Mission
The Physician Assistant Studies program trains a new generation of qualified and dedicated advanced practice professionals with a focus on providing safe, patient-centered care to underserved populations in metropolitan and rural settings.
Goals
- Matriculate a highly qualified, diverse student population who exemplify the mission of the program.
- Support student progress through the program to maintain a graduation rate above the national average.
- Produce professionals for entry-level practice who possess knowledge, interpersonal skills, and clinical reasoning abilities.
- Provide all students with clinical experience with an underserved population in a metropolitan or rural setting.
- Provide students with training on cultural sensitivity and ability to work with diverse patients.
Program Success in Achieving Goals
Success In Meeting PA Program Goals 2022
Diversity/Mission Match
| Criteria | Class of '21 | Class of '22 | Class of '23 | Class of '24 |
| Female | 89% | 71% | 87.5% | 79% |
| Male | 11% | 29% | 12.5% | 21% |
| Age | 24.20 | 25.1 | 24.20 | 23.21 |
| Franklin College Undergrads | 11% | 8.3% | 0% | 16.7% |
| Underserved IN County | 22% | 25% | 20.8% | 29.1% |
| Military, veteran, or reserves | 6% | 4.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Under-represented in Medicine | 11% | 12.5% | 25% | 12.5% |
| Total Mission Match | 28% | 37.5% | 41.7% | 45.9% |
Student Competencies
- Upon completion of the program, students will have acquired the knowledge, interpersonal skills, clinical reasoning and problem solving abilities, clinical and technical skills, and professional behaviors required for entry into PA practice.
Competencies
NCCPA PANCE Exam Performance Summary Report (A3.12c)
Data collection for the Class of 2022 (Graduated February 2022) is still in progress.
NCCPA PANCE Exam Performance Summary Report Last 5 Years
Attrition in Detail
| Class of '21 | Class of '22 | Class of '23 | Class of '24 |
| Students per Class | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Graduation Rate | 100% | 100% | NA | NA |
| Deceleration Rate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrawal Rate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2% |
| Dismissal Rate | 0 | 0 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
*National Data from the PAEA Annual Report for Comparison
Student Attrition and Graduation Rate (A3.12i)
| Graduated Classes | |
| Class of 2021 | Class of 2022 | Class of 2023 | Class of 2024 |
Maximum entering class size
(as approved by ARC-PA) | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Entering class size | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Graduates | 18 | 24 | NA | N/A |
| * Attrition rate | 0% | 0 | 4.2% | 8.3% |
| **Graduation rate | 100% | 100% | NA | NA |
*Attrition rate calculation: Number of students who attritted from cohort divided by the entering class size.
**Graduation rate: Number of cohort graduates divided by the entering class size.
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