Program Goals

The goals of the Ithaca College MS-PAS program with respective program measures and benchmarks are as follows:

GoalProgram MeasureBenchmarkDate for Analysis and Publication to Website
Recruit, select, and retain diverse applicants defined as self-identifying from rural areas and/or with HRSA indicators. 

Rural 

Class of 2023 (Living in a US Census Designated Rural Area): 3 learners. 

Class of 2024 (Raised in a rural area—as indicated on the CASPA application): 10 learners. 

Class of 2025 (Raised in a rural area—as indicated on the CASPA application): 11 learners. 

Class of 2026 (Raised in a rural area—as indicated on the CASPA application): 6 learners.

HRSA Indicators  

Class of 2025 (marked at least one of the following HRSA indicators on the CASPA application: First Generation Enrollment, Family Receives Public Assistance, Holds AHS GED or Receives Public Assistance, English Not Native Language): 25 (50% of cohort)  

Class of 2026 (marked at least one of the following HRSA indicators on the CASPA application: First Generation Enrollment, Family Receives Public Assistance, Holds AHS GED or Receives Public Assistance, English Not Native Language): 17 learners

A minimum of 6 learners from each admitted cohort self-identify as having been raised in rural areas. The percentage of learners from each admitted cohort that self-identify as coming from a diverse background exceeds the national data as defined by AAPA student demographic data, currently 44.6% (2022). This benchmark is updated annually in September after orientation and matriculation of each new cohort.
Encourage interprofessional education and teamwork to meet the needs of patients from a diversity of backgrounds in our community.

Curriculum analysis shows 70% of learners agree or strongly agree that interprofessional experiences utilizing scenarios with diverse patients enhance communication and collaboration among healthcare providers and aid in caring for patients from diverse backgrounds in our community.  

IPE assessment scale shows that 70% of learners agree that interprofessional education and teamwork meet the needs of patients from a diversity of backgrounds in our community. 

A minimum of 70% of learners agree or strongly agree. This benchmark is assessed by annual surveys at the end of the didactic curriculum and again in the end of program survey.

Data is published to the website in the summer.
Develop PA leaders who strive for excellence through service to the PA profession and community.Data collected one year after cohort graduation.Graduate and alumni surveys show that 70% of graduates are serving in leadership roles in the profession and/or in the communities in which they live and work. These data are captured by graduate surveys and alumni surveys and published to the website in March. 
Educate PAs who practice safe innovative patient-centered care in their healthcare settings.Data collected one year after cohort graduation.Graduate and alumni surveys show that 70% of graduates practice safe, innovative, patient-centered care in their clinical settings. These data are captured by graduate surveys and alumni surveys one year after graduation and published to the website in March.
Graduate PAs who maintain a pass rate above the PANCE national average. Data collected one year after cohort graduation.The IC total test taker pass rate will meet or exceed the annual national PANCE pass rate. PANCE performace data is published annually by April 1 of each year. 
Comply with ARC-PA Standards to obtain and maintain accreditation. Achieved March 2021. Next ARC-PA review will be March 2026.Maintain accreditation without probation. This data will be published by May 2026 after final program review or if any change in accreditation status occurs.