Methodology Applied by a Physician Assistant Program to Evaluate the New ARC-PA 5th Edition Diversity and Inclusion Standard. Issue 4 (December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rolfs, Jenna; Nicholas, Joyce; Archambault, Mark E.; Schmidt, Eric
• Is Part Of: Journal of physician assistant education. Volume 33:Issue 4(2022)
• Page Start: 313
• Page End: 317
• Publication Date: 2022-12
• Subjects: Physicians' assistants -- Education -- United States -- Periodicals; Physician Assistants -- education -- Periodicals; 610.7372092
• DOI: 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000466
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1941-9430

Abstract

Abstract: Diversity and inclusion in higher education are a top priority for institutions. In 2020, the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), in its 5 th edition of the Accreditation Standards for Physician Assistant Education, implemented a standard specifically designed to require programs to demonstrate their commitment to diversity and inclusion. Through a protocol-driven methodology, consistent with the ARC-PA's 4 key elements of analysis, one PA program demonstrates and explains how it examines ongoing compliance with diversity and inclusion within their program.