Program Effectiveness In Meeting Goals
Goal 1: Recruit and matriculate a diverse student body.
Rationale: We seek to prepare PAs to practice patient-centered healthcare in any clinical setting and to be responsive to community needs.
Outcome Measure: The FSU School of Physician Assistant Practice (FSU SPAP) has set a benchmark that an aggregate minimum of 50% of each recruited and matriculated cohort is diverse. Diversity is defined as those who are underrepresented minorities in medicine, those who are from a disadvantaged background, or those who are first to attend college from their family. While the FSU SPAP engages in many recruitment activities, recruitment is defined as the number of applicants interviewed for determining goal achievement.
Timeline: This goal is evaluated annually in the spring of each year before April 1.
Actual Outcome: Goal achieved. The FSU School of PA Practice has consistently recruited and matriculated a diverse student body; at least 50% of our recruited and matriculated students have one or more indicators of diversity.
Goal 2: Educate PAs who intend to care for underserved populations.
Rationale: We seek to prepare PAs to provide patient centered healthcare to underserved populations, including elder, rural and underserved populations.
Outcome Measure: The FSU SPAP has set a benchmark of 20% of each cohort who intend to care for underserved populations as reported on the program exit survey.
Timeline: This goal is evaluated annually in the spring of each year before April 1.
Actual Outcome: Goal achieved. The 2022 exit survey revealed that 26% of the graduates from the 2022 graduating cohort plan to practice in a rural or underserved setting.
Goal 3: Achieve first time PANCE pass rates at or above the national mean.
Rationale: We seek to prepare PAs to pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE).
Outcome Measure: The FSU SPAP has set a benchmark to achieve a first time PANCE pass rate that is at or above the national mean for first time PANCE pass rates.
Timeline: This goal is evaluated annually in the spring of each year before April 1.
Actual Outcome: Goal achieved. The FSU SPAP Class of 2022 First Time Takers PANCE pass rate is 93%. The national PANCE pass rate for First Time Takers for the Class of 2022 is 92%.
Five Year First Time Taker Summary Report
Goal 4: Graduate PAs who feel adequately prepared to enter clinical practice.
Rationale: We seek to prepare PAs who are confidently prepared to enter clinical practice and contribute to the needed healthcare workforce.
Outcome Measure: The FSU SPAP has set a benchmark of 95% of students expressing confidence to enter to clinical practice as reported on the program exit survey.
Timeline: This goal is evaluated annually in the spring of each year before April 1.
Actual Outcome: Approaching our goal. The 2022 exit survey data indicated that 90% of the respondents from the class of 2022 agree or strongly agree that they feel ready to enter clinical practice as an entry level PA.
At its September 2022 meeting, the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) extended Accreditation-Probation status for the Florida State University School of Physician Assistant Practice program sponsored by Florida State University until its next review in September 2024.
Probation accreditation is a temporary accreditation status initially of not less than two years. However, that period may be extended by the ARC-PA for up to an additional two years if the ARC-PA finds that the program is making substantial progress toward meeting all applicable standards but requires additional time to come into full compliance. Probation accreditation status is granted, at the sole discretion of the ARC-PA, when a program holding an accreditation status of Accreditation - Provisional or Accreditation - Continued does not, in the judgment of the ARC-PA, meet the Standards or when the capability of the program to provide an acceptable educational experience for its students is threatened.
Once placed on probation, a program that fails to comply with accreditation requirements in a timely manner, as specified by the ARC-PA, may be scheduled for a focused site visit and is subject to having its accreditation withdrawn.
Specific questions regarding the Program and its plans should be directed to the Program Director and/or the appropriate institutional official(s).
The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website at http://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-history-florida-state-university/