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 academic curriculum that provides students exposure to various cultures and prepares graduates for the delivery of equitable health care 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 academic curriculum that provides students exposure to various cultures and prepares graduates for the delivery of equitable health care 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 academic curriculum that provides students exposure to various cultures and prepares graduates for the delivery of equitable health care 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 academic curriculum that provides students exposure to various cultures and prepares graduates for the delivery of equitable health care to all patients.
Outcome Measures:
| Goal 3 | Question: MSU PA Medicine fosters an academic curriculum that provides students exposure to various cultures and prepares graduates for the delivery of equitable health care 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.