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Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions

• University of South Alabama
• Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions

Department of Physician Assistant Studies Department of Physician Assistant Studies    

•  What is a PA?
•  The Program
•  Mission, Vision, and Goals
•  Curriculum
•  Admissions
•  How to Apply
•  Tuition and Expenses
•  Technical Standards
•  Program Completion
•  Matriculation Requirements
•  Accreditation & PANCE
•  Primary Care
•  Faculty & Staff
•  Alumni
•  Resources
•  Contact Us

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Accreditation

The University of South Alabama is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award baccalaureate, master’s, doctor of philosophy and doctor of medicine degrees.

Program accreditation has been granted by the Accreditation Review Commission for Physician Assistants ( ARC-PA). The goals and objectives of the program are guided by the criteria set forth in the Essentials and Guidelines for an Accredited Educational Program for the Physician Assistant, as established by ARC-PA.

The ARC-PA has granted Continued Accreditation to the Physician Assistant Program sponsored by the University of South Alabama. Continued accreditation is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.

Continued Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next comprehensive review of the Program by the ARC-PA will be September 2014.

Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) Pass Rates

Graduates of the program will be able to sit for the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE), which is required by the State Board of Medical Examiners in most states to practice as a physician assistant.

Source: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

• The overall PANCE performance rate for program graduates for the past five years is 99.4%.
  
  
• The overall PANCE performance rate for the program's graduate since inception of the program in 1996 is 98%.
  
  
• The aggregate PANCE performance rate for program graduates since inception of the program in 1996 and for the past five years is 99%.
  

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