Physician Assistant
Contact Information
Physician Assistant Program
Lynn Eckrote, EdD, MSPAS, PA-C
Director, MS PA Program
Phone: (973) 290-4154
nyanoso@steu.edu
Physician Assistant Program Mission and Goals
In keeping with the mission, vision and values of Saint Elizabeth University, the MS PA Program focuses on supporting and preparing PA graduates who are competent and committed to respectfully serving the patients for whom they provide care. Prepared to be responsible leaders and advocates, graduates of the program will be able to provide leadership within their sphere of influence to promote social justice and quality medical care for all patients.
Mission
The mission of the MS PA Program at Saint Elizabeth University is to provide a collaborative, respectful, and spiritually enriched learning environment that educates PAs who are competent and ethical medical providers committed to high-quality patient care as responsible members of the healthcare team. Our graduates will promote the dignity and diversity of all patients, in the spirit of service, social justice, and leadership to the community and the PA profession.
Vision
The MS PA Program at Saint Elizabeth University will be recognized as a leader in graduating PAs committed to excellence, servant leadership, and social justice in the provision of medical care to all patients.
Values
The MS PA Program affirms the values of Saint Elizabeth University: Integrity, Leadership, Social Responsibility and Excellence and the translation of these values into the provision of medical care for all individuals.
Program Goals
The program goals flow from the mission of the SEU PA Program and support a learning
environment that emphasizes student achievement and service. The rigorous curriculum
provides the student with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for competent
clinical practice with a strong focus on leadership and patient advocacy skills in
the spirit of community service and social justice.
The PA Program at Saint Elizabeth University strives to achieve the following:
- Prepare competent PAs who exhibit the knowledge, skills and attitudes consistent with entry level clinical practice.
- Provide a learning environment that promotes academic excellence.
- Foster the development of critical thinking skills.
- Create a spiritually enriched atmosphere.
- Support the academic, professional, and personal growth and development of the student.
- Model the collaborative, respectful, and successful healthcare team approach to achieving goals.
- Promote respect for patient diversity.
- Endorse social justice for all individuals within the context of healthcare.
- Encourage leadership at the local, regional and national levels.
The SEU PA Program will publish evidence of the effectiveness in meeting each of the program goals after its first student cohort completes the program.
- PANCE Pass Rates
- The first-time taker pass rate will be at or above the national average each year
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: 86% first time pass rate (93% national average)
- Class of 2022: 93% first time pass rate (92% national average) - MET
- Performance on all organ system and task areas will be at or above the national average
each year
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: Two of 14 systems areas and one of eight task areas at or above average
- Class of 2022: Six of 14 systems areas and two of eight task areas at or above average
- The first-time taker pass rate will be at or above the national average each year
- Summative Evaluation Achievement
- 90% of students will achieve the minimum passing outcome on the first attempt
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: 100% of students passed the Summative Evaluation, with no overall remediation attempts required - MET
- Class of 2022: 100% of students passed the Summative Evaluation with no overall remediation attempts required - MET
- 90% of students will achieve the minimum passing outcome on the first attempt
- Preceptor Evaluations of Student Preparedness to Practice
- 90% of students will receive a score at or above the benchmark of 3.0 on the overall
preceptor evaluation of preparedness to enter clinical practice
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: 100% of students received a score of Agree (3.0) or Strongly Agree (4.0) with a Mean of 3.71/4.0 - MET
- Class of 2022: 100% of students received a score of Agree (3.0) or Strongly Agree (4.0) with a Mean of 3.64/4.0 - MET
- 90% of students will receive a score at or above the benchmark of 3.0 on the overall
preceptor evaluation of preparedness to enter clinical practice
- Graduate Exit Survey Results
- 90% of the responding students will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above on their
self-evaluation regarding their preparedness to enter clinical practice and on their
evaluation of the program preparing them for clinical practice
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.47/4.0 (n=15) regarding preparedness to practice – MET
- Class of 2021: 93% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.27/4.0 (n=15) regarding the program preparing them for practice - MET
- Class of 2022: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.59/4.0 (n=29) regarding preparedness to practice– MET
- Class of 2022: 88% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.12/4.0 (n=26) regarding the program preparing them for practice
- 90% of the responding students will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above on their
self-evaluation regarding their preparedness to enter clinical practice and on their
evaluation of the program preparing them for clinical practice
- Faculty Evaluation of Program Survey Results
- 90% of the responding faculty and staff will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above
