REFERENCES
AAPA Physician Assistant Census Report, 2002
Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
Allied Health Reinvestment Act (S. 2491, http://cantwell.senate.gov/news/record, retrieved
February 5, 2008
American Hospital Association, Health and Hospital Trends, 2006
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 200607 Edition, Physician Assistants on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos096.htm,
retrieved December 06, 2007)
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006
Choices Planned of Bridges Transitions Inc., 2005
Community College Week, Top Producers of Associate Degrees, June 20, 2008.
Florida Research and Economic Data Base, http://fred.labormarketinfo.com retrieved 12/6/2007
Florida Statute 458.347, Regulation of Professions and Occupations 2008
Health and Hospital Trends, 2006
MDC Physician Assistant Accreditation Self Study, 2005
MDC Physician Assistant Committee, 2002, and AAPA, 2005
MDC Office of Institutional Research: http://www.mdc.edu/ir/datapages/Gradrpt.pdf
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Appendix 1
The 2008 Florida Statutes
Title XXXII
Chapter 458
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND
MEDICAL
OCCUPATIONS
PRACTICE
458.347 Physician assistants.--
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(1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.-(a) The purpose of this section is to encourage more effective utilization of the skills of physicians
or groups of physicians by enabling them to delegate health care tasks to qualified assistants when
such delegation is consistent with the patient's health and welfare.
(b) In order that maximum skills may be obtained within a minimum time period of education, a
physician assistant shall be specialized to the extent that he or she can operate efficiently and
effectively in the specialty areas in which he or she has been trained or is experienced.
(c) The purpose of this section is to encourage the utilization of physician assistants by physicians
and to allow for innovative development of programs for the education of physician assistants.
(2) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section:
(a) "Approved program" means a program, formally approved by the boards, for the education of
physician assistants.
(b) "Boards" means the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
(c) "Council" means the Council on Physician Assistants.
(d) "Trainee" means a person who is currently enrolled in an approved program.
(e) "Physician assistant" means a person who is a graduate of an approved program or its
equivalent or meets standards approved by the boards and is licensed to perform medical services
delegated by the supervising physician.
(f) "Supervision" means responsible supervision and control. Except in cases of emergency,
supervision requires the easy availability or physical presence of the licensed physician for
consultation and direction of the actions of the physician assistant. For the purposes of this
definition, the term "easy availability" includes the ability to communicate by way of
telecommunication. The boards shall establish rules as to what constitutes responsible supervision
of the physician assistant.
(g) "Proficiency examination" means an entry-level examination approved by the boards, including,
but not limited to, those examinations administered by the National Commission on Certification of
Physician Assistants.
(h) "Continuing medical education" means courses recognized and approved by the boards, the
American Academy of Physician Assistants, the American Medical Association, the American
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Osteopathic Association, or the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education.
(3) PERFORMANCE OF SUPERVISING PHYSICIAN.--Each physician or group of physicians supervising a
licensed physician assistant must be qualified in the medical areas in which the physician assistant
is to perform and shall be individually or collectively responsible and liable for the performance
and the acts and omissions of the physician assistant. A physician may not supervise more than four
currently licensed physician assistants at any one time.
(4) PERFORMANCE OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS.-(a) The boards shall adopt, by rule, the general principles that supervising physicians must use in
developing the scope of practice of a physician assistant under direct supervision and under
indirect supervision. These principles shall recognize the diversity of both specialty and practice
settings in which physician assistants are used.
(b) This chapter does not prevent third-party payors from reimbursing employers of physician
assistants for covered services rendered by licensed physician assistants.
(c) Licensed physician assistants may not be denied clinical hospital privileges, except for cause,
so long as the supervising physician is a staff member in good standing.
(d) A supervisory physician may delegate to a licensed physician assistant, pursuant to a written
protocol, the authority to act according to s. 154.04(1)(c). Such delegated authority is limited to
the supervising physician's practice in connection with a county health department as defined and
established pursuant to chapter 154. The boards shall adopt rules governing the supervision of
physician assistants by physicians in county health departments.
(e) A supervisory physician may delegate to a fully licensed physician assistant the authority to
prescribe or dispense any medication used in the supervisory physician's practice unless such
medication is listed on the formulary created pursuant to paragraph (f). A fully licensed physician
assistant may only prescribe or dispense such medication under the following circumstances:
1. A physician assistant must clearly identify to the patient that he or she is a physician assistant.
Furthermore, the physician assistant must inform the patient that the patient has the right to see
the physician prior to any prescription being prescribed or dispensed by the physician assistant.
2. The supervisory physician must notify the department of his or her intent to delegate, on a
department-approved form, before delegating such authority and notify the department of any
change in prescriptive privileges of the physician assistant. Authority to dispense may be delegated
only by a supervising physician who is registered as a dispensing practitioner in compliance with s.
465.0276.
3. The physician assistant must file with the department, before commencing to prescribe or
dispense, evidence that he or she has completed a continuing medical education course of at least
3 classroom hours in prescriptive practice, conducted by an accredited program approved by the
boards, which course covers the limitations, responsibilities, and privileges involved in prescribing
medicinal drugs, or evidence that he or she has received education comparable to the continuing
education course as part of an accredited physician assistant training program.
4. The physician assistant must file with the department, before commencing to prescribe or
dispense, evidence that the physician assistant has a minimum of 3 months of clinical experience in
the specialty area of the supervising physician.
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5. The physician assistant must file with the department a signed affidavit that he or she has
completed a minimum of 10 continuing medical education hours in the specialty practice in which
the physician assistant has prescriptive privileges with each licensure renewal application.
6. The department shall issue a license and a prescriber number to the physician assistant granting
authority for the prescribing of medicinal drugs authorized within this paragraph upon completion
of the foregoing requirements. The physician assistant shall not be required to independently
register pursuant to s. 465.0276.
7. The prescription must be written in a form that complies with chapter 499 and must contain, in
addition to the supervisory physician's name, address, and telephone number, the physician
assistant's prescriber number. Unless it is a drug or drug sample dispensed by the physician
assistant, the prescription must be filled in a pharmacy permitted under chapter 465 and must be
dispensed in that pharmacy by a pharmacist licensed under chapter 465. The appearance of the
prescriber number creates a presumption that the physician assistant is authorized to prescribe the
medicinal drug and the prescription is valid.
8. The physician assistant must note the prescription or dispensing of medication in the
appropriate medical record, and the supervisory physician must review and sign each notation. For
dispensing purposes only, the failure of the supervisory physician to comply with these
requirements does not affect the validity of the prescription.
9. This paragraph does not prohibit a supervisory physician from delegating to a physician assistant
the authority to order medication for a hospitalized patient of the supervisory physician.
This paragraph does not apply to facilities licensed pursuant to chapter 395.
(f)1. The council shall establish a formulary of medicinal drugs that a fully licensed physician
assistant, licensed under this section or s. 459.022, may not prescribe. The formulary must include
controlled substances as defined in chapter 893, general anesthetics, and radiographic contrast
materials.
2. In establishing the formulary, the council shall consult with a pharmacist licensed under chapter
465, but not licensed under this chapter or chapter 459, who shall be selected by the State Surgeon
General.
3. Only the council shall add to, delete from, or modify the formulary. Any person who requests an
addition, deletion, or modification of a medicinal drug listed on such formulary has the burden of
proof to show cause why such addition, deletion, or modification should be made.
4. The boards shall adopt the formulary required by this paragraph, and each addition, deletion,
or modification to the formulary, by rule. Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 120 to the
contrary, the formulary rule shall be effective 60 days after the date it is filed with the Secretary
of State. Upon adoption of the formulary, the department shall mail a copy of such formulary to
each fully licensed physician assistant, licensed under this section or s. 459.022, and to each
pharmacy licensed by the state. The boards shall establish, by rule, a fee not to exceed $200 to
fund the provisions of this paragraph and paragraph (e).
(5) PERFORMANCE BY TRAINEES.--Notwithstanding any other law, a trainee may perform medical
services when such services are rendered within the scope of an approved program.
(6) PROGRAM APPROVAL.--
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(a) The boards shall approve programs, based on recommendations by the council, for the
education and training of physician assistants which meet standards established by rule of the
boards. The council may recommend only those physician assistant programs that hold full
accreditation or provisional accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
Programs or its successor organization. Any educational institution offering a physician assistant
program approved by the boards pursuant to this paragraph may also offer the physician assistant
program authorized in paragraph (c) for unlicensed physicians.
(b) The boards shall adopt and publish standards to ensure that such programs operate in a manner
that does not endanger the health or welfare of the patients who receive services within the scope
of the programs. The boards shall review the quality of the curricula, faculties, and facilities of
such programs and take whatever other action is necessary to determine that the purposes of this
section are being met.
(c) Any community college with the approval of the State Board of Education may conduct a
physician assistant program which shall apply for national accreditation through the American
Medical Association's Committee on Allied Health, Education, and Accreditation, or its successor
organization, and which may admit unlicensed physicians, as authorized in subsection (7), who are
graduates of foreign medical schools listed with the World Health Organization. The unlicensed
physician must have been a resident of this state for a minimum of 12 months immediately prior to
admission to the program. An evaluation of knowledge base by examination shall be required to
grant advanced academic credit and to fulfill the necessary requirements to graduate. A minimum
of one 16-week semester of supervised clinical and didactic education, which may be completed
simultaneously, shall be required before graduation from the program. All other provisions of this
section shall remain in effect.
(7) PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT LICENSURE.-(a) Any person desiring to be licensed as a physician assistant must apply to the department. The
department shall issue a license to any person certified by the council as having met the following
requirements:
1. Is at least 18 years of age.
2. Has satisfactorily passed a proficiency examination by an acceptable score established by the
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. If an applicant does not hold a current
certificate issued by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and has not
actively practiced as a physician assistant within the immediately preceding 4 years, the applicant
must retake and successfully complete the entry-level examination of the National Commission on
Certification of Physician Assistants to be eligible for licensure.
3. Has completed the application form and remitted an application fee not to exceed $300 as set
by the boards. An application for licensure made by a physician assistant must include:
a. A certificate of completion of a physician assistant training program specified in subsection (6).
b. A sworn statement of any prior felony convictions.
c. A sworn statement of any previous revocation or denial of licensure or certification in any state.
d. Two letters of recommendation.
