Accreditation

The University of Saint Francis Physician Assistant Program received initial accreditation in 1997 by the Accreditation Review Commission for the Education of Physician Assistant, Inc.  The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has conferred a probationary accreditation* status on the University of Saint Francis Physician Assistant Program at its March 2008 review meeting. The PA program is actively addressing the issues cited by the ARC-PA and is committed to providing its students a quality education.  The next accreditation site visit is slated for September 2009 and a new review decision will be made no later than March 2010.

*Probationary Accreditation is a temporary status of accreditation conferred when a program does not meet the Standards and when the capability of the program to provide an acceptable educational experience for students is threatened. Probation is an active accreditation status and those entering a program that is on probation are entering a program that is accredited. Specific questions regarding the program and its plan should be directed to the Program Director Dawn LaBarbera, PhD, PA-C at dlabarbera@sf.edu .