022 | Cohort 2023 | Cohort 2024 |
| Student End of Didactic Phase (Providing for Underserved Community) | NA | NA | 2.8 | 4.3 | 3.86 |
| Student Graduate Exit Survey (Providing for Underserved Community) | NA | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | NA |
| Faculty Evaluation of Curriculum (Providing for Underserved Community Student) | NA | 3.5 | NA | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| Required Rural Health Clinical Rotation | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Goal 4: Maintain a 90% job placement of recent graduates actively seeking employment.
Criteria #1 - Job Placement of Recent Graduates
Measures/Benchmark
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Job placement of recent graduates – 90% of cohort.
Demonstrated Achievement of Goal
| Criteria | Cohort 2019 | Cohort 2020 | Cohort 2021 | Cohort 2022 | Cohort 2023 | Cohort 2024 |
| Job placement of recent graduates | 96% | 100% | 98%* | 100%* | 93%** | 100% |
*One student in fellowship; ** One student in fellowship, one unemployed in PA profession
Goal 5: Provide the support and opportunities necessary for each student to be successful in the program.
Criteria #1 - Successful Completion of the Program
Measures/Benchmark
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Graduation Rate – 90% of graduating cohort.
Demonstrated Achievement of Goal
| Criteria | Cohort 2018 | Cohort 2019 | Cohort 2020 | Cohort 2021 | Cohort 2022 | Cohort 2023 | Cohort 2024 |
| Graduation Rate for Cohort | 83% | 75% | 52.5% | 85.7% | 81.3% | 93.3% | 75% |
Criteria #2 – PANCE Performance
Measures/Benchmark
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PANCE Performance 1st time test takers at or above national average.
Demonstrated Achievement of Goal
| Criteria | Cohort 2018 | Nat'l Ave 2018 | Cohort 2019 | Nat'l Ave 2019 | Cohort 2020 | Nat'l Ave 2020 | Cohort 2021 | Nat'l Av 2021 | Cohort 2022 | Nat'l Av 2022 | Cohort 2023 | Nat'l Av 2023 | Cohort 2024 | Nat'l Av 2024 | |||||
| PANCE Performance 1st time test takers | 96% | 98% | 88% | 93% | 90% | 95% | 100% | 93% | 92% | 92% | 82% | 92% | 92% | 92% |
Goal 6: Collaborate with CSM enrollment counselors and faculty to recruit highly qualified, compassionate, and caring applicants to the PAS program.
Criteria #1 – Highly Qualified Applicants
Measure/Benchmarks
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Average undergraduate cumulative GPA – >3.35 average for each matriculating cohort.
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Average science GPA – >3.35 average for each matriculating cohort.
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Direct Patient Care Hours – > 1,200 hours average per cohort.
Demonstrated Achievement of Goal
| Criteria | Cohort 2018 | Cohort 2019 | Cohort 2020 | Cohort 2021 | Cohort 2022 | Cohort 2023 | Cohort 2024 | Cohort 2025 |
| Average undergraduate cumulative GPA | 3.56 | 3.50 | 3.55 | 3.56 | 3.59 | 3.59 | 3.48 | 3.70 |
| Average science GPA | 3.56 | 3.39 | 3.5 | 3.46 | 3.48 | 3.42 | 3.38 | 3.59 |
| Direct Patient Care Hours | 1,243 | 1,560 | 1,485 | 1,763 | 1,675 | 2,457 | 2,988 | 2,456 |
Criteria #2 – Compassionate/Caring Students
Measures/Benchmarks
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Student End of Didactic Phase Survey (Patient Interaction) – 3.5/5.0 average for each cohort.
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Graduate Exit Survey (Student Preparation in Patient Interaction) – 3.5/5.0 average for each cohort.
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Faculty Evaluation of Curriculum (Student Preparation in Patient Interaction) – 3.5/5.0 average for each cohort.
Demonstrated Achievement of Goal
| Criteria | Cohort 2020 | Cohort 2021 | Cohort 2022 | Cohort 2023 | Cohort 2024 |
| Student End of Didactic Phase (Patient Interaction) | NA | NA | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| Graduate Exit Survey (Preparation in Patient Interaction) | NA | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | NA |
| Faculty Evaluation of Curriculum (Student Preparation in Patient Interaction) | NA | 4.0 | NA | 4.2 | 4.33 |
Program Competencies
Knowledge for Practice
Demonstrate knowledge about established and evolving biomedical and clinical sciences and the application of this knowledge to patient care.
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in the effective exchange of information and collaboration with patients, their families, and health professionals.
Person-centered Care
Provide person-centered care that includes patient- and setting-specific assessment, evaluation,and management and healthcare that is evidence-based, supports patient safety, and advances health equity
Interprofessional Collaboration
Demonstrate the ability to engage with a variety of other healthcare professionals in a manner that optimizes safe, effective, patient- and population-centered care
Professionalism and Ethics
Demonstrate a commitment to practicing medicine in ethically and legally appropriate ways and emphasizing professional maturity and accountability for delivering safe and quality care to patients and populations
Practice-based Learning and Quality Improvement
Demonstrate the ability to learn and implement quality improvement practices by engaging in critical analysis of one’s own practice experience, the medical literature, and other information resources for the purposes of self-evaluation, lifelong learning, and practice improvement
Society and Population Health
Recognize and understand the influences of the ecosystem of person, family, population, environment, and policy on the health of patients and integrate knowledge of these determinants of health into patient care decisions