(b)1. Notwithstanding subparagraph (a)2. and sub-subparagraph (a)3.a., the department shall
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examine each applicant who the Board of Medicine certifies:
a. Has completed the application form and remitted a nonrefundable application fee not to
exceed $500 and an examination fee not to exceed $300, plus the actual cost to the department to
provide the examination. The examination fee is refundable if the applicant is found to be
ineligible to take the examination. The department shall not require the applicant to pass a
separate practical component of the examination. For examinations given after July 1, 1998,
competencies measured through practical examinations shall be incorporated into the written
examination through a multiple-choice format. The department shall translate the examination
into the native language of any applicant who requests and agrees to pay all costs of such
translation, provided that the translation request is filed with the board office no later than 9
months before the scheduled examination and the applicant remits translation fees as specified by
the department no later than 6 months before the scheduled examination, and provided that the
applicant demonstrates to the department the ability to communicate orally in basic English. If the
applicant is unable to pay translation costs, the applicant may take the next available examination
in English if the applicant submits a request in writing by the application deadline and if the
applicant is otherwise eligible under this section. To demonstrate the ability to communicate orally
in basic English, a passing score or grade is required, as determined by the department or
organization that developed it, on the test for spoken English (TSE) by the Educational Testing
Service (ETS), the test of English as a foreign language (TOEFL) by ETS, a high school or college
level English course, or the English examination for citizenship, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services. A notarized copy of an Educational Commission for Foreign Medical
Graduates (ECFMG) certificate may also be used to demonstrate the ability to communicate in
basic English; and
b.(I) Is an unlicensed physician who graduated from a foreign medical school listed with the World
Health Organization who has not previously taken and failed the examination of the National
Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and who has been certified by the Board of
Medicine as having met the requirements for licensure as a medical doctor by examination as set
forth in s. 458.311(1), (3), (4), and (5), with the exception that the applicant is not required to
have completed an approved residency of at least 1 year and the applicant is not required to have
passed the licensing examination specified under s. 458.311 or hold a valid, active certificate
issued by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates; was eligible and made initial
application for certification as a physician assistant in this state between July 1, 1990, and June
30, 1991; and was a resident of this state on July 1, 1990, or was licensed or certified in any state
in the United States as a physician assistant on July 1, 1990; or
(II) Completed all coursework requirements of the Master of Medical Science Physician Assistant
Program offered through the Florida College of Physician's Assistants prior to its closure in August
of 1996. Prior to taking the examination, such applicant must successfully complete any clinical
rotations that were not completed under such program prior to its termination and any additional
clinical rotations with an appropriate physician assistant preceptor, not to exceed 6 months, that
are determined necessary by the council. The boards shall determine, based on recommendations
from the council, the facilities under which such incomplete or additional clinical rotations may be
completed and shall also determine what constitutes successful completion thereof, provided such
requirements are comparable to those established by accredited physician assistant programs. This
sub-sub-subparagraph is repealed July 1, 2001.
2. The department may grant temporary licensure to an applicant who meets the requirements of
subparagraph 1. Between meetings of the council, the department may grant temporary licensure
to practice based on the completion of all temporary licensure requirements. All such
administratively issued licenses shall be reviewed and acted on at the next regular meeting of the
council. A temporary license expires 30 days after receipt and notice of scores to the licenseholder
from the first available examination specified in subparagraph 1. following licensure by the
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department. An applicant who fails the proficiency examination is no longer temporarily licensed,
but may apply for a one-time extension of temporary licensure after reapplying for the next
available examination. Extended licensure shall expire upon failure of the licenseholder to sit for
the next available examination or upon receipt and notice of scores to the licenseholder from such
examination.
3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the examination specified pursuant to subparagraph
1. shall be administered by the department only five times. Applicants certified by the board for
examination shall receive at least 6 months' notice of eligibility prior to the administration of the
initial examination. Subsequent examinations shall be administered at 1-year intervals following
the reporting of the scores of the first and subsequent examinations. For the purposes of this
paragraph, the department may develop, contract for the development of, purchase, or approve an
examination that adequately measures an applicant's ability to practice with reasonable skill and
safety. The minimum passing score on the examination shall be established by the department,
with the advice of the board. Those applicants failing to pass that examination or any subsequent
examination shall receive notice of the administration of the next examination with the notice of
scores following such examination. Any applicant who passes the examination and meets the
requirements of this section shall be licensed as a physician assistant with all rights defined
thereby.
(c) The license must be renewed biennially. Each renewal must include:
1. A renewal fee not to exceed $500 as set by the boards.
2. A sworn statement of no felony convictions in the previous 2 years.
(d) Each licensed physician assistant shall biennially complete 100 hours of continuing medical
education or shall hold a current certificate issued by the National Commission on Certification of
Physician Assistants.
(e) Upon employment as a physician assistant, a licensed physician assistant must notify the
department in writing within 30 days after such employment or after any subsequent changes in
the supervising physician. The notification must include the full name, Florida medical license
number, specialty, and address of the supervising physician.
(f) Notwithstanding subparagraph (a)2., the department may grant to a recent graduate of an
approved program, as specified in subsection (6), who expects to take the first examination
administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants available for
registration after the applicant's graduation, a temporary license. The temporary license shall
expire 30 days after receipt of scores of the proficiency examination administered by the National
Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Between meetings of the council, the
department may grant a temporary license to practice based on the completion of all temporary
licensure requirements. All such administratively issued licenses shall be reviewed and acted on at
the next regular meeting of the council. The recent graduate may be licensed prior to
employment, but must comply with paragraph (e). An applicant who has passed the proficiency
examination may be granted permanent licensure. An applicant failing the proficiency examination
is no longer temporarily licensed, but may reapply for a 1-year extension of temporary licensure.
An applicant may not be granted more than two temporary licenses and may not be licensed as a
physician assistant until he or she passes the examination administered by the National Commission
on Certification of Physician Assistants. As prescribed by board rule, the council may require an
applicant who does not pass the licensing examination after five or more attempts to complete
additional remedial education or training. The council shall prescribe the additional requirements
in a manner that permits the applicant to complete the requirements and be reexamined within 2
years after the date the applicant petitions the council to retake the examination a sixth or
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subsequent time.
(g) The Board of Medicine may impose any of the penalties authorized under ss. 456.072 and
458.331(2) upon a physician assistant if the physician assistant or the supervising physician has
been found guilty of or is being investigated for any act that constitutes a violation of this chapter
or chapter 456.
(8) DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES.--The boards may delegate such powers and duties to the
council as they may deem proper.
(9) COUNCIL ON PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS.--The Council on Physician Assistants is created within the
department.
(a) The council shall consist of five members appointed as follows:
1. The chairperson of the Board of Medicine shall appoint three members who are physicians and
members of the Board of Medicine. One of the physicians must supervise a physician assistant in
the physician's practice.
2. The chairperson of the Board of Osteopathic Medicine shall appoint one member who is a
physician and a member of the Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
3. The State Surgeon General or his or her designee shall appoint a fully licensed physician
assistant licensed under this chapter or chapter 459.
(b) Two of the members appointed to the council must be physicians who supervise physician
assistants in their practice. Members shall be appointed to terms of 4 years, except that of the
initial appointments, two members shall be appointed to terms of 2 years, two members shall be
appointed to terms of 3 years, and one member shall be appointed to a term of 4 years, as
established by rule of the boards. Council members may not serve more than two consecutive
terms. The council shall annually elect a chairperson from among its members.
(c) The council shall:
1. Recommend to the department the licensure of physician assistants.
2. Develop all rules regulating the use of physician assistants by physicians under this chapter and
chapter 459, except for rules relating to the formulary developed under paragraph (4)(f). The
council shall also develop rules to ensure that the continuity of supervision is maintained in each
practice setting. The boards shall consider adopting a proposed rule developed by the council at
the regularly scheduled meeting immediately following the submission of the proposed rule by the
council. A proposed rule submitted by the council may not be adopted by either board unless both
boards have accepted and approved the identical language contained in the proposed rule. The
language of all proposed rules submitted by the council must be approved by both boards pursuant
to each respective board's guidelines and standards regarding the adoption of proposed rules. If
either board rejects the council's proposed rule, that board must specify its objection to the
council with particularity and include any recommendations it may have for the modification of the
proposed rule.
3. Make recommendations to the boards regarding all matters relating to physician assistants.
4. Address concerns and problems of practicing physician assistants in order to improve safety in
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the clinical practices of licensed physician assistants.
(d) When the council finds that an applicant for licensure has failed to meet, to the council's
satisfaction, each of the requirements for licensure set forth in this section, the council may enter
an order to:
1. Refuse to certify the applicant for licensure;
2. Approve the applicant for licensure with restrictions on the scope of practice or license; or
3. Approve the applicant for conditional licensure. Such conditions may include placement of the
licensee on probation for a period of time and subject to such conditions as the council may
specify, including but not limited to, requiring the licensee to undergo treatment, to attend
continuing education courses, to work under the direct supervision of a physician licensed in this
state, or to take corrective action.
(10) INACTIVE AND DELINQUENT STATUS.--A license on inactive or delinquent status may be
reactivated only as provided in s. 456.036.
(11) PENALTY.--Any person who has not been licensed by the council and approved by the
department and who holds himself or herself out as a physician assistant or who uses any other
term in indicating or implying that he or she is a physician assistant commits a felony of the third
degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.084 or by a fine not exceeding $5,000.
(12) DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSURE.--The boards may deny, suspend, or
revoke a physician assistant license if a board determines that the physician assistant has violated
this chapter.
(13) RULES.--The boards shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules detailing the
contents of the application for licensure and notification pursuant to subsection (7) and rules to
ensure both the continued competency of physician assistants and the proper utilization of them by
physicians or groups of physicians.
(14) EXISTING PROGRAMS.--This section does not eliminate or supersede existing laws relating to
other paramedical professions or services and is supplemental to all such existing laws relating to
the licensure and practice of paramedical professions.
(15) LIABILITY.--Each supervising physician using a physician assistant is liable for any acts or
omissions of the physician assistant acting under the physician's supervision and control.
(16) LEGAL SERVICES.--Legal services shall be provided to the council pursuant to s. 456.009(1).
(17) FEES.--The department shall allocate the fees collected under this section to the council.
History.--ss. 1, 8, ch. 79-302; s. 301, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 8, ch. 84-543; s. 8, ch. 84553; ss. 20, 25, 26, ch. 86-245; s. 29, ch. 88-1; s. 15, ch. 88-277; s. 3, ch. 88-361; s. 26, ch. 89-162;
s. 2, ch. 90-60; ss. 33, 34, ch. 90-134; s. 2, ch. 91-22; s. 43, ch. 91-201; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1, ch.
92-22; s. 108, ch. 94-218; s. 1, ch. 95-231; s. 1, ch. 96-197; s. 223, ch. 97-101; s. 1094, ch. 97-103;
s. 27, ch. 97-264; s. 6, ch. 98-49; s. 49, ch. 98-166; s. 155, ch. 99-251; s. 1, ch. 99-370; s. 100, ch.
99-397; s. 107, ch. 2000-160; ss. 27, 42, ch. 2000-318; s. 1, ch. 2001-100; ss. 23, 55, ch. 2001-277;
s. 75, ch. 2002-1; s. 76, ch. 2004-5; s. 15, ch. 2004-41; s. 1, ch. 2007-155; s. 75, ch. 2008-6; s. 1,
ch. 2008-86.
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Appendix 1a
Force Field Summaries
Critical issues
The Force Field Analysis process identified critical issues that present opportunities and
or challenges that the School must address.
Facilitating Forces:
 The SAHT faculty, staff, and administration are dedicated and committed to working
well as a team.
 Excellent student/instructor relations result in positive student and program outcomes.
 Excellent community reputation.
 Variety of clinical sites that provide high quality experiential learning.
 Programs provide a multiplicity of volunteer services to the community
Inhibiting Forces:
 Lack of laboratory and classroom space to facilitate growing class size and
accreditation requirements.