on the effectiveness of the program in preparing graduates for clinical practice domain
Outcome Data:- End of 2021: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.71/4.0 (n=7) - MET
- End of 2022: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.67/4.0 (n=9) - MET
- 90% of the responding faculty and staff will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above
on the effectiveness of the program in preparing graduates for clinical practice domain
- PANCE Content Area Scores
- Performance on all organ system and task areas will be at or above the national average
each year
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: Two of 14 systems areas and one of eight task areas at or above average
- Class of 2022: Six of 14 systems areas and two of eight task areas at or above average
- Performance on all organ system and task areas will be at or above the national average
each year
- Cumulative GPA
- 90% of students in each cohort will achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or above
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: 100% of the CO 2021 graduates earned an overall GPA of 3.25 or higher with a Mean overall GPA of 3.62 - MET
- Class of 2022: 100% of the CO 2022 graduates earned an overall GPA of 3.25 or higher with a Mean overall GPA of 3.66 - MET
- 90% of students in each cohort will achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or above
- Graduate Exit Survey Results
- 90% of the responding students will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above in the learning
environment of excellence domain
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.4/4.0 (n=15) - MET
- Class of 2022: 96% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.14/4.0 (n=28) - MET
- 90% of the responding students will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above in the learning
environment of excellence domain
- Faculty Evaluation of Program Survey Results
- 90% of the responding faculty and staff will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above
in the learning environment of excellence domain
Outcome Data:- End of 2021: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or higher with a Mean of 3.38/4.0 (n=8) - MET
- End of 2022: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.60/4.0 (n=10) - MET
- 90% of the responding faculty and staff will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above
in the learning environment of excellence domain
- Student Course Evaluations
- 90% of didactic courses taught in each cohort will have an average response score
on the critical thinking domain that meets or exceeds the benchmark of 3.0 or higher
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: 97% of the didactic courses taught in the Class of 2021 were rated above the benchmark of 3.0 or higher with a Mean of 3.46/4.0 (n=33 courses) - MET
- Class of 2022: 91% of the didactic courses taught in the Class of 2022 were rated above the benchmark of 3.0 or higher with a Mean of 3.40/4.0 (n=33 courses) - MET
- 90% of didactic courses taught in each cohort will have an average response score
on the critical thinking domain that meets or exceeds the benchmark of 3.0 or higher
- Preceptor Evaluations of Student Preparedness to Practice
- 90% of students will receive a score at or above the benchmark of 3.0 on the preceptor
evaluation of their level of critical thinking
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: 100% of students received a score of Agree (3.0) or Strongly Agree (4.0) with a Mean of 3.42/4.0 - MET
- Class of 2022: 100% of students received a score of Agree (3.0) or Strongly Agree (4.0) with a Mean of 3.70/4.0 - MET
- 90% of students will receive a score at or above the benchmark of 3.0 on the preceptor
evaluation of their level of critical thinking
- Graduate Exit Survey Results
- 90% of responding students will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above in the critical
thinking domain
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.33/4.0 (n=15) - MET
- Class of 2022: 96% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.25/4.0 (n=28) - MET
- 90% of responding students will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above in the critical
thinking domain
- Faculty Evaluation of Program Survey Results
- 90% of the responding faculty and staff will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above
in the critical thinking domain
Outcome Data:- End of 2021: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or higher with a Mean of 3.71/4.0 (n=7) - MET
- End of 2022: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.78/4.0 (n=9) - MET
- 90% of the responding faculty and staff will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above
in the critical thinking domain
- Graduate Exit Survey Results
- The mean of the response score will be at or above the benchmark of 3.0 in each of
the spiritually enriched atmosphere domains - MET
Outcome Data:- The SEU PA Program provided a spiritually enriched atmosphere
- Class of 2021: Mean = 3.23/4.0 (n=13)
- Class of 2022: Mean = 3.24/4.0 (n=25)
- The SEU PA Program encouraged the expression of spirituality
- Class of 2021: Mean = 3.23/4.0 (n=13)
- Class of 2022: Mean = 3.19/4.0 (n=26)
- The SEU PA Program fostered respect for diverse spiritual views
- Class of 2021: Mean = 3.36/4.0 (n=14)
- Class of 2022: Mean = 3.35/4.0 (n=26)
- My time at the SEU PA Program resulted in my spiritual awareness and growth
- Class of 2021: Mean = 3.09/4.0 (n=11)
- Class of 2022; Mean = 3.04/4.0 (n=23)
- The SEU PA Program faculty facilitated a spiritually enriched environment
- Class of 2021: Mean = 3.21/4.0 (n=14)
- Class of 2022: Mean = 3.24/4.0 (n=25)
- The SEU PA Program provided a spiritually enriched atmosphere
