Program Self-Assessment

The South College Asheville PA Program evaluates its progress toward stated goals on an annual basis. Progress is measured through:

For all survey-based measures, the benchmark is an average score of 3.5 or higher. For admissions and exam outcomes, the benchmark is performance at or above the stated target.

The information below summarizes this program’s goals and its current progress toward meeting them. The Class of 2025 was the first inaugural class. Information about each subsequent class is published annually.

1.   Select highly qualified applicants for admission into the program.

Admission of Highly Qualified Applicants into the South College Asheville Physician Assistant Program Classes of 2025-2028.

2. Provide students with a curriculum that develops evidence-based medicine skills for clinical practice.

Effectiveness of the PA Program at Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine Skills – South College Asheville Physician Assistant Classes of 2025-2027

(Benchmark: 3.5, Strength Benchmark: ≥ 4.75)

(Benchmark: 3.5, Strength Benchmark: ≥ 4.75)

(Benchmark: 3.5, Strength Benchmark: ≥ 4.75)

3.  Prepare students to pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE) at a rate at or above the national average.

(Benchmark: 3.5, Strength Benchmark: ≥ 4.75)

(BM: national average SBM: 1 standard deviation above national average)

4.  Prepare students to practice patient-centered care.

(Benchmark: 3.5, Strength Benchmark: ≥ 4.75)

(Benchmark: 3.5, Strength Benchmark: ≥ 4.75)

5. Ensure that graduates possess the technical skills needed to practice medicine.

(Benchmark: 3.5, Strength Benchmark: ≥ 4.75)

(Benchmark: 3.5, Strength Benchmark: ≥ 4.75)

6. Provide a curriculum that fosters interprofessional education and team-based health care.

(Benchmark: 3.5, Strength Benchmark: ≥ 4.75)

(Benchmark: 3.5, Strength Benchmark: ≥ 4.75)