GOAL #1: To provide a curriculum that balances basic sciences, clinical sciences, and supervised clinical experiences in a manner that prepares graduates with a solid foundatin upon which to begin their career in medicine

Objectives

Outcomes

A PANCE first-time taker pass rate that is > 90%

The Class of December 2022 had a PANCE first-time raker pass rate of 97% (30 out of 31 students)

All graduates will eventually pass the PANCE, though up to 10% will need more than one attempt to do so

All 2022 graduates (100%) have passed the PANCE (one student passed on their 2nd attempt)

An attrition rate of less than 10%, based upon an average of the past five-years

Over the past five-years (class of 2017-2021), there is an 2.7% attrition rate

An employment rate for graduates will be 95% at six-months after graduation

The class of 2022 had a 100% employment rate at six-months after graduation

 

GOAL #2: To promote and demonstrate resiliency and professional practice that is patient-centered primary care in focus, culturally competent, interprofessional in approach, and service oriented

Goal #2

Objectives

Outcomes

The didactic curriculum will be primary care focused

The didactic curriculum focuses on primary care within the following courses:

  • Pediatric Medicine
  • Values and Ethics in Medicine
  • Clinical Medicine I
  • Clinical Medicine II
  • Clinical Medicine III

In addition, all specialty topics (neurology, cardiology, orthopedics, etc.) are geared towards competence in those topics from a primary care standpoint

The supervised clinical experiences will be primary care focused

45% of the forty-four weeks of supervised clinical experiences are in primary care:

  • Family Medicine (4 weeks)
  • Primary Care (4 weeks)
  • Internal Medicine (8 weeks)
  • Pediatric Medicine (4 weeks)

Cultural humility in patient care will be emphasized throughout the Program

Cultural humility is emphasized throughout the Program, specifically at the Student Engaged Medical Clinic and with activities such as the "Building Cultural Humility Workshop".

Students will be engaged in multiple, varied inter-professional activities within the curriculum

Students complete IPE activities/events with students in the following disciplines:

  • Nursing
  • Athletic Training
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Dietetics
  • Social Work
  • Health Services Administration

Students will be encouraged to participate in service-oriented volunteerism, mostly via the JMU Physician Assistant Student Society (PASS)

Students within the JMU Physician Assistant Student Society (PASS) engage in service oriented volunteerism through events such as:

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