Introduction
The physician assistant (PA) degree is recognized as an undifferentiated professional degree that requires the development of entry level knowledge and skills in multiple domains of health care. PA education requires the development of judgment through a wide range of learning activities and supervised clinical practice experiences in preparation for making appropriate, autonomous clinical decisions while practicing on interprofessional health care teams directed by physicians.
The purpose of this document is to ensure that all students entering the 平特一肖论坛 Physician Assistant Program (the PA Program) are aware of and understand the requirements of our program and the profession, so that informed decisions can be made regarding pursuit of this profession. Nothing in this document is meant to deter the application or participation of any student who is able to complete the requirements of the PA curriculum with or without reasonable accommodations.
Policy
The PA Program has a responsibility to assure the public that its graduates are fully prepared to be competent and caring entry level physician assistants. Thus, it is important that students possess the intelligence, integrity, compassion, social responsibility, and physical and emotional capacity necessary to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to practice medicine safely and competently as a PA. The PA Program endeavors to select applicants who have the ability to become highly competent clinicians. Admission and progression decisions will be based on academic achievement, related requirements, and the non-academic technical standards described within this document. These technical standards and essential skills are an integral requirement for participation in the academic and clinical program, for graduation, and for practice as an entry level PA.
The 平特一肖论坛 Student Handbook details services available to students with disabilities and these services are coordinated by the Office of Accessibility Services in the Student Success Center. The PA Program, in accordance with Federal and New York State law, is committed to equal opportunity and a nondiscriminatory environment for all persons. No qualified person with a disability shall be excluded from admission, participation, or denied benefits or subjected to discrimination solely by reason of his or her disability. It is the responsibility of the applicant or student with disabilities to provide supporting documentation and to request those accommodations that he/she feels are reasonable and are needed to execute the essential req