College of Nursing and Allied Health
Department of Physician Assistant Studies

Mission, Vision, Goals and Objectives

Mission
The mission of the PA program is to educate highly qualified Physician Assistants preparing them to become competent, compassionate and comprehensive health care providers for clinical practice in rural and urban medically underserved areas.

Vision
Our vision is that our graduates will become leaders in the health care community, continuously striving for excellence in their professional endeavors while providing for the health care needs of the medically underserved.

Goals
Our goals for the program include:

  1. To identify those individuals who have a strong interest in providing care for the medically underserved.
  2. To identify for admission those individuals with the academic background, interpersonal skills, and maturity necessary to practice as Physician Assistants.
  3. To provide a coordinated, comprehensive didactic and clinical curriculum that will allow our graduates to deliver the highest quality of health care services.
  4. To promote a didactic and clinical educational environment that embraces the concepts of continuous communication, cooperation and compassion.
  5. To instill in our students the core values of the University of St. Francis that include: respect, integrity, compassion and service above self.
  6. To provide our students with the medical knowledge, clinical skills, and humanistic attitudes to practice as a Physician Assistant anywhere and within any type of clinical practice.
  7. To continuously promote a comprehensive approach to health and disease by emphasizing health maintenance, disease prevention and life long learning.
  8. To develop in our students an appreciation of the dignity of the individual and that individuals right to a quality life.
  9. To promote continued professional growth through research, study, and participation in lifelong learning activities.
  10. To strive for excellence while employing professional ethics as a member of the health care profession focusing on service to others.
     
     
     
     

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