 The growing need for additional full-time faculty and academic support to some
programs.
 The critical need for Baccalaureate program in Allied Health.
 Inadequate budgets to support academic programs.
 Significant advances in technology have increased the need for newer equipment and
improved technology required for training students and hence a qualified labor force.
 There is a need to align academic programs with favorable industry trends.
 Increases in the number ESL students in the health professions give rise for the need
to adapt curricula and explore new teaching/learning styles, as well as, new student
and academic support services to serve this expanded population.
RECOMMENDATIONS/STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS
GOAL # 1
Technology in Learning – The School will expand access in technology to foster
individual learning, global access, and enhance didactic experiences for students.
Objectives:
1. To increase the development of instructional pedagogies by 10% for the online
delivery of courses/programs by the year 2008.
Outcomes:
a. Faculty from each discipline has attended the CT&D Seminar for
developing on-line courses and web enhanced courses.
b. Selected faculty has started the development of on-line courses and web
enhanced courses.
2. To develop a plan that will increase the number of leading-edge technology in all
program laboratory and classrooms by year 2010.
Outcomes:
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a. Department Chairs have completed an assessment of all laboratories. A
Technology/Equipment Plan for each cluster was developed and
submitted to the Academic Dean for review.
b. The School has submitted to the Academic Dean a comprehensive plan
for new programs and program expansion. This plan was developed to
provide initial justification for the proposed new building on the Student
parking lot.
c. Specific programs (EMS, MLT, DEH) have procured some new
equipment.
d. The Radiological Sciences program has submitted a plan for live x-ray in
the laboratories
GOAL # 2
Strategic Management - The School will revise and or implement learning-centered
activities aimed at improving student learning outcomes and enhancing professional
development and training for faculty and staff. Begin development of plans for bachelor
level programs.
Objectives:
1. To expose faculty to professional development programs that explore new learning
styles to meet the needs of students, investigate development of a bachelor level
programs, while strengthening recruitment, and the retention and graduation rates of
programs.
Outcomes:
a. This academic year an increased number of faculty was able to travel to
professional development meetings and seminars
b. Each program cluster developed and implemented a plan for enhancing
graduation rates.
2. Realign programs with similar laboratory/classroom space to facilitate dual usage and
shared interdisciplinary teaching among faculty.
3. To build its own reserve against revenue shortfalls, unanticipated expenditures, and
maintain an effective budgeting resource allocation plan by exploring “fee for
service” clinics.
4. Through a comprehensive program review process, the School will assess the need
for baccalaureate and associate level full-time faculty and additional academic
support,
Outcomes:
a. An assessment of the need for full-time faculty was done for each
discipline. The School was awarded two new full-time faculty positions.
b. Plans for bachelor level programs discussed.
GOAL # 3
Strategic Partnerships - The School will take a proactive approach to establishing
relationships/partnerships with business and industry and to assist with community
development; provide workforce training; increase multiple learning opportunities for
students; and seek to increase revenue through contractual agreements with the private
and public sectors.
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Objectives:
1. To increase by 15% the number of partnerships in the health care industries by 2008.
Outcomes:
a. Programs continue to seek new clinical sites in alternative settings
b. Several new clinical partnerships have been added this new academic year
(PA, MLT, Histology, Phlebotomy, EMS)
2. To increase by 15% the number of existing faculty and administrative staff
involvement in community based non-profit organizations by 2008.
3. To become the primary provider of health related continuing education/contract
training in Miami Dade County by 2010.
GOAL # 4
Innovative Curricula - The School will build on its existing academic programs by
developing leading-edge curricula that meet the growing needs of the community.
Objectives:
1. Increase by 20% the number of week-end and evening course offerings by year 2008.
Outcomes:
a. Vision Care, HIM, Paramedics, and MLT have added new evening and
week-end course offerings.
2. Increase articulations with Miami Dade Public Schools Health Academies.
Outcomes:
a. The MLT program has instituted a dual enrollment program for students
at Miami Springs High School
3. Explore the addition of 2 new programs by year 2010.
Outcome:
a. A 5 and 10 year plan was proposed and submitted for new programs and
program expansion.
GOAL # 5
Enhancing Infrastructure - Since the budget is a formal statement of the School’s
future plans, and the formalization of the budgeting process determines organizational
success, managers at all levels should be actively involved in the budgeting process.
Objectives:
1. Realign program clusters to allow purchasing across similar programs hence
diminishing duplication.
2. Increase of base budgets/lab fees to meet the needs of current program expenditures.
3. Insure that dedicated lab fees are collected and distributed in a timely manner.
4. Increase the number of grant proposals submitted.
Principle of force field
1. In order for change to occur in a system, it must take the form of problem solving.
2. The institution must develop its own process to include all those invested in that unit.
3. The people within the unit must work collaboratively in the process of problem identification
and solution.
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Process
1. The topic: “Improving Your Program” was given to the following groups: faculty,
staff, lab managers and administrators within the school.
2. Each group had a brainstorming session listing those facilitating and inhibiting forces
as they see them in their department or within the school.
3. After each Force Field Analysis was completed, the list was duplicated and
distributed to all participants for their review.
4. The participants then individually rank ordered the list.
5. Results were tallied and the top five facilitating and top five inhibiting forces were
identified for each program.
6. Small groups then met to develop strategies for eliminating the inhibiting forces.
7. Two or three strategies for eliminating each of the five inhibiting forces from each
program were then reviewed and common problems and solutions were identified by
the facilitator.
8. This is the first step in developing your strategic plan.
Common threads
These are identified ideas that were common to all participants/disciplines/clusters. In
addition to the development of baccalaureate level programs, these ideas are organized
into threes major headings, organizational effectiveness, leadership effectiveness, and
core leadership values.
Organizational Effectiveness
 Technology in Learning
 Strategic HR Management
 Strategic Partnerships
 Expand Infrastructure
 Innovative Curricula
Leadership Effectiveness
 Relationships
 Teamwork
 Operations
 Performance
Core Leadership Values
 Student Achievement - Attainment of goals/aspirations
 Freedom - Independence in thought/lifestyle
 Health - Soundness of body/mind
 Creativity - Inventive, original and innovative
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Appendix 2: Letter of Intent/ Summary to Institutions
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MDC Medical Campus
Bachelor of Applied Science
Health Science, with an Option in Physician Assistant Studies
SUMMARY
The Miami Dade College, School of Allied Health Technologies is proposing a Bachelor of Applied
Science with a major in Health Science degree (BAS-HS) in specific curricular options. Due to the
complexity of the specific health professions’ curricula and the specific standards set by individual
accreditation and certification agencies and state licensure requirements, it is necessary to develop an
umbrella degree, the Bachelor of Applied Science – Health Science, with individual curriculum plans.
The first curriculum option proposed is Physician Assistant Studies. Physician Assistants (PAs) are
health care professionals licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision. They are highly
skilled health care professionals, trained to provide patient evaluation, education, and health care
services and the Miami Dade College proposal is an affordable, accessible degree program which will
assist in meeting the workforce need of Region 23.
 Accreditation. The Physician Assistant field is faced by an accrediting agency (ARC-PA)
mandate which states that as of 2010, “the sponsoring institution must be accredited by a
recognized regional or specialized and professional accrediting agency to award graduates of the
Physician Assistant program a baccalaureate or higher degree”.
o The proposed Bachelor of Applied Science-HS degree with an option in Physician
Assistant Studies will be the only undergraduate PA program in South Florida, Region 23,
and the only associate/baccalaureate PA program in the State of Florida.
o One institution in Region 23 (Barry University) offers a Physician Assistant option at the
Master’s level: Master of Clinical Medical Science degree with a Physician Assistant
Certificate.
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Need for Physician Assistants in Miami-Dade County:
o The need for Physician Assistants in Miami-Dade County is expected to increase 27%
between the years 2007 and 2015, (Florida Research and Economic Data Base,
http://fred.labormarketinfo. com, 12/6/2007).
o In South Florida there are 253 estimated annual job openings for Physician Assistants
(Choices Planned of Bridges Transitions Inc., 2008). Barry University, the only other
school in Region 23 graduating Physician Assistants, has an average local class size of
45 students, who graduate at the Master’s level.
o The State of Florida ranks 5th in the United States with the largest number of clinically
practicing PAs (2002 AAPA Physician Assistant Census Report).
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The MDC BAS-HS will provide Region 23 with qualified graduates in Physician Assistant
Studies.
o Six hundred and forty four (644) foreign medical graduates who contacted Miami Dade
College for information on medical programs October 2007 - February 2008 stated they
were interested in enrolling in a baccalaureate program in Physician Assistant Studies
(AS-PA Program, 2008).
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Miami Dade County has a minority population of approximately 79% (MDC Institutional
Research, 2006). The 2007 AS- PA program graduating class was comprised of 78%
minority students.
From 2006-2008, MDC graduated 99 AS PA students, with an average pass rate for the
Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) of 95%. Licensed
graduates from the Miami Dade College PA program have a 100% employment rate (AS
PA program 2008).
Program of Study:
o The academic content and curriculum of the proposed 130 semester hour BAS-HS, PA
degree is designed to meet accreditation requirements and incorporate the associatelevel Physician Assistant Studies standards set forth by the ARC-PA.
o Physician Assistant graduates will obtain career-specific knowledge, skills and leadership
tools necessary for healthcare management positions.
MDC
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Appendix 3
Letters of Support
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Appendix 4
Allied Health Advisory Committee Members
School of Allied Health Technologies
Bachelor of Applied Science in Health Science
With an Option in Physician Assistant Studies
Allied Health Advisory Committee Members
Walter Mackey – Academic Dean 2007-2008
Cynthia Adams – School Director 2007-2008
John Solomon - Chair
Pete A. Gutierrez - Chair
Jimmy Santana, Faculty
Pascale Gehy-Andre, Faculty
Charles Stringer, Faculty
Antonio Rivas, Faculty
Nicolas Massimini, Faculty
Kathy Burns, Staff
Jackie Hernandez, Staff
Elisa Abella, Library Director
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APPENDIX 5
Physician Assistant Advisory Committee Members
Dr. Pete Gutierrez
Program Director
Department Chair
Mr. Ricardo Forbes
Vice-President
Baptist Health Systems
Baptist Hospital
Dr. Anita Kaplan 2008
Campus President
Dr. Pedro Greer, Jr.
Medical Director
Camillus House
Dr. Walter Mackey 2007-2008
Academic Dean
Dr. Ausberto Hidalgo
PA Program Medical Director
Dr. Cynthia Adams 2007-2008
School Director
Mr. Jose Mercado, PA-C
North Shore Hospital ENT Dept.
Ms Maria Eugenia Perez, RN
Memorial Healthcare System
Ms. Patricia Neff, PA-C
University of Miami
Surgery Department
Dr, Gary Sanon
Private Practice
Chair-elect
Dr. Fatima Zafar
Medical Director
Economic Family Health Center
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APPENDIX 6
Allied Health Advisory Committee
BAS – HS Proposal Committee Meetings Compiled Minutes
May 21, 2007 Meeting of Advisory Committee Members
• Discussed projected start date of program academic curriculum for 2010.
