Overview
What does ARC-PA stand for?
Accreditation Review Commission on the Education for Physician Assistant
What was ARC - PA originally called?
JRC - PA
ARC-PA protects the interests of what two groups?
Public and PA Profession
How many ARC-PA accredited programs are there in the US
330
What does the peer review process include for accreditation?
Documentation and site visits
What year was the first formal meeting held?
1972
ARC-PA evaluates the following PA programs: Entry Level, ______, Post-Professional Doctoral
Residency OR Post Graduate
How many possible accreditation statuses are there?
What other program awards accreditation to entry level programs in the US?
There are no other programs
Prior to 2015, what was the interval of time between accrediations?
7 years
When doing an onside visit, ARC-PA teams are ensuring _____ of PA programs to accreditation standards?
Compliance
When did ARC-PA become a free standing accrediting agency?
January 1, 2001
What separate programs award accreditation to postgraduate programs?
NP & PA residency programs
Which group declined to approve or endorse The Essentials?
AAMC
ARC-PA publishes a Compliance Manual and _____ ______?
Accreditation handbook
Prior to being know as the accreditation standards, what were "the standards" known as?
The essentials