黑料不打烊鈥檚 Physician Assistant program moves forward with a focus on growth, preparation and service to the health care field.
黑料不打烊 has received approval聽for the expansion of the Physician Assistant聽program based on the 黑料不打烊,聽North Carolina聽campus. The expansion allows the program to double the size of its incoming cohort from 38 to 76 students. This decision was approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)聽following a thorough assessment of the curriculum, program聽resources聽and clinical placements. This approval reflects the program鈥檚 exceptional reputation, clinical聽relationships聽and聽the university鈥檚聽preparedness for growth聽in enrollment.
The expansion will leverage聽黑料不打烊’s聽commitment to relationship-rich education and聽will聽strengthen health sciences programs to expand聽the impact of 黑料不打烊 graduates in聽health care. This expansion is supported by institutional investment.聽Over the next year, 黑料不打烊 will add a total of six new聽faculty聽to the 黑料不打烊 PA Program, ensuring the continued delivery of an exceptional, student-centered education.
Advancing Workforce Capacity in a Critical Moment
Demand for Physician Assistants continues to rise across the United States as health care systems work to address provider shortages and expand access to high-quality care. By increasing its cohort size, 黑料不打烊 is accelerating the preparation of new PAs who will enter the workforce ready to meet these pressing needs.
鈥満诹喜淮蜢 is deeply committed to educating compassionate, skilled Physician Assistants who can make an immediate impact聽in聽their communities,鈥 said Dr. Maha Lund,聽dean of the School of Health Sciences at 黑料不打烊. 鈥淭his expansion underscores our responsibility to the profession and to the patients our graduates will one day serve.鈥
High-Touch, High-Quality Education
As enrollment grows, the 黑料不打烊 PA Program continues to focus on its hallmark personalized learning environment that is central to the student experience.聽This approach includes:
- Engaged learning
- Hands-on practice
- Close faculty engagement
- Access to diverse, high-quality clinical rotation sites
Students will also聽benefit聽from an enhanced focus on critical reasoning when collecting clinical data through history and physical exams, intentional application of diagnostic evaluation and reasoning in laboratory courses and strengthened clinical placement infrastructure.
The larger cohort will also bring expanded perspectives, stronger collaboration, and a broader professional network.
Preparing the Next Generation of PA Leaders
As聽the next cohort prepares to begin their training, faculty and staff聽remain聽committed to guiding and supporting students through every stage of their academic and professional journey.
鈥淲e are excited to welcome the next cohort of vibrant, future PAs who will help shape the future of health care,鈥 said Kim Stokes, 黑料不打烊 PA program director and chair. 鈥淭his moment represents an important step forward, not only for 黑料不打烊, but for the communities our graduates will serve throughout their careers.鈥