• Discussed the need to determine current and projected resources needs.
• Discussed projected enrollment budget needs.
• Discussed preliminary time line for implementation.
• Discussed the presentation of the BAS-HS degree proposal to the Executive Summary at
the upcoming Miami Dade College Board of Trustees meeting.
May 28, 2007 Meeting of Advisory Committee Members
• Physician Assistant Program Medical Director discussed needs for initial degree option
of Physician Assistant Studies.
• Determined responsibilities for collection of information needed to write the BAS-HS
degree Executive Summary.
• Met with the MDC Budget Department to begin the development of the budget for the
proposed BAS-HS degree implementation.
• Assessed present facilities and learning resources available to support the proposed
program.
• Determined the need for future facilities.
June 11, 2007 Meeting of Advisory Committee Members
• Discussed compilation of information to begin writing the Executive Summary section of
the proposed BAS-HS degree.
• Discussed the positive results of communication with Nova Southeastern University,
Barry University, and the University of Florida PA Program Directors on the need for the
BAS-HS with an option in PA studies at MDC.
• Discussed the positive results of community leaders who responded to the question of
need for the proposed BAS-AH degree.
• MDC and Barry University are currently in negotiations to establish an Articulation
Agreement for transfer from graduates of the BAS-HS, PA to the Masters of Clinical
Medical Science (Information regarding support from post-secondary institutions can be
found in the Proposal narrative Page 17 and Appendices 17, 18).
June 23, 2007 Meeting of Advisory Committee Members
• Discussed State of Florida outline requirements for writing Executive Summary.
• Assigned topics to specific faculty members for write-up for the Executive Summary.
• Assigned writer to incorporate all data collected into the proposal and discussed timeline.
July 9, 2007 Meeting of Advisory Committee Members
• New information for the contents of the BAS-HS, with an option in PA studies, was
distributed to all faculty and administrators.
• Initial draft of the Executive Summary for the proposed BAS-HS with an option in PA
studies was reviewed.
• Information on Learning Resources needs with emphasis on room facilities and
equipment was evaluated and discussed.
July 23, 2007 Meeting of Advisory Committee Members
• Members reviewed the revised draft of the Executive Summary and suggested revisions.
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Inclusion of the specific compiled information for the various components of the BASHS proposal was discussed.
August 6, 2007 Meeting of Advisory Committee Members
• The positive results of communication with MDC alumni regarding the proposed BASHS program were presented.
• Discussion continued on the current needs of the students for a BAS-HS vs. Associate of
Science degree.
• Discussion of the design of a survey from previous and present students for the need of a
BAS-HS degree program was presented.
August 20, 2007 Meeting of Advisory Committee Members
• Results from American Academy of Physician Assistants demonstrating a nationwide
need for more Physician Assistants were presented and discussed.
• Results from Florida Academy of Physician Assistants in regard to the need for Physician
Assistants in the Florida area were presented and discussed.
September 10, 2007 Meeting of Advisory Committee Members
• Contact initiated to Associate of Science programs throughout the nation to ascertain the
needs for Bachelor of Applied Science degree.
• Presented the results of a negotiated and closed contractual agreement with Nova
Southeastern University for a Bachelor of Health Science / Masters of Health for our
current and former PA students.
• Note: As of November 2008, there are currently 2 MDC AS-PA program graduates
enrolled in Nova’s BHS program. The MDC graduates obtained PA licensure prior to
enrollment in the NOVA BHS program which does not grant PA licensure.
September 24, 2007 Meeting of Advisory Committee Members
• Continued discussion of the planning process for the BAS-HS Proposal.
October 15, 2007 Meeting of Advisory Committee Members
• Results of information from local employees regarding the need for a higher degree were
presented.
• Results of a survey of what level of degree is offered in all currently accredited PA
Programs in the US were presented. As noted in Table 13, currently there are 141
accredited PA programs in the US with approximately 90 offered at the Master’s level.
October 29, 2007 Meeting of Advisory Committee Members
• The Dean of Allied Health reviewed the latest draft of the BAS-HS Executive Summary
and presented results.
• Revisions for the draft were discussed.
November 5, 2007 Meeting of Advisory Committee Members
• Members continued to work on Executive Summary to include suggested revisions.
November 19, 2007 Meeting of Advisory Committee Members
• Presentation of results of the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for
Physician Assistants information on the need for a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in
2010.
• Members presented continued data on feedback from local employers.
December 3, 2007 Meeting of Advisory Committee Members
• Presentation of an update to faculty and administrators on the status of the BAS
Executive Summary.
• Set goals for upcoming year for the BAS-HS Proposal in the upcoming year.
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January 7, 2008 Meeting of Advisory Committee Members
• Submission of the draft of the Executive Summary to Dr. Mollie DeHart, District
Director of Academic Programs, for review.
January 28, 2008 Meeting of Advisory Committee Members
• Members discussed the design of a preliminary budget for the BAS-HS Program.
February 11, 2008 Meeting of Advisory Committee Members
• Rewritten suggestions to the Executive Summary were reviewed.
• Members were assigned writing responsibilities for the other sections of the proposed
BAS-HS with an Option in PA studies.
February 25, 2008 Meeting of Advisory Committee Members
• Review of letters of support from the PA Advisory Committee.
• Members continued to finalize the Executive Summary.
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APPENDIX 7
NOVA Southeastern University Articulation Agreement
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APPENDIX 8
Bachelor of Applied Science in Health Science
with an Option in Physician Assistant Studies
Advising Sheet
Note: General Education requirements are highlighted in yellow.
YEAR ONE
Semester 1(Fall)
CHM 1033
CHM 1033L
CLP 1006
ENC 1101
PHI 2604
Chemistry for Health Sciences
Chemistry for Health Sciences Lab
Psychology of Personal Effectiveness
English Composition 1
Critical Thinking/Ethics
SEMESTER TOTALS
(3 credits)
(1 credit)
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
13 credits
Human Anatomy/Physiology 1
Human Anatomy/Physiology 1 Lab
Microbiology
Microbiology Lab
Fundamentals of Speech
SEMESTER TOTALS
(3 credits)
(1 credits)
(3 credits)
(2 credits)
(3 credits)
12 credits
Semester 3 (Summer)
BSC 2086
Human Anatomy/Physiology 1
BSC 2086L
Human Anatomy/Physiology 1 Lab
SEMESTER TOTALS
(3 credits)
(1 credits)
4 credits
YEAR ONE TOTALS
29 credits
Semester 2 (Spring)
BSC 2085
BSC 2085L
MCB 2010
MCB 2010L
SPC 1026
YEAR TWO
Semester 1(Fall)
PAS 1800C
PAS 1812
PAS 1813
PAS 1822C
PAS 1823
PAS 1831
STA 2023
Semester 2 (Spring)
PAS 1801C
PAS 1811
PAS 1821
PAS 1830
Physical Diagnosis 1
Behavioral and Community Medicine 1
Pathophysiological Basis of Disease 1
Electrocardiography/Cardiology
Principles of Pharmacology 1
Clinical Diagnostic Imaging
Statistical Methods
SEMESTER TOTALS
(2 credits)
(1 credit)
(2 credits)
(2 credits)
(2 credits)
(1 credit)
(3 credits)
13 credits
Physical Diagnosis 2
Introduction to Medicine 1
Behavioral and Community Medicine 2
Pharmoacotherapeutics
SEMESTER TOTALS
(2 credits)
(5 credits)
(1 credit)
(4 credits)
12 credits
Semester 3 (Summer)
PAS 1810C
Surgical Problems and Procedures
SEMESTER TOTALS
(5 credits)
5 credits
YEAR TWO TOTALS
30 credits
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YEAR THREE
Semester 1 (Fall)
PAS 1820
PAS 2841L
PAS 2842L
PAS 2866L
Introduction to Medicine 2
Geriatrics
Psychiatry
Family Medicine
SEMESTER TOTALS
(5 credits)
(2 credits)
(2 credits)
(4 credits)
13 credits
Semester 2 (Spring)
PAS 1824
PAS 2840L
PAS 2860L
PAS 2870L
PAS 2876L
Pathophysiological Basis of Disease 2
Internal Medicine
Pediatrics
OB/GYN
Emergency Medicine
SEMESTER TOTALS
Semester 3 (Summer – Session A)
PAS 2850L
Surgery
SEMESTER TOTALS
(2 credits)
(4 credits)
(2 credits)
(2 credits
(2 credits)
12 credits
YEAR THREE TOTALS
29 credits
TOTAL LOWER-DIVISION CREDITS
88 credits
(4 credits)
4 credits
_________AS Degree Awarded_________
Successful completion of NCCPA Certification and Florida License
YEAR FOUR
Semester 3 (Summer – Session B)
ENC 1102
English Composition 2
MAC 1105
College Algebra
Select Course From Social Science Group B
SEMESTER TOTALS
Semester 1 (Fall)
HSC 3057
Intro. Research Methods in Health Care
HSC 3231
Client Education in Health Care
HSC 3701
Leadership and Management in Health
PAS 4xxx
Contemporary Issues for the P.A.
PAS 4xxx
Physician Assistant Pract. Management
SEMESTER TOTALS
Semester 2 (Spring)
HSC 3243
Teaching Skills for Health Care
HSC 3720
Alternative Medicine Strategies
HSC 4xxx
Community Service Learning Practicum
Select Course From Humanities Group A
SEMESTER TOTALS
Semester 3 (Summer)
PAS 4xxx
Physician Assistant Capstone Course
SEMESTER TOTALS
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
9 credits
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
15 credits
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
12 credits
(6 credits)
6 credits
TOTAL UPPER-DIVISION CREDITS
42 credits
CURRICULUM TOTAL
130 credits
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Appendix 9
List of Clinical Affiliates
Clinical Sites
Academic Year 2007-2008
(Updated: April 8, 2008) (428 sites)
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A Birth Center (A Woman’s Way, Inc.)
A Loving Start
A Loving Start d/b/a A Birth Center
A Woman’s Wellness Center
All Paws Animal Clinic, Inc.
Animal Health & Rehab Center
Animal Medical Center @ Bird Clinic of Hollywood
Arch Creek Animal Hospital
Arch Plaza Nursing & Rehab Center (Contract under DOS)
Arch Plaza Nursing & Rehab Center (Contract under DOS)
Around the Clock Medical Center
Arthritis & Osteoporosis Treatment & Research Center, Inc.
Atlantic Rehab Center
Aventura Animal Hospital
Aventura Hospital and Medical Center (Renew)(HCA) CCE C/T DMS EMS HIM HT MLT
NMT NS PA PHL PTA RG RC RT HHA
Avian and Exotic Animal Medical Center
Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Baptist Hospital of Miami, Inc. CCE DMS EMS HIM HT MA MLT NMT NS PA PHL PT
PTA RG RC RT HHA
Baptist Outpatient Services DMS HIM MA NMT NS PA RG
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Bayshore Veterinary Clinic
Bayview Center for Mental Health, Inc.
