Our mission
The Indiana University Master of Physician Assistant Studies program mission is to successfully educate clinically competent, collaborative physician assistants to provide patient-centered care.
The IU Master of Physician Assistant Studies program aspires to be innovators and leaders in physician assistant education.
Our values
- Excellence
- Collaboration
- Professionalism
- Leadership
- Advocacy
Program goals and outcomes
- Maintain graduation rate above the national average
- Benchmark: PAEA Program Report (most recent #36, 94.2%)
- 2021: 95.46%
- 2022: 100%
- 2023: 97.73%
- Benchmark: PAEA Program Report (most recent #36, 94.2%)
- Progress to an entrustable level of competence in personal and professional development (3.5‡) by graduation
- 2021*: 4.48
- 2022*: 4.26
- 2023*: 4.27
- 2024†: Will be posted Fall 2024
- 2025†: Will be posted Fall 2025
- 2026†: Will be posted Fall 2026
- Graduates indicate the IU MPAS program adequately prepared them for clinical practice as a physician assistant as evidenced by graduate exit survey scores
- 2021: 4.33
- 2022: 4.21
- 2023: 4.21
* Denotes this was a student self-assessment score
† Denotes this was a faculty assessed score
‡ New competency assessment model adopted starting with the 2024 cohort
- Knowledge based competence
- Benchmark 1: maintain first-time test taker PANCE rate to meet or exceed the national mean
- 2021: 98%
- 2022: 89%
- 2023: 98%
- Summative EOC first time pass rate (100%)
- 2021: 100%
- 2022: 100%
- 2023: 98%
- Benchmark 2: progress to an entrustable level of competence in knowledge for practice (3.5‡) by graduation
- 2021*: 4.53
- 2022*: 4.37
- 2023*: 4.38
- 2024†: Will be posted Fall 2024
- 2025†: Will be posted Fall 2025
- 2026†: Will be posted Fall 2026
- Benchmark 1: maintain first-time test taker PANCE rate to meet or exceed the national mean
- Skills based competence
- Summative OSCE first time pass rate (100%)
- 2021: 100%
- 2022: 100%
- 2023: 98%
- Benchmark 1: progress to an entrustable level of competence in patient care (3.5‡) by graduation
- 2021*: 4.53
- 2022*: 4.37
- 2023*: 4.38
- 2024†: Will be posted Fall 2024
- 2025†: Will be posted Fall 2025
- 2026†: Will be posted Fall 2026
- Benchmark 2: progress to an entrustable level of competence in interpersonal and communication skills (3.5‡) by graduation
- 2021*: 4.54
- 2022*: 4.32
- 2023*: 4.39
- 2024†: Will be posted Fall 2024
- 2025†: Will be posted Fall 2025
- 2026†: Will be posted Fall 2026
- Summative OSCE first time pass rate (100%)
- Collaborative practice
- Benchmark 1: 100% graduates complete interprofessional education coursework
- 2021: 100%
- 2022: 100%
- 2023: 100%
- Benchmark 2: graduates indicate they are able to effectively work within an interdisciplinary health care team as evidenced by graduate exit survey scores; program benchmark: 3‡
- 2021: 4.71
- 2022: 4.61
- 2023: 4.50
- Benchmark 3: progress to an entrustable level of competence in interprofessional collaboration (3.5‡) by graduation
- 2021*: 4.45
- 2022*: 4.26
- 2023*: 4.27
- 2024†: Will be posted Fall 2024
- 2025†: Will be posted Fall 2025
- 2026†: Will be posted Fall 2026
- Benchmark 1: 100% graduates complete interprofessional education coursework
* Denotes this was a student self-assessment score
† Denotes this was a faculty assessed score
‡ New competency assessment model adopted starting with the 2024 cohort
- Graduates complete implicit-bias coursework
- Benchmark: 100%
- 2021: 100%
- 2022: 100%
- 2023: 100%
- Benchmark: 100%
- Students will participate in a clinical rotation in Indiana that serves underserved populations
- Benchmark: 100%
- 2021: 100%
- 2022: 100%
- 2023: 100%
- Benchmark: 100%
- Graduates indicate that they feel prepared to integrate knowledge of social determinants of health into care decisions
- Benchmark 1: program benchmark 3.5‡
- 2021: 4.54
- 2022: 4.41
- 2023: 4.39
- Benchmark 2: progress to an entrustable level of competence in systems-based practice (3.5‡) by graduation
- 2021*: 4.33
- 2022*: 4.21
- 2023*: 4.23
- 2024†: Will be posted Fall 2024
- 2025†: Will be posted Fall 2025
- 2026†: Will be posted Fall 2026
- Benchmark 1: program benchmark 3.5‡
* Denotes this was a student self-assessment score
† Denotes this was a faculty assessed score
‡ New competency assessment model adopted starting with the 2024 cohort
- Graduates complete an evidence-based medicine course
- Benchmark: 100%
- 2021: 100%
- 2022: 100%
- 2023: 100%
- Benchmark: 100%
- Graduates indicate they demonstrate the ability to locate, appraise, and integrate evidence from scientific studies related to patients' health problems
- Benchmark 1: program benchmark 3.5‡
- 2021: 4.17
- 2022: 4.07
- 2023: 4.10
- Benchmark 2: progress to an entrustable level of competence in practice-based learning and improvement (3.5‡) by graduation
- 2021*: 4.28
- 2022*: 4.24
- 2023*: 4.27
- 2024†: Will be posted Fall 2024
- 2025†: Will be posted Fall 2025
- 2026†: Will be posted Fall 2026
- Benchmark 1: program benchmark 3.5‡
* Denotes this was a student self-assessment score
† Denotes this was a faculty assessed score
‡ New competency assessment model adopted starting with the 2024 cohort
- Progress to an entrustable level of competence in professionalism (3.5‡) by graduation
- 2021*: 4.46
- 2022*: 4.24
- 2023*: 4.27
- 2024†: Will be posted Fall 2024
- 2025†: Will be posted Fall 2025
- 2026†: Will be posted Fall 2026
- IU MPAS program faculty will foster a culture of leadership and advocacy by serving in leadership positions in the PA profession
- Benchmark: 33%
- 2021: 50%
- 2022: 67%
- 2023: 71%
- Benchmark: 33%
- Graduates will participate in leadership and advocacy activities during the program (new outcome to be measured starting with the c/o 2024 cohort, will be posted after exit survey administered following graduation)
- Benchmark: 33% of each cohort
- 2024: Will be posted Fall 2024
- 2025: Will be posted Fall 2025
- 2026: Will be posted Fall 2026
- Benchmark: 33% of each cohort
* Denotes this was a student self-assessment score
† Denotes this was a faculty assessed score
‡ New competency assessment model adopted starting with the 2024 cohort