- The mean of the response score will be at or above the benchmark of 3.0 in each of
the spiritually enriched atmosphere domains - MET
- Faculty Evaluation of Program Survey Results
- The mean of the response score will be at or above the benchmark of 3.0 in each of
the spiritually enriched atmosphere domains - MET
Outcome Data:- The SEU PA Program provides a spiritually enriched atmosphere
- End of 2021: Mean = 3.5/4.0 (n=8)
- End of 2022: Mean = 3.44 /4.0 (n=9)
- The SEU PA Program encourages the expression of spirituality
- End of 2021: Mean = 3.43/4.0 (n=7)
- End of 2022: Mean = 3.5/4.0 (n=9)
- The SEU PA Program fosters respect for diverse spiritual views
- End of 2021: Mean = 3.63/4.0 (n=8)
- End of 2022: Mean = 3.56 /4.0 (n=9)
- Working at the SEU PA Program supports my spiritual awareness and growth
- End of 2021: Mean = 3.38/4.0 (n=8)
- End of 2022: Mean = 3.33/4.0 (n=9)
- The SEU PA Program faculty facilitates a spiritually enriched environment
- End of 2021: Mean = 3.5/4.0 (n=8)
- End of 2022: Mean = 3.33/4.0 (n=9)
- The SEU PA Program provides a spiritually enriched atmosphere
- The mean of the response score will be at or above the benchmark of 3.0 in each of
the spiritually enriched atmosphere domains - MET
- Attrition and Retention Rates
- As evidenced by annual attrition rates at or below 10%
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021:
- Attrition Rate: 15% of newly admitted CO 2021 cohort students
- Class of 2022:
- Attrition Rate: 24% of newly admitted CO 2022 cohort students
- Class of 2021:
- As evidenced by annual attrition rates at or below 10%
- Graduation Rates
- As evidenced by annual graduation rates at or above 90%
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021:
- Graduation Rate: 85% of newly admitted CO 2021 cohort students
- Class of 2022:
- Graduation Rate: 76% of newly admitted CO 2022 cohort students
- Class of 2021:
- As evidenced by annual graduation rates at or above 90%
- Remediation Outcomes
- There will be an overall 95% persistence and retention rate of students in each entering
cohort who receive course remediation
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021:
- 100% of students who received a didactic course remediation persisted through to graduation - MET
- 100% of students who received a clinical course remediation persisted through to graduation - MET
- Class of 2022:
- 18% of students who received a didactic course remediation persisted through to graduation
- 100% of students who received a clinical course remediation persisted through to graduation - MET
- Class of 2021:
- 95% of students in each graduating class who were placed on an Intensive Academic
Improvement Plan will pass the PANCE on their first time
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: 50% of students on an Intensive AIP passed the PANCE on their first time
- Class of 2022: 79% of students on an Intensive AIP passed the PANCE on their first time
- Student Course Evaluations
- 90% of courses taught in each academic year will have an average response score on
the professional growth and development domain that meets or exceeds the benchmark
of 3.0 or higher
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: 97% of the didactic courses taught in the Class of 2021 were rated above the benchmark of 3.0 or higher with a Mean of 3.48/4.0 (n=33 courses) - MET
- Class of 2022: 91% of the didactic courses taught in the Class of 2022 were rated above the benchmark of 3.0 or higher with a Mean of 3.39/4.0 (n=33 courses) - MET
- 90% of courses taught in each academic year will have an average response score on
the professional growth and development domain that meets or exceeds the benchmark
of 3.0 or higher
- Graduate Exit Survey Results
- 90% of responding students will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above in the growth
and development domain
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: 93% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.13/4.0 (n=15) - MET
- Class of 2022: 96% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.18/4.0 (n=28) - MET
- 90% of responding students will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above in the growth
and development domain
- Faculty Evaluation of Program Survey Results
- 90% of the responding faculty and staff will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above
in the growth and development domain
Outcome Data:- End of 2021: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or higher with a Mean of 4.0/4.0 (n=8) - MET
- End of 2022: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.5/4.0 (n=9) - MET
- 90% of the responding faculty and staff will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above
in the growth and development domain
- There will be an overall 95% persistence and retention rate of students in each entering
cohort who receive course remediation
- Student Course Evaluations
- 90% of didactic courses taught in each cohort will have an average response score
on the team approach domain that meets or exceeds the benchmark of 3.0 or higher
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: 100% of the didactic courses taught in the Class of 2021 were rated above the benchmark of 3.0 or higher with a Mean of 3.48/4.0 (n=33 courses) - MET
- Class of 2022: 91% of the didactic courses taught in the Class of 2022 were rated above the benchmark of 3.0 or higher with a Mean of 3.39/4.0 (n=33 courses) - (n=33 courses) - MET
- 90% of didactic courses taught in each cohort will have an average response score
on the team approach domain that meets or exceeds the benchmark of 3.0 or higher
- Graduate Exit Survey Results
- 90% of responding students will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above in the collaborative
team domain
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.20/4.0 (n=15) - MET
- Class of 2022: 96% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.29/4.0 (n=28) - MET
- 90% of responding students will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above in the collaborative
team domain
- Faculty Evaluation of Program Survey Results
- 90% of the responding faculty and staff will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above
in the collaborative team domain
Outcome Data:- End of 2021: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or higher with a Mean of 3.88/4.0 (n=8) - MET
- End of 2022: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.50/4.0 (n=10) - MET
- 90% of the responding faculty and staff will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above
in the collaborative team domain
- Student Course Evaluations
- 90% of didactic courses taught in each cohort will have an average response score
on the patient diversity domain that meets or exceeds the benchmark of 3.0 or higher
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: 100% of the didactic courses taught in the Class of 2021 were rated above the benchmark of 3.0 or higher with a Mean of 3.51/4.0 (n=33 courses) - MET
- Class of 2022: 91% of the didactic courses taught in the Class of 2022 were rated above the benchmark of 3.0 or higher with a Mean of 3.42/4.0 (n=33 courses) - MET
- 90% of didactic courses taught in each cohort will have an average response score
on the patient diversity domain that meets or exceeds the benchmark of 3.0 or higher
- Graduate Exit Survey Results
- 90% of responding students will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above in the patient
diversity domain
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: 93% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.27/4.0 (n=15) - MET
- Class of 2022: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.46/4.0 (n=28) - MET
- 90% of responding students will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above in the patient
diversity domain
- Preceptor Evaluations of Student Preparedness to Practice
- 90% of students will receive a score at or above the benchmark of 3.0 on the preceptor
evaluation of their ability to promote diversity-responsive patient care
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: 100% of students received a score of Agree (3.0) or Strongly Agree (4.0) with a Mean of 3.72/4.0 – MET
- Class of 2022: 100% of students received a score of Agree (3.0) or Strongly Agree (4.0) with a Mean of 3.82/4.0 - MET
- 90% of students will receive a score at or above the benchmark of 3.0 on the preceptor
evaluation of their ability to promote diversity-responsive patient care
- Faculty Evaluation of Program Survey Results
- 90% of the responding faculty and staff will the benchmark of 3.0 or above in the
patient diversity domain
Outcome Data:- End of 2021: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or higher with a Mean of 4.0/4.0 (n=8) - MET
- End of 2022: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.78/4.0 (n=9) - MET
- 90% of the responding faculty and staff will the benchmark of 3.0 or above in the
patient diversity domain
- Student Course Evaluations
- 90% of didactic courses taught in each cohort will have an average response score
on the social justice domain that meets or exceed the benchmark of 3.0 or higher
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: 100% of the didactic courses taught in the Class of 2021 were rated above the benchmark of 3.0 or higher with a Mean of 3.50/4.0 (n=33 courses) - MET
- Class of 2022: 91% of the didactic courses taught in the Class of 2022 were rated above the benchmark of 3.0 or higher with a Mean of 3.42/4.0 (n=33 courses) - MET
- 90% of didactic courses taught in each cohort will have an average response score
on the social justice domain that meets or exceed the benchmark of 3.0 or higher
- Graduate Exit Survey Results
- 90% of responding students will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above in the social
justice domain
Outcome Data:- Class of 2021: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.27/4.0 (n=15) - MET
- Class of 2022: 96% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.36/4.0 (n=28) - MET
- 90% of responding students will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above in the social
justice domain
- Faculty Evaluation of Program Survey Results
- 90% of the responding faculty and staff will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above
in the social justice domain
Outcome Data:- End of 2021: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or higher with a Mean of 3.88/4.0 (n=8) - MET
- End of 2022: 100% of the respondents selected 3.0 or above with a Mean of 3.89/4.0 (n=9) - MET
- 90% of the responding faculty and staff will select the benchmark of 3.0 or above
in the social justice domain
For assessments that are linked to multiple goals, specific sub-scale scores or sub-components of the measures are applied to different goals.
ARC-PA Student Attrition Table
Please find the most current ARC-PA Student Attrition Table.
PANCE
Please find the most current NCCPA Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE) Exam Performance Summary Report: Last 5 Years as provided by the NCCPA.
Accreditation Statement
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Saint Elizabeth University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Saint Elizabeth University. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.
Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be March 2034. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.
The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website at http://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-history-st-elizabeth-university/.