Accreditation Resources
(updated 1.30.2012)
Entering the ARC-PA Provisional Accreditation Pathway
Provisional Accreditation Conference : (1.24.2012) The ARC-PA will be hosting a conference November 29-30, 2012 specifically for select individuals from institutions in the process of developing a new PA program in preparation for applying to the ARC-PA for provisional accreditation between 2014 - 2016. More information and registration materials can be found here.
Summer 2012 ARC-PA "Accreditation and You" Workshop
Summer Accreditation Workshop (1.30.2012) The ARC-PA will hold its annual summer accreditation workshop designed for program faculty, staff and deans July 8-10, 2012. Programs are limited to two attendees per program. Priority will be given to individuals from those programs scheduled for site visits between January 2013 and December 2016 and to individuals who did not attend the workshops in the summers of 2009, 2010 or 2011. This workshop is not open to individuals from unaccredited developing programs. Click here for workshop page.
Important Notes to Programs
(October 2011)
The ARC-PA has published a Notes to Programs document that includes information from its most recent commission meeting. This edition of the Notes includes several important points, including clarifying updates to the Standards, information on the accreditation program management portal, data analysis and the self-study report, the Standards degree deadline, the summative evaluation, posting of PANCE results on the web and more.
ARC-PA Policies
(September 2011)
The ARC-PA has compiled a partial Policy Manual available here as an informational resource for physician assistant program faculty, staff and the general public in reference to Commission activities directly related to program accreditation. Many, but not all, of these policies are addressed in the Accreditation Manual. The Accreditation Manual is being updated and will include references to these policies where appropriate.
Analysis and the SSR
(September 2011)
A NEW 2011 Data Analysis Resource document addressing the components of data analysis as they relate to the Standards, 4th edition and, Self-Study Report, is available here!
The power point show on Data Analysis from the June 2011 Accreditation Workshop in St. Louis is available here.
The Standards Degree Deadline Issue
(October 2011)
The ARC-PA has developed a document to provide clarification about the masters degree requirement as described in the Standards, 4th edition. This document addresses expectations for all programs that do yet confer a graduate degree.
Preparing for a Site Visit
(September 2011)
The ARC-PA will host a session at the fall 2011 PAEA meeting for programs preparing for a site visit before December, 2012.
Clinical Coordinators and the ARC-PA
(September 2011)
After the fall 2011 PAEA meeting a copy of the power point show for Clinical Coordinators will be posted here. Until that time, a copy of the power point show presented to the Clinical Coordinators workshop at the fall 2010 PAEA meeting in Baltimore is available here. (Please note that if there are notes on the notes pages of the slide, you may see those by placing your cursor over the icon in the upper left corner of the slide.)
Syllabi, Competencies, Objectives
Syllabi, Instructional Objectives and Learning Outcomes, for entry-level PA programs, Standards 4th edition.
Syllabi, Competencies, Objectives , for clinical postgraduate PA programs.