Within Physician Assistant

Success Measures

The D'Youville College Physician Assistant Department measures its success as a program at achieving it goals by how well it meets the standards set forth in the mission statement.

Mission Related Goal	Measures	Success
Exemplary Clinicians	PANCE Exam performance Employment rate of graduates Employer Satisfaction Preceptor Satisfaction	97% overall five year pass rate 95% employment rate within 6 months of graduating Employers are highly satisfied with graduate performance Majority of student meet/exceed preceptor expectations
Highest Ethical Standards	Students required to complete 3 pre-professional phase ethics related courses Student performance in Professional Issues course Preceptor Satisfaction Faculty Evaluation	Over 96% of students meet course, preceptor and faculty expectations
Leaders in Profession	Positions in Academic Leadership Positions in Research Leadership Positions in local, state, national PA organizations	Many graduates hold leadership positions in academic, research, local, state and national PA related organizations
Variety of Patient Populations	Performance in Didactic Courses Successful completion of all required clinical rotations (10) Preceptor Evaluation	96% of students successfully complete all didactic and clinical coursework Graduates employed in various primary care, medical and surgical sub-specialties
Primary Care	Performance in Didactic Courses Successful completion of Primary Care, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics and Ob/GYN rotations Successful Completion of Primary Care community service project	96% of students successfully complete all didactic and clinical coursework Annual student community service project poster presentation day
Integrative Medicine	Completion of Physical Diagnosis Course with exposure to alternative medicine techniques Understanding of complementary medicine roles through course instruction Voluntary completion of Alternative Medicine course	96% of students successfully complete clinical medicine and physical diagnosis courses 100% of students enrolled in Alternative Medicine successfully complete the course
Medically Relevant Research	Conceptualization, implementation, analyses and report of original student research project	100% of students successfully defend their original research at annual poster defense
Skills and Knowledge of Comprehensive Care	Successful completion of Didactic and clinical coursework Including clinical skills course Faculty Evaluation of student performance Preceptor evaluation of student performance Employer Satisfaction	97% overall five year pass rate 95% employment rate in 6 months Employers highly satisfied with graduate performance Majority of students meet/exceed preceptor expectations
Health and Wellness Promotion	Successful completion of Behavioral Medicine Successful completion of Patient Education Tool Successful completion of Community Service Project	100% of students successfully complete a patient education tool, some adopted by area clinical practices Annual student community service project poster presentation day
Life Long Learning	Successful completion of Professional Issues course Graduate NCCPA certification status	100% of students successfully complete professional issues course Approx. 95% of all graduates (507) currently certified by NCCPA

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Physician Assistant Faculty with students

Our graduates report a 95% job placement rate within six months of graduation, in the medical fields of their choice.