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
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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
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The didactic curriculum will be primary care focused |
The didactic curriculum focuses on primary care within the following courses:
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:
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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:
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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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