Bethesda Memorial Hospital
Birthing Center of South Florida
Birthright Midwifery Services
Biscayne Animal Hospital
Borinquen Health Care Centers, Inc.
Broward Avian & Exotic Animal Clinic
Broward Medical Laboratories, Inc.
Camillus Health Concern, Inc.
Central Florida Internists/Dr/ Huhammad A. Khan
Children’s Medical Group/Crampton & Associates
Children’s Rehab Network
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Citrus Health Network, Inc. (=Northwest Dade Center, Inc.)
City of Miami Beach Fire Department
City of Coral Gables Fire Rescue Department
City of Hialeah Fire Department
City of Miami Department of Fire Rescue
Coastal OB/Gyn
CoEye OP
Cohens Fashion Optical
Community Blood Centers of South Florida, Inc.
Community Health of South Florida, Inc.
Comprehensive Eye Care Center of South Florida
Comprehensive Osteopathical Medical Specialist
Conscious Childbirth, Inc.
CORA Health Services, Inc.
CORA Rehabilitation Clinics Cutler Ridge PTA
CORA Rehabilitation Clinics Doral PTA
CORA Rehabilitation Clinics Miami Lakes PTA
CORA Rehabilitation Clinics North Dade PTA
CORA Rehabilitation Clinics West Kendall PTA
Coral Gables Hospital EMS HIM HT MLT NMT NS PA PHL PTA RG
Coral Reef Nursing & Rehab Center
CorePlus, LLC (before: Mark & Kambour)
Cornestone Pediatrics
Country Club Animal Hospital
Countryside Birth Center
Cyber Knife Center of Miami
Da Vita Inc. Requested MA
Deleeuw Family Clinic
Dependable Therapy
Dermatology and Laser Center
Descending Dove Nurse Midwifery MW
Discount Pet Clinic
DMS EMS HIM HT MA MLT NS PA PHL PT PTA RC RT
Doctor B. Clinic
Doctors’ Hospital CCE EMS HIM HT MLT NMT NS PA PHL PTA RG RC
Doral Center Animal Clinic
Doral Medical Center, Inc.
Doris Ison South Dade Health Center
DOS Health Care, Inc.
Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Ctr. Of NMB
Dr, Dorsey L. Goosby
Dr. Alex Berenthal
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76. Dr. Ana Duarte/Children’s Skin Center
77. Dr. Anita Petteway
78. Dr. Asoka Wijetilleke, MD
79. Dr. Augustin J. Schwartz III, MD
80. Dr. Barnett I. Alpert
81. Dr. Basilio GarciaSelleq
82. Dr. Bernard Miot
83. Dr. Bhasker P. Patel
84. Dr. Calvin Peters, MD (Center for Plastic & Rec, Surgery)
85. Dr. Carmel J. Barrau, MD
86. Dr. Craig Bratter
87. Dr. Deborah Longwell
88. Dr. Debra Price, MD
89. Dr. Edward L. Reid,II, M.D., F.A.C.E.
90. Dr. Elie Dumeny
91. Dr. Elizabeth A. EtkinKramer, M.D.
92. Dr. Eric Lo
93. Dr. Eric Pantaleon
94. Dr. Eric Stelnicki
95. Dr. Felix Bigay
96. Dr. Fidel H. Henriquez, MD
97. Dr. Floyd E. Seskin, MD
98. Dr. Gladys LopezUrizar MA
99. Dr. Gonzalez & Perez, MD
100. Dr. Hakan CharlesHarris, M.D.
101. Dr. Hector Wiltz, M.D
102. Dr. Henry Noriega, MD
103. Dr. Horace Leyva
104. Dr. Hossain Daee, MD
105. Dr. Humberto Barrios, MD
106. Dr. Humberto C. Machado
107. Dr. Isidoro Zarco
108. Dr. Jeffrey O’Brien (The Orthopedic Center)
109. Dr. John Fox
110. Dr. Jorge Antunez de Mayolo, MD
111. Dr. Jorge Larin, DVM Requested V
112. Dr. Jose Gorostiza, DVM
113. Dr. Jose Lamas, PA
114. Dr. Joseph Isaac Chi, M.D. PA
115. Dr. Juan Carlos Fleites, MD/Surgical Associates PA
116. Dr. Juan M. Lombillo PA
117. Dr. Julio C. Roble Requested PA
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Dr. Julio Tallet, MD PA
Dr. K’s Animal Hospital
Dr. Laura Lasalvia MA
Dr. Lazaro Fraga, MD PA
Dr. Leonardo Blachar, MD HIM
Dr. Luis H. Lugo, PA
Dr. Manuel Suarez Mendizabal, MD PA
Dr. Marilu Madrigal, PA
Dr. Mario Magcalas, MD PA
Dr. Marisa Messore, PA
Dr. Mark G. Agresti, MD, PA
Dr. Marvin Wellen, M.D. MA
Dr. Matthew Taub PA
Dr. Michael Ross PA
Dr. Miguel A. De La Rosa MA
Dr. Morry Fox, DO PA
Dr. Nelson Velazquez PA
Dr. Paul Henrys, MD, PA
Dr. Rafael A. Penalver Clinic (PHTJHS)
Dr. Raymond Whitted & Paul Pietro HIM
Dr. Rene A. Reyes PA
Dr. Richard B. Polakoff, MD PA
Dr. Robert Paul Derhagopian PA
Dr. Roberto J. Fernandez PA
Dr. Rolando R. Gomez PA
Dr. Scott H. Goldberg, MD MA PA
Dr. Sheryl R. Facey PA
Dr. Sidney Indgin, MD MA
Dr. Stephen N. Horwitz, MD Requested PA
Dr. Steven Fletcher PA
Dr. Steven Magilen MA PA
Dr. Susan Hole, D.O. PA
Dr. Susana LealKhouri PA
Dr. Thomas Armbruster PA
Dr. Tory P. Sullivan Requested PA
Dr. Valerio Toyos, MD PA
East Ridge Retirement Village Health Center, Inc. PTA
Easter Seals Society of Dade County, Inc. PTA
Economic Opportunity Family Health Center, Inc. HIM MA PA
EMS HIM HT MLT NS PHL PTA RG RT
Everglades Health Center
Eyes Vision Center OP
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Fair Havens Center HIM
Family Medicine Clinics of South Florida, PA Requested PA
Fem Care, PA PA
Femwell Group Health, Inc. MA
Fishermen’s Hospital HIM Fit For Kids PTA
Florida Hospital Waterman PA
Florida Occupational Healthcare HIM PTA
Foot & Ankle Institute of South Florida MA
Fountainhead Nursing and Convalescent Home, Inc. 2/16/1982 CCE HIM
G.V. T. Services, Inc. HIM
Gables Rehabilitation, Inc. PTA
Gastroenterolgy Care Center Requested PA
Global Pathology Laboratory Services HT
Good News Care Center PA
Gramercy Park Nursing Home CCE HIM NS
Greater Miami Behavioral Care Center Requested NS
Greenfield Animal Hospital VT
Gulf Coast Medical Center PA
Hammocks Veterinary Hospital, Inc. VT
Harmony Health Center at Green Briar, Inc. HIM NS
Health Choice Network Requested HIM
HealthSouth EMS HIM PT
Healthsouth Corporation PTA
HealthSouth Regional Rehabilitation Center NS PTA
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Center of Kendall PTA
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Dadeland
Healthsouth Rehabilitation North Miami PTA
HealthSouth Sports Medicine & Rehab Ctr, of C. Gables PTA
Heartland HealthCare Center Mannor care PTA
Heartland Homestead Rehabilitation Services PTA
Hebrew Home of Miami Beach (DOS)
Hebrew Home of North Dade (DOS)
Helen B. Bentley Family Health Center, Inc. HIM MA NS PA
Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center Requested PA
Heritage Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center CCE HIM PA
Hialeah Hospital
Hialeah Shores Nursing & Rehab Center CCE
Hollywood Animal Hospital VT
Hollywood Hills Rehab Center HIM
Holmes Regional Lab Requested PA
Holy Cross Hospital EMS HT PHL
Homebirth Associates MW
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Homebirth Services MW
Homestead Behavioral Clinic NS
Homestead Hospital
Homestead Hospital Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation PTA
Homestead Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Inc PTA
Hometown Animal Hospital and Dental Clinic VT
Hospice and Home Care by the Sea CCE HIM
Hospital Contact Lens/BPEI OP
House Calls Doctors of South Florida Requested PA
IMED Urgent Care Center PA
Impact Rehab PTA
Indian River County Health Dpt ( Dr. Christopher Coppola) PA
Indian River Medical Center Requested PA
Indian Trace Animal Hospital VT
Integrated Regional Labs HT MLT PHL
IVAX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. HIM
Jackson Health North (was Parkway Reg Med Ctr CCE EMS
Jackson Health System/Public Health Trust
Jackson Memorial Hospital (PHTJHS)
Jackson North Comm. Mental Health Center (PHTJHS) HIM
Jackson Plaza Nursing and Rehab Center CCE
Jackson South Community Hospital (=Deering) (PHTJHS)
Jefferson Reaves Sr. Health Center (PHTJHS) HIM PA
Kendall Family Medical Center PA
Kendall Regional Medical Center (HCA) DMS
Kendall Sports Medicine MA
Key Biscayne Medical Centers MA PA
Kindred Hospital South Florida/Coral Gables
Knowles Animal ClinicsVT
L & R Stables Requested VT
Labor of Love Birth Center (Dunedin, Tampa, Lakeland) MW
Lakes Radiology CCE RG
Lanes & Mangas, MD, PA MA
Larkin Community Hospital HIM MLT NS PHL RG
Lauderdale Orthopedic Surgeons PA
Legion Park Medical Center PA
Lestrange Orthopedics PA
M.D. Transcriptions HIM
Mama’s Cradle Midwifery Services MW
Marathon Health Center
Mariners Hospital HIM HT PHL
Mark & Kambour Pathology Associates HT
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Martin Luther King Jr. Clinica Campesina
MDCPS & Dental Hygiene Program, MDC DH
MedEye Associates OP
Medical Associates of Miami Lakes PA
Medical Business Service, Inc. HIM
Medical Care Services
MedLife Health Systems PTA
MedQuist, Inc. HIM
Memorial Hospital Pembroke
Memorial Hospital West
Memorial Regional Hospital
Mercy Hospital, Inc. Mercy Outpatient Center (Bayside Pavilion) PA
Miami Dade Area Health Education Center (AHEC) NS
Miami Dade County Fire Rescue Department CCE EMS
Miami Dade County Health Department
Miami Dade County Medical Examiner Department HIM MA PA
Miami Dade Weed & Seed, Inc. 11/10/2005 MLT PHL
Miami Beach Community Health Center PA
Miami Beach Foot & Ankle Center HIM PTA
Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute
Miami Children’s Hospital
Miami Dade County Public Schools Requested DH
Miami Emergency and Critical Care for Animals VT
Miami Institute for Joint Reconstruction PA PTA
Miami International Animal Hospital
Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged at Douglas
Miami Lakes Eye Care Center OP
Miami Lakes Medical Center MA
Miami Neurology and Rehab Specialists PTA
Miami Pet Emergency Requested VT
Miami Physical Therapy Associates PT
Miami Shores Nursing and Rehab Center CCE NS
Miami Veterinary Internists @ Animal Specialty Center VT
Miami Veterinary Specialists VT
Midland Medical Inc. PA
Midwifery Care MW
Miracles Obstetrics & Gynecology Requested PA
Mitrani & Drucker, M.D., P.A. MA PA
MRI Center of Miami on Mercy Hospital Campus
Ms. Christina Holmes MW
Ms. Laura Houwers (Palmetto Bay Maternity Center) MW
Ms. Melissa Roberts MW
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Ms. Yaqueline Arjona, ARNP MA
Ms. Yaqueline Arjona, ARNP MA
Mt. Sinai Med. Center & Miami Heart Inst.
