Clinical Postgraduate PA Program
CHECKLIST
for Submission of Application with Curriculum review form
for Initial Administrative Review
8.2011
IMPORTANT REMINDER: Programs must be operational with at least one enrolled PA resident at
the time of application.
Please include completed copy of this checklist with Application
For the Administrative Review, the information below should be sent to:
Laura Stuetzer, MS, PA-C
638 Lilac Ave
St. Louis, MO 63119
DO NOT SEND with signature required.
One paper copy of the Application and appendices (also send on a CD or stick drive)
Application and appendices must be two sided and three-hole punched. Table of
Contents must be included.
Letter-size, lettered tab inserts (not post-it notes) are to be used for each Appendix
and Attachment. Be sure that holes in divider tab sheets are aligned with holes in
the application pages.
Copy should be secured by rubber band(s) and NOT submitted in a binder.
Application should NOT include college catalogs
Remember to include the curriculum review composite and program response in Appendix
E.
In addition, for the administrative review, the program should send the Administrative Review
Fee of $250, check made payable to the ARC-PA1. to:
John E. McCarty
Executive Director
ARC-PA
12000 Findley Road, Suite 150
Duluth, GA 30097
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All checks should be made payable to the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician
Assistant and accompanied with a letter confirming the payment, the date, and the check number. The
payment and cover letter should be sent to the ARC-PA office at 12000 Findley Road, Suite 150, Duluth, GA,
30097
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Clinical Postgraduate Packet
updated 8.1.2011
At the completion of the administrative review, the program will be notified if any changes are
required before the application process can proceed.
The program should not make any additional copies for submission as indicated below until
it has successfully completed the administrative review process.
After the program has successfully completed an administrative review, it will be so informed
and asked to contact the ARC-PA to be scheduled for a site visit. The program will be informed
when to submit its application materials for the visit as detailed below:
Original and six copies of the Application and appendices (also send on a CD or stick
drive)
Application and appendices must be two sided and three-hole punched. Table of
Contents must be included.
Letter-size, lettered tab inserts (not post-it notes) are to be used for each Appendix
and Attachment. Be sure that holes in divider tab sheets are aligned with holes in
the application pages.
Copy should be secured by rubber band(s) and NOT submitted in a binder.
Application should NOT include college catalogs
Remember to include the curriculum review composite and program response in Appendix
E.
The program will be asked to submit a draft of the site visit schedule to the ARC-PA, using the
ARC-PA schedule template as on the website. When scheduled for the site visit, the program
must also submit the accreditation fee of $3,5001. Programs that cancel their visit within sixty days
of their scheduled visit will be responsible for any expenses associated with the visit that have
been incurred by the ARC-PA.
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Accreditation of Clinical Postgraduate PA Programs
Use of ARC-PA Web Site
www.ARC-PA.org
The ARC-PA web site has information in the Postgraduate Program section of the site designed
specifically to assist Clinical Postgraduate PA Programs. Programs should review the information on
the site carefully and contact the ARC-PA staff with any questions.
Information Available on the Postgraduate Program section of the ARC-PA web site:
Accreditation Standards
Accreditation Process: general information about the application process, and application.
Costs: information about the costs and fees associated with the process
Site Visit Team: information on the purpose of the visit and role of the team.
Site Visit Protocol: provides details about site visit ‘etiquette’ and the planning needed by the program
director in advance of the visit, during and after the visit.
Site Visit Schedule: provides an overview of an acceptable site visit schedule with a link to a PDF
copy of a detailed visit schedule template.
Required Documentation: lists the materials required for the appendices of the application as well as
the materials that must be available at the program during the visit.
Application and Forms: includes links to important documents for those planning for accreditation.
Some of links displayed on the web pages are included in the application packet mailed to the program
director and are provided on the web site merely for convenience.
The program is strongly encouraged to review other sections of the web site, particularly the
Accreditation Resource page (http://www.arc-pa.org/Acc_Programs/Acc_resources.htm). After the
ARC-PA presents workshops and facilitates discussions at national PA education meetings, it posts
handout materials in the Program Resources section. Much of this material is applicable to preparing
for a site visit.
Comments about the usefulness of the web site and suggestions should be made to the webmaster
(link to webmaster on each page of site.)
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