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Physician Assistant Program Goals

Achieve academic excellence and PANCE readiness

Goals and Outcomes Benchmarks Actual Status

The first time PANCE pass rate for the CSM cohort will be at or above the national average. (class of 2024)

92% 92% Meets

Overall PANCE pass rate of 100% (class of 2024)

100% 100% Meets

 

Promote interprofessional collaboration 

Goals and Outcomes Benchmarks Actual Status

Effective interprofessional communication and collaboration in clinical practice.

During clinical rotations, ≥85% of students will demonstrate effective
interprofessional communication and collaboration, as evaluated by clinical preceptors on end-of-rotation evaluations, with a rating of satisfactory or higher
No Data Yet Collecting

 

Recruit qualified applicants 

Goals and Outcomes Benchmarks Actual Status

Incoming student cohort with an average of 1,200 hours or more of direct patient care experience. (class of 2026)

1,200 hours 2,900 hours Exceeds

Incoming student cohort with an average overall GPA at or above 3.4 (class of 2026)

3.4 3.7 Exceeds

                                                                

Provide care for underserved communities

Goals and Outcomes Benchmarks Actual Status

100% of students will do at least one rotation in a rural and/or underserved setting (class of 2025)

100% 100% Meets

 

Ensure clinical readiness and patient-centered care

Goals and Outcomes Benchmarks Actual Status

Graduates will report that their education effectively developed strong interpersonal and communication skills for patient interaction, with an average Likert rating of

Target ≥ 3.75.

Stretch> 4.5

(class of 2025)

Target ≥ 3.75

Stretch> 4.0

4.39 Exceeds Stretch

Graduates will report that their training prepared them to work collaboratively in interprofessional healthcare teams, with an average Likert rating of

Target ≥ 3.75.

Stretch> 4.5

(class of 2025)

Target ≥ 3.75

Stretch> 4.0

4.17 Meets Stretch

Graduates will report that they received a strong foundation in core medical knowledge essential for clinical practice, with an average Likert rating of

Target ≥ 3.75.

Stretch> 4.5

(class of 2025)

Target ≥ 3.75

Stretch> 4.0

4.17 Meets Stretch

 

Attrition Table

Attrition Table

College of Saint Mary Student Attrition
 

 

Graduated Classes

Class of 2022

Class of 2023

Class of 2024

Class of 2025

 Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA)

40

40

40

40

 

 Entering class size

32

30

16

25

 

 Graduates

26

28

12

24

 

 Attrition rate*

18.7%

6.7%

25%

4%

 

 Graduation rate**

81.3%

93.3%

75% 96%  
 

*Attrition rate calculation:  Number of students who attritted from cohort divided by the entering class size.
**Graduate rate:  Number of cohort graduates divided by the entering class size. 

View the student attrition report in the ARC-PA template PDF.