Program Goals and Outcomes
Goal 1: Prepare PA Medicine students with the medical knowledge and skills to enter the workforce as "Day 1 ready” to begin clinical practice.
Benchmarks (by data source): MSU PA Medicine will assess student and faculty perceptions on how well the program achieves this goal.
- Three-year cohort average score >3.5 out of 5 on the Student End of Didactic Survey Question: The MSU PA Medicine curriculum prepares students with the medical knowledge and skills to enter the workforce as “Day 1 ready” to begin clinical practice.
- Three-year cohort average score >3.5 out of 5 on the Student Graduate Exit Survey Question: The MSU PA Medicine curriculum prepares students with the medical knowledge and skills to enter the workforce as “Day 1 ready” to begin clinical practice.
- Three-year average score >3.5 out of 5 on the Faculty Evaluation of Curriculum and Administrative Aspects Question: The MSU PA Medicine curriculum prepares students with the medical knowledge and skills to enter the workforce as “Day 1 ready” to begin clinical practice.
Outcome Measures:
| Goal 1 | Question: The MSU PA Medicine curriculum prepares students with the medical knowledge and skills to enter the workforce as "Day 1 ready" to begin clinical practice. | AY 22-23 | AY 23-24 | AY 24-25 |
| Student End of Didactic Survey | 4.19 | 4.51 | Pending* | |
| Student Graduate Exit Survey | N/A** | 4.41 | Pending* | |
| Faculty Evaluation of Curriculum and Administrative Aspects Survey | 4.67 | 4.70 | Pending* |
* Pending data will be included as collected; ** No graduating cohort in AY 22-23
Goal 2: Support a professional culture of leadership within the PA profession.
Benchmarks (by data source): MSU PA Medicine will assess student and faculty perceptions on how well the program achieves this goal.
- Three-year cohort average score >3.5 out of 5 on the Student End of Didactic Survey Question: MSU PA Medicine supports a professional culture of leadership within the PA profession.
- Three-year cohort average score >3.5 out of 5 on the Student Graduate Exit Survey Question: MSU PA Medicine supports a professional culture of leadership within the PA profession.
- Three-year average score >3.5 out of 5 on the Faculty Evaluation of Curriculum and Administrative Aspects Question: MSU PA Medicine supports a professional culture of leadership within the PA profession.
Outcome Measures:
| Goal 2 | Question: MSU PA Medicine supports a professional culture of leadershop within the PA profession | AY 22-23 | AY 23-24 | AY 24-25 |
| Student End of Didactic Survey | 4.42 | 4.74 | Pending* | |
| Student Graduate Exit Survey | N/A** | 4.63 | Pending* | |
| Faculty Evaluation of Curriculum and Administrative Aspects Survey | 4.56 | 4.80 | Pending* |
* Pending data will be included as collected; ** No graduating cohort in AY 22-23
Goal 3: Foster an inclusive academic curriculum that provides students exposure to the diversity of various cultures and prepares graduates for the delivery of equitable health care inclusive to all patients.
Benchmarks (by data source): MSU PA Medicine will assess student and faculty perceptions on how well the program achieves this goal.
- Three-year cohort average score >3.5 out of 5 on the Student End of Didactic Survey Question: MSU PA Medicine fosters an inclusive academic curriculum that provides students exposure to the diversity of various cultures and prepares graduates for the delivery of equitable health care inclusive to all patients.
- Three-year cohort average score >3.5 out of 5 on the Student Graduate Exit Survey Question: MSU PA Medicine fosters an inclusive academic curriculum that provides students exposure to the diversity of various cultures and prepares graduates for the delivery of equitable health care inclusive to all patients.
- Three-year average score >3.5 out of 5 on the Faculty Evaluation of Curriculum and Administrative Aspects Question: MSU PA Medicine fosters an inclusive academic curriculum that provides students exposure to the diversity of various cultures and prepares graduates for the delivery of equitable health care inclusive to all patients.
Outcome Measures:
| Goal 3 | Question: MSU PA Medicine fosters an inclusive academic curriculum that provides students exposure to the diversity of various cultures and prepares graduates for the delivery of equitable health care inclusive to all patients. | AY 22-23 | AY 23-24 | AY 24-25 |
| Student End of Didactic Survey | 4.22 | 4.71 | Pending* | |
| Student Graduate Exit Survey | N/A** | 4.69 | Pending* | |
| Faculty Evaluation of Curriculum and Administrative Aspects Survey | 4.33 | 4.80 | Pending* |
* Pending data will be included as collected; ** No graduating cohort in AY 22-23
Goal 4: Provide collaborative and interprofessional education that prepares graduates to work in interprofessional teams.
Benchmark:
- During the curriculum, each PA Medicine student cohort will participate in > 4 different IPE events where there is exposure to different health professions and a focus on clinical teamwork.
- Three-year cohort average score >3.5 out of 5 on the Student End of Didactic Survey Question: MSU PA Medicine provides collaborative and interprofessional education that prepares graduates to work in interprofessional teams.
Outcome Measures:
| Goal 4 | Class of 2024 | Class of 2025 | Class of 2026 | |
| Number of Interprofessional Education (IPE) events. | 8 | Pending* | Pending* |
* Pending data will be included as collected;
| Goal 4 | Question: MSU PA Medicine provides collaborative and interprofessional education taht prepares graduates to work in interprofessional teams. | AY 22-23 | AY 23-24 | AY 24-25 |
| Student End of Didactic Survey | 4.55 | 4.74 | Pending* |
The Department of PA Medicine faculty approved on 3/16/2020.
Reaffirmed by the Department of PA Medicine faculty on 5/20/21, 1/11/2022, 2/8/2023, 12/17/24.
Updated and approved by the Department of PA Medicine faculty on 12/4/2023.