My Intensive Therapy PTA
Naranja Health Center
Nathan R. Allen, O.D., P.A. Requested OP
National Balance Center PTA
National BioVet Laboratory HT VT
Natural Birth Center MW
Natural Birth Choices Requested MW
Neuroscience Consultants PTA
New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc.
Nine Lives Cat Hospital VT
North Beach Physical Therapy & Wellness Center PTA
North Shore Medical Center, Inc
Nova Southeastern University
Ocean Optical OP
Oncology and Radiation Associates PA RT
Oncology and Radiation Associates, PA (Doral Oncology Center) RT
Optica Futura OP
Palm Beach Equine Clinic, Inc. VT
Palm Gardens Nursing Center of North Miami Beach PTA
Palm Springs General Hospital EMS HIM MLT PHL PT RG
Palm Springs Pediatrics Associates PA
Palmetto Bay Maternity Center MW
Palmetto General Hospital
Palmetto Open MRI Requested PA
Palmetto Subacute Care Center HIM PTA
Parrot Jungle Island VT
Pasco Regional Medical Center PA
Pasco Surgical Associates PA
Pedroso Pediatrics PA
Perdue Medical Center (PHTJHS) HIM NS
Perdue Medical Center (PHTJHS) HIM NS
Personal Care Medical Center MA PA
Personal Care Rehab PTA
Physical Therapy and Fitness Mangement of Miami, Inc. PTA
Physician Offices of Florida City, Inc. PA
Physician’s Group of South Florida PA
Physician’s Health Center PTA
Physician’s Primary Care of SW Florida PA
Physiotherapy Associates, Inc. PTA
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Plantation Animal Hospital VT
Ponce Plaza Nurs. & Rehab Ctr. (DOS)
Ponce Plaza Nursing & Rehab Center CCE
Primary Care Physicians of Hollywood PA
Prime Care Medical Associates PA
Quality Care Animal Hospital VT
Radiology Associates of South Florida PA
Redlands Animal Hospital VT
Reflections Wellness Center, Inc. NS
RMS Services USA, Inc. (Under Jackson Health Systems) HIM
Rose Mary Birthing Home, Inc. MW
S. Broward Hosp. District/dba Memorial HealthCare Syst
Sabal Chase Animal Clinic 5/23/2005 VT
Salazar, Santiago, Villegas, Sabates & Cabrales PA
Schenholm Veterinary Clinic VT
Seventh (7th) Avenue Medical Plaza Requested PA
Silver Bluff Animal Clinic VT
Silver Lakes Animal Hospital VT
Simmons Veterinary Clinics VT
Sinai Plaza Nursing & Rehab Center CCE
Sinai Plaza Nursing & Rehab Center (DOS)
Sister Emmanuel Hospital CCE EMS NS PHL PTA HHA
Sky Lake Animal Hospital VT
Smith, Matza & Kutner, MD, LLC MA
Soul of a Woman Maternity Center MA
South Dade Animal Hospital VT
South Dade Health Center
South Dade Rehab Inc. d/b/a Children’s Clinic PTA
South Florida Cardiology Associates NMT
South Florida E.N.T. Associate, P.A. (Dr. Felipe Martinez) PA
South Florida E.N.T. Associate, P.A. (Dr. Steven Fletcher) Requested PA
South Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center HIM
South Florida Pediatric Partners HIM
South Florida Perinatal Medicine DMS MA
South Kendall Animal Clinic VT
South Miami Hospital
South Point Manor HIM
Southeast Veterinary Referral Center PA
Southern Winds Requested NS PA
Southland Animal Hospital VT
Spectrum Medical Services, Inc. EMS NS PHL
Spirit Health & Empowerment Inc. d/b/a All Natural Birth Center MW
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Spirit of Life Midwifery MW
Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center Requested PA
St. Anne’s Nursing Center CCE NS
St. Francis Emergency Animal Hospital VT
Sunglass Depot Optical OP
Sunrise Health and Rehab Center HIM NS
Sunset Animal Clinic VT
Sunshine Medical Center HIM PA
Surgical Partners Requested PA
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Tampa General Hospital PA
Tender Care Pediatrics MA
The Birth Place
The Family Birth Center of Fort Myers, Inc. MW
The Family Birth Center of Naples, Inc. MW
The Family Clinic PA
The Floridean Nursing Home, Inc. CCE HIM NS
The Hollywood Birth Center MW
The Humane Society of Broward County, Inc. VT
The Humane Society of Greater Miami/AdoptAPet
The Leavitt Companies HT
The Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center, Inc. MA NS RT
The Nursing Center at Mercy HIM NS
The Plaza Nursing & Rehab Center (DOS)
The Plaza Nursing & Rehab Center CCE
The Waterford Convalescent Center HIM
Total Health Compliance PA
Tropical Park Animal Hospital VT
UF Surgeons of Melbourne PA
Unidad of Miami Beach, Inc. (MOU) DH
United Medical Consultants, Inc. RC
Unity Health and Rehab Center, Inc. dba Unity Nursing Home
Unity Health of South Florida Requested PA
University of Miami
University of Miami Hospital (Previously Cedars Hospital)
University of Miami Women’s Center DMS
VCA Promenade Animal Hospital Requested VT
Venetian Isle Medical MW
Vero Orthopaedics & Vero Neurology PA
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Veterinary Specialists of South Florida VT
Victoria Healthcare, Inc., dba Select Specialty Hospital HIM
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Victoria Nursing and Rehabilitation, Inc. CCE
Villa Maria Nursing & Rehab Center, Inc.
Visiting Nurse Association of Miami Dade, Inc. CCE HIM
Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Florida
Walgreen Co. PT
WalMart Vision Center
Wander Animal Hospital VT
West Coast Family Medical Care PA
West Gables Health Care Center (DOS)
West Gables Rehabilitation Hospital HIM PTA
West Hialeah Pediatric Associates, Inc. PA
West Perrine Health Center
Westchester General Hospital Requested NS
Wexford Medicine in Corrections NS PA
Wildlife Care Center VT
Wiles Road Animal Hospital VT
William H. Turner Tech. Arts High School
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APPENDIX 10
MDC Physician Assistant Program Faculty
Antonio Rivas, BS, MPAS, PA-C
Assistant Professor
Ausberto Hidalgo, M.D.
Medical Director
Charles Stringer, MA, PA-C
Assistant Professor & Assistant Didactic Coordinator
Jimmy Santana, MBA, PA-C
Associate Professor & Clinical Coordinator
Nicolas Massimini, MD
Assistant Professor
Pascale Gehy-Andre, BS, PA -C
Assistant Professor & Assistant Clinical Coordinator
Pete A. Gutierrez, MD, MMS, PA-C
Program Director
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APPENDIX 11
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APPENDIX 12
Miami Dade College Program Review Process
Miami Dade College (MDC) is guided by its mission, vision, and values as well as state
statutes and accreditation criteria of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
(SACS) in its review of academic programs. Specifically, MDC’s mission calls for the
institution “to provide accessible, high-quality education by keeping the learner’s needs at
the center of decision-making…” while its vision states that:
Miami Dade College is committed to being a college of excellence renowned for its:
Satisfied, well-prepared students who, through their extraordinarily positive
experience at MDC, have acquired the needed knowledge and skills to be
successful in their ongoing academic career pursuits;
Empowered employees, working within an environment that encourages
creativity, risk-taking and accountability, who apply their individual and
collective talents to fulfill the College’s mission;
Highly supportive community that recognizes the significant impact of the
College’s educational and training programs; and
Effective use of adequate resources to enable programs to flourish and the talents of
the people to emerge.
MDC also values “a systematic approach to decision making” and “assesses programs’
effectiveness.”
There are two other entities which also guide MDC’s review of programs: state statutes and
regional accreditation. The 2004 Florida Statute (1001.02 [6]) calls for the State Board of
Education to:
…coordinate the programs with the Council for Education Policy Research and
Improvement, including doctoral programs. The programs shall be reviewed every 5
years or whenever the state board determines that the effectiveness or efficiency of a
program is jeopardized. The State Board of Education shall define the indicators of
quality and the criteria for program review for every program. Such indicators include
need, student demand, industry-driven competencies for advanced technology and
related programs, and resources available to support continuation. The results of the
program reviews must be tied to the university and community budget requests.
The 2004 Florida Statute further delineates the specific powers of the State
Board of Education (1001.03 [13]) that stipulates a “cyclic review of
postsecondary academic programs.”
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The State Board of Education shall provide for the cyclic review of all academic
programs in community colleges and state universities at least every 7 years.
Program reviews shall document how individual academic programs are achieving
stated student learning and program objectives within the context of the institution’s
mission. The results of the program reviews shall inform strategic planning, program
development, and budgeting decisions at the institutional level.
SACS criteria place responsibility on an institution for reviewing its programs.
3.3.1 The institution identifies expected outcomes for its educational programs and
its administrative and educational support services; assesses whether it achieves these
outcomes; and provides evidence of improvement based on analysis of those results.
3.4.1 The institution demonstrates that each educational program for which
academic credit is awarded (a) is approved by the faculty and administration, and
(b) establishes and evaluates program and learning outcomes.
3.4.12 The institution places primary responsibility for the content, quality, and
effectiveness of its curriculum with its faculty.
3.5.1 The institution identifies college-level competencies within the general
education core and provides evidence that graduates have attained those
competencies.
The MDC program review process described in the following sections meets the
guidelines outlined in MDC’s mission, vision, and values, Florida state statutes, and
SACS accreditation criteria.
Program Review Process
The A.A. degree will be reviewed through a different program review process.
MDC academic programs leading to an A.A.S. or an A.S. and associated College Credit
Certificate(s), are to be reviewed on a five year cycle (see Appendix 1). Each program
review will address five areas:
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5.
Program goals and rationale
Outcomes assessment
Program resources and support
Program strengths/opportunities for improvement
Program viability
A Program Review Questionnaire will be completed by the program chair in
consultation with the program’s faculty, school/discipline committee, and advisory
committee to determine the program’s effectiveness (see Appendix 2). The Office of
Institutional Research will maintain a website with information to be used
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in the questionnaire and will assist in obtaining other required information.
The Program Review Questionnaire is to be compiled and reviewed in the following
timely manner.
A.A.S. and A.S. and associated C.C.C.(s)Program Review Timeline
The Academic Deans will develop a five year program review schedule. The timeline
below reflects the program review cycle for an academic year.
Schedule
Year 1 March
April – June
Program Review Action
Dean of Workforce Education and Development and the Associate Provost for
Academic Affairs forward the program review schedule to Academic Deans and
the College Academic and Support Service Council (CASSC).
Academic Dean submits Program Review Questionnaire to School
Director/Chair/Program Director who assigns to the program chair for completion.
Academic Dean and School Director consult on approaches to complete
questionnaire.
July – December
Program chair completes questionnaire in collaboration with program faculty,
School/Discipline/Program Committee, and Advisory Committee and submits
completed questionnaire to School Director. The School Director reviews and
forwards completed questionnaire to the Academic Dean.
Year 2 January February
Academic Dean reviews completed questionnaire with School Director/Associate
Dean and program chair and makes recommendations concerning program’s
strengths, opportunities for improvement, resources, and viability to the Academic
Deans. Academic Dean forwards recommendations to respective Campus
President.
Campus President, in consultation with the Academic Dean provides summary of
the program’s strengths, opportunities for improvement and viability to the Provost
for Academic and Student Affairs who will confer with the Dean of Workforce
Education and Development, the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, and the
Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness. The Provost for Academic and
Student Affairs will also confer with the President and the Provost for Operations
regarding strategic planning, program development, and institutional budget and
resource implications. Decisions regarding program revisions and viability are
made following these discussions and communicated back to the Campus
President and Academic Dean who will inform the School Director/Associate Dean
and Program Chair.
Curricular/Program revisions based on feedback from the program review
submitted by the program chair are sent to the Academic Dean.
March - April
May - June
April
September –
December
Program review information and decisions will be included in the School’s annual
report submitted by the School Director to the Academic Dean and the respective
Campus President. A final approved Annual Report is submitted to the Associate
Provost for Institutional Effectiveness.
Academic Deans provide a report to CASSC on program review results and the
use of those results in program improvement.
Evaluation of A.A.S. and A.S. and associated C.C.C.(s) Program Review Process
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The program review process will be evaluated every five years by the CASSC Institutional
Effectiveness Committee to determine its strengths and opportunities for continuous
improvement. The Institutional Effectiveness Committee will also provide a report to
CASSC on recommendations to improve the process. The table below outlines
responsibilities for various aspects of the program review process.
Committee/Person Responsible
CASSC Institutional Effectiveness
Committee/Associate Provost for
Institutional Effectiveness
Responsibility (Frequency)
Evaluate effectiveness of program review process and report to
CASSC (Every five years)
CASSC
Program Chair
Program Faculty
Curricular/Program revisions; Receives program review results
report from Academic Dean (Annually)
Completes Program Review Questionnaire (Every five years)
Contribute to Program Review Questionnaire (Every five years)
Dean of Workforce Education and
Development
Forward Program Review Schedule to Academic Deans.
Review of Program Review Recommendations (Annually)
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Forward Program Review Schedule to Academic Deans.
Review of Program Review Recommendations (Annually)
Review of Program Review Recommendations (Annually)
Associate Provost for Institutional
Effectiveness
School Directors/ Directors/Associate
Deans
Academic Deans
Distribute Program Review Questionnaire; Assist with and
review questionnaire and recommendations for program’s
strengths, opportunities for improvement and viability (Annually)
Distribute Program Review Questionnaire; Review of
completed questionnaire and recommendations for program’s
strengths, opportunities for improvement, and viability; Provide
program review report for information to CASSC (Annually)
Provost for Academic and Student
Summary of program’s strengths, opportunities for continuous
improvement, viability, and the use of results for improvement.
(Annually)
Review Campus Presidents’ summaries of program’s strengths,
opportunities for continuous improvement, viability, and the use
of results for improvement. (Annually)
Review of programs’ review summaries for strategic
Affairs/Provost for Operations
planning, program development, budgetary, and
Campus Presidents
Provost for Academic and Student Affairs
resource allocation implications. (Annually)
College President
Considers program review summaries in context of strategic
planning, program development and College budget and
resource allocations and sets priorities based on these.
(Annually)
Relationship between School Annual Reports and Program Review
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An annual report is provided by each School to the Academic Deans, the Coordinating
Campus President, and the Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness, and is a
formative assessment of the program. Outcome data, program development activities, and
other information included in these annual reports will be considered when the program
director, in consultation with the program faculty, School/Discipline Committee, and
Advisory Committee, complete the Program Review Questionnaire. During the year of the
program review, questionnaire and resulting recommendations will constitute the program’s
contribution to the School’s annual report. The cycle of annual reports and
A.A.S. and A.S. and associated C.C.C.(s) program review is shown below.
A.A.S, A.S. and associated C.C.C.(s) ACADEMIC
PROGRAM REVIEW
ANNUAL REPORT
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Appendix 13
Physician Assistant Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
Miami Dade College
Physician Assistant Advisory Board Meeting
Medical Center Campus
950 NW 20th Street, Miami, FL 33127
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
6 pm to 7:30 pm – Room 1302
Welcome & Introductions
 Dr. Cynthia Adams
 New Faculty
 Advisory Board Members
Shawn Comerford, Gary Sanon, PA_C, Jose Mercado, PA-C, Dr. Hidalgo
Accepted Minutes based on changes – Jose Mercado
Increased 75 to 90 Students
The Accreditation Board agreed to increase the number of students in the PA program from 75 to
90 students (combined in the Junior and Senior classes).
BAS/HS
Board approved yesterday
Introduced to Deans 4/17/08
2010 – Projected Start Date
In Process of Completing Package to sent to State
Students under a BAS program will be able to apply for more loans and grants – that aren’t
available now as a AS degree.
FAPA Brain Bowl
MDC PA Program won again- against UF, Barry, and Nova.
AA-PA Bowl in San Antonio, Texas
May 24th – May 28th – The expenses will be paid by MDC for six students from the Senior Class,
that won the State of Florida contest. Professor Jimmy Santana and Dr. Pete Gutierrez’
expenses to this event will be covered by MDC, as well. One of the participants from the Junior
Class, that participated in the State of Florida contest, will attend as well.
Selection of Class for 2010
Average 3.5 to 4.0
Interviews started, 350 applications
A medical vocabulary test will be added and the essay will be continued.
Approximately 50 students will be accepted for Class of 2010
90% are local
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10% are out of state
Most stay in community.
Two interviews – personal and academic
CASPA – Central Application – Next Year
$45.00 – application fee to MDC
$165 for CASPA
Miami Rescue Mission
Health Fair – Full blown clinic – community clinic
Faculty and Staff of MDC Medical Campus invited to attend a lunch on April 24th – at NW 21st
and lst Avenue
They purchased a building – waiting room and doctors’ office have been added.
MDC medical students can have their clinical rotations at the community clinic. The hours of
the clinic will be 9 am – 5 pm. The opening activities will be on July 4, 2008. Dr. Gutierrez will
be the Medical Director and the faculty of the PA program will work for the Rescue Mission.
Foreign Doctors
3,000 foreign doctors
670 – would like to apply to PA program
They need to pass the TOEFL exam.
NCCPA – Board Scores
2007- 93%
2006 – 82%
Harvey Program at University of Miami – Cardiology Training for Juniors
$250 to $350 for 2007/2008 until June ‘09
Ross University would charge $250.
UM charges medical students $1,350.
The grant that we had initially lasted for 9 years. The College Foundation is looking for grant
$$$ to help support this endeavor. This coming year we increased the lab fee to $350 to pay for
Harvey.
Board Review
Send outline of classes to Shawn Comerford and he will approve for CME credit.
Nova has a good model. MDC has clickers available for the students during the Board Review.
The Board Review will start Friday, July 25th at 2 pm, continue on Saturday, July 26th, Monday –
Thurs – July 28th – 31st and Saturday, August 2nd. The cost will be from $250 to $350 per
student. Several pharmaceutical companies will provide lunch and give a presentation during the
noon hour. It is recommended that no more than 50 to 60 students attend.
Retreat for Faculty, Staff, and Advisory Board
Dr. Hidalgo volunteered to have a retreat at his home in Miami Lakes on Sunday, October 5th at
1 pm. We will notify appropriate parties two weeks in advance.
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Physician Assistant Advisory Board Meeting
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Introductions
Board Members
Present Faculty
New Staff/Faculty
Antonio Rivas, Faculty
Kathy Burns, Clinical Liaison
Accreditation
On September 17, 2007, the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician
Assistant (ARC-PA) informed Miami Dade College that the Commission has removed the
Physician Assistant Program from Probation and awarded the program “Continued
Accreditation.” The next full review of the program by the ARC-PA will be in 2010.
Nova Agreement for Bachelors and Masters Program for MDC PA Students
MDC has an agreement with Nova with 15% discount for our PA students to obtain a Bachelors
and Masters Degree. Several students and alumni have applied to Nova.
MDC Bachelor of Applied Science
MDC has permission for an Applied Science Bachelors Degree, of which we are in the process
of writing. The PA Class 2010 will come into the Bachelor’s Program instead of an Associate of
Science Program.
Revamp Admissions Criteria
For the next class, we are considering a pre-admission exam as part of the process for acceptance
into the PA program. We will discuss this further at our staff/faculty retreat on Friday,
December 7, 2007. Some other PA schools have an admission test. We also have an interview
as part of the process.
It was discussed by the Advisory Board:
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To borrow from another college/university an Admission Exam that has already been validated.
To utilize websites that can provide banks of questions in Anatomy, Physiology, and medical
terminology.
Use MDC Paramedic Admission Test.
If developing a new test, we would need to measure for a two-year period to see if the test
assisted in improving the acceptance of students that will be successful.
PAEA & Sister Association – Obtain test
Admissions Points to be used in the Admission Process based on already achieved degrees:
o AS – 2 pts
o BS – 2 pts
o MS - 2 pts
o Doctor – 2 pts
The Faculty/Staff Retreat
The Faculty/Staff Retreat will take place on Friday, December 7, 2007, at Peter’s home at 11454
SW 127th Court, Miami, FL 33186. It will be a working retreat from 1am – 5 pm and a barbeque
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to follow. The topics for the retreat will be (1) Process for Admission, (2) Evaluation for
Cumulative Students and (3) Anatomy and Pharmacology finalize curriculum.
We will also discuss the Retreat for next year in 2008.
Foreign Medical Doctor’s
This is a political issue. MDC has received a $300,000 federal government grant to assist the
foreign medical doctors. The Board was asked for ideas on how MDC can assist the foreign
medical doctors. At MDC, 2,700 doctors have applied – the primary programs that the doctors
are interested are -- #1 for Nursing and #2 for the PA program.
REVEST – train the foreign medical doctors to speak English. Have applied to increase the
program from 75 students to 90 students for the two-year program. We are making the necessary
plans to have a day and evening session (plus Saturday for the evening session). Foreign doctors
have to go through the same process as a regular student for admission into the program.
Seventy to eighty of the foreign doctors that have applied to MDC have passed the TOEFL –
English Test.
Historically 20% of MDC - PA admissions have been foreign doctors. They are usually dead
center of the class. The language barrier is often a problem.
Class of 2007
The first-time takers PANCE pass rate is 97% -- 26 of the 27 students that took the boards
passed. The national average is 94%.
The Medical Challenge – Class of 2007 – Competition
MDC PA Program beat the PA Program at Nova, Barry and UF. We lost in the finals to Duke.
Equipment
We purchased equipment last year and we are headed in the right direction.
10th Year Physician Assistant Anniversary
We celebrated at the White Coat Ceremony. Norman Rose, founding Director of the Program,
and Willie Taylor, founding Staff member, were honored at the White Coat Ceremony.
Alumni Association
Jimmy and Kathy are working on the Alumni Association Roster.
Status of Class of 2009 in Didactic Year
Several of the students are failing. The faculty is holding extra review sessions. Each student
has met with their assigned advisor.
Harvey – University of Miami Cardiology Training at The Gordon Center for Research In
Medical Education
The $75,000 grant from 1999, which has paid for the students to attend a one-month training
program, is running out. The price was originally $200 per student and now is $350 per student.
The University of Miami students pay $1,500 per student. The cost for the students next year to
attend this class, which is a very important part of the Clinical Year, is $14,000. We are
recruiting dollars and grants to help us keep our students in this class.
Mr. Ricardo Forbes, Vice-President of Baptist Hospital , suggested that we ask the Fire
Rescue/Ambulance Service to help us fund the Miami Dade students. Dr. Forbes will contact the
ambulance service to see if this is possible.
Service Projects with PA Students
Dominican Republic
Several PA students, as part of their clinical rotations, will participate in a mission trip next
March, 2008, to the Dominican Republic to assist the poor.
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Salvation Army
Approximately 25+ students and Jimmy Santana gave PPD’s to 130 people from the Salvation
Army. They were reimbursed $2,000 for this service and the monies will go toward the
Dominican Republic Mission Trip.
Personal Health Insurance for Students
Dr. Ausberto Hidalgo, from the Board, indicated that he would develop an agreement, where he
would provide basic health insurance to the students as his urgent care centers for a nominal fee.
PAEA Annual Education Forum
Peter attended this conference held in Tucson, Arizona on October 24 – 26, 2007.
There was discussion at the conference that the entrance level to become a PA would be at the
PHD level within 5 to 10 years.
Only doctors and PA’s can open clinics at this time. Business people in the past have been able
to open up clinics and hire the doctors/PA’s.
Current Standards for Admittance into the PA Program at MDC
2.75 Science
2.5 Overall GPA
Interview Process
General Education Classes
Basic Sciences from 5 to 10 years
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Appendix 14
BAS Survey to MDC PA Graduates From 2006 – 2009
BAS Survey to MDC PA Graduates From 2006 – 2009
Survey Conducted By Phone, Email or In-Person
1. Are you planning to complete your Bachelors Degree?
2. If MDC would offer a Bachelors Degree for Physician Assistants, would you be
interested in completing the 20 to 30 hours required to complete the program?
3. If you are interested in completing a Bachelors degree at MDC in Physician Assistant
studies, are you interested in taking the courses on campus or on-line?
Expected
Year of
Graduation
2008
2009
Year of
Graduation
2006
2007
Number of
Respondents
Respondents Indicating
Interest in BAS-HS
Percentage of Respondents
Indicating Interest in BAS-HS
31
41
Number of
Respondents
35
33
10
26
Respondents Indicating
Interest in BAS-HS
11
7
32%
41%
Percentage of Respondents
Indicating Interest in BAS-HS
31.4%
21.2%
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ARC-PA Standards
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Appendix 16
Foreign Health Care Professionals
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Appendix 17
ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
AND
MIAMI DADE COLLEGE PA PROGRAM
DATE GOES HERE
WHEREAS, Miami Dade College (MDC) does not offer a masters degree to their Physician
Assistant (PA) students who have been awarded a bachelor’s degree prior to entering MDC PA
Program or to graduates of the MDC PA Program who possess a bachelor’s degree; and
WHEREAS, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) offers by distance learning online master of
health science (M.H.Sc.) program, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools: and
WHEREAS, NSU and MDC wish to provide MDC PA students who have a bachelor’s degree
and graduates of the MDC PA program who possess a bachelor’s degree the opportunity to
obtain their M.H.Sc.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
agree as follows:
1. Program overview
NSU and MDC are collaborating to provide access to M.H.Sc. for MDC PA students who
have been awarded a bachelor’s degree prior to matriculation into the MDC PA program
and graduates that have completed their bachelor’s degree.
2. Application Procedures
MDC PA program students with a bachelors and graduates with a bachelor’s degree may
apply to NSU’s M.H.Sc. program. The application process will be the same as it is for all
other applicants with all the application fees applicable.
3. Course of Study
MDC PA program students with a bachelor’s degree and MDC PA program graduates
who possess a bachelors degree will have the ability to complete the track within the
M.H.Sc. that they desire. All requirements for graduation apply to students under this
addendum.
4. Award upon Successful Completion
NSU will grant the MHSc degree upon successful completion of the Master of Health
Science Program.
5. Advanced Standing
Students or graduates of the Miami Dade College PA Program accepted into the
NSU MHSc program will be granted advanced standing with a total of 3 credit hours
accepted toward the master’s degree, provided they have completed the following
training ACLS, BCLS and PALS will be awarded the following MHS 5103 Principles of
Advanced Life Support – 3 credits. No other course work from the MDC PA program
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will be considered for transfer credit, however if the applicant has attended another
graduate program and not awarded a degree for coursework transfer credit may be
entertained on a case by case basis in accordance with published policies in the MHSc
program brochure.
Transfer credit must be from a regionally accredited graduate institution. A maximum of
6 credits with a grade of B or higher will be considered for transfer.
6. Curriculum
Students at Miami Dade College PA Program admitted under this agreement would then
complete the remaining 33 credits at NSU with a 12% discount of the then prevailing
tuition rate. Courses to be successfully completed in the NSU MHSc program presently
are:
 MHS 5001: APA Writing Seminar (2 credits)
 MHS 5205: Writing for Medical Publication (3 credits)
 MHS 5521: Ethical Issues in Healthcare (3 credits)
 MHS 5501: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3 credits)
 MHS 5510: Research Methods (3 credits)
 MHS 5530: Principles & Practice of Healthcare Management (3 credits)
 MHS 5107: Internship (5 credits)
 MHS 5207: Practicum (5 credits)
 Two Electives (6 credits)
NSU reserves the right to change the courses to be completed toward the MHSc
degree. Specific tracks may require a different mix of courses, what is listed on the
MHS web site for the individual tracks will be held valid by this agreement.
7. Enrollment
Miami Dade College PA students with a bachelors degree are permitted to apply for
admission and if accepted, take courses in the MHSc program during their senior final
PA program year at Miami Dade College, provided those students are in good academic
standing in the Miami Dade Program as documented in writing by the program director
or official designee of the Miami Dade College PA Program. Admission and enrollment
are not reserved for current Miami Dade College PA Program students only. Graduates of
the Miami Dade College PA Program (with a bachelor’s degree) are also permitted
admission and enrollment. Graduation with the MHSc is contingent upon:
 graduation from the Miami Dade College PA Program and,
 being of good moral character as assessed by the program director,
 satisfactorily completing the program of 36 hours (minimum) of study required
for the degree with an average grade on B- or a GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale,
 successfully complete the M.H.Sc. internship and practicum.
8. Specific Admission Requirements
 MDC PA program students and graduates must have a bachelor’s degree awarded
from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum GPA of 2.5.
 Complete an NSU-MHSc application form with prevailing application fee, currently
$50, and official transcripts from previous post secondary study,
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
Provide evidence of overall GPA of 2.5/ C or higher for all professional and clinical
work at the college/university awarding the bachelor’s degree as evidenced by
official transcripts,
 Official college, certificate and/or diploma-based transcripts from all undergraduate
and graduate institutions attended, sent directly from the institutions,
 Submit two “Evaluation Forms” from the director, and/ or delegated faculty or
administrator from the MIAMI DADE COLLEGE PA program, attesting to the
student’s qualifications and standing in the program as either current student with a
bachelor’s degree or successful graduate with a bachelor’s degree. This form is
supplied in the application package for the program,
 Student must possess and be able to demonstrate basic computer and word processing
skills.
NSU reserves the right to alter, change or modify these admission requirements.
9. Total Costs
MHSc at NSU
• MHS regular tuition: $ 285 per credit hour as of 07/01/08. Tuition under this agreement is
discounted by 12% and will be $251 per credit hour. Graduates of the MDC PA program
already enrolled in the MHSc prior to this agreement will be eligible for this discounted
tuition once the agreement is in effect for courses from that point forward.
• Books: ~ $500.
* Student fee: $750 per year
10. Program Contact Information
MIAMI DADE COLLEGE Physician Assistant Program
Program Director
950 NW 20th Street
Miami, FL 33127
http://www.mdc.edu/MEDICAL/academic_programs/physician_assistant/physician.htm
Nova Southeastern University
Program Director Master of Health Science Program Nova Southeastern University Department of
Health Science 3200 South University Drive, #1219 Ft Lauderdale, FL 33328 Email:
dyda@nova.edu http://www.nova.edu/mhs
11. Compliance with Policies and Procedures Students admitted to the MHSc program are to
comply with (i) MIAMI DADE COLLEGE academic and non-academic policies and
procedures in all matters related to the pursuit of their PA degree and their being students at
MIAMI DADE COLLEGE and (ii) NSU’s academic and non-academic policies and
procedures in all matters related to their enrollment and participation in the MHSc Program
and their being students at NSU.
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12. Authority and Oversight Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the MIAMI DADE
COLLEGE PA program will have oversight of and authority over all matters related to the
undergraduate, entry-level physician assistant training portions and requirements for their PA
degree completion. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, NSU shall have oversight of and
authority over all matters related to the graduate MHSc portions and requirements for MHSc
degree completion.
13. Registration and Payments
Students will register, be billed and pay tuition and fees at MIAMI DADE COLLEGE for those
courses taken at MIAMI DADE COLLEGE, and will register, be billed and pay tuition and fees at
NSU for those courses taken at NSU.
14. Financial Aid
Students may apply to NSU for graduate financial aid pursuant to NSU policies and procedures. Each
student is responsible for making arrangements for financial aid if necessary, and satisfies all
financial considerations at the respective institutions.
15. Reporting of Grades.
As successful completion of the MIAMI DADE COLLEGE PA program is necessary for students
covered under this Agreement, the Registrar at MIAMI DADE COLLEGE will report grades and PA
degree completion to NSU in a timely manner to meet NSU MHSc requirements. The Registrar at
NSU will forward a report of grades earned at NSU to MIAMI DADE COLLEGE for courses taken
at NSU in the MHSc program only upon written request and permission by the MIAMI DADE
COLLEGE student to forward such information in the form of written transcripts.
16. Access to Campus Privileges
MIAMI DADE COLLEGE PA Program students/graduates admitted to NSU through the MHSc
program will have access to NSU campus privileges during their enrollment at NSU in the same
manner as other graduate students in other NSU graduate programs.
17. Changes to Prerequisites and Curriculum.
NSU will promptly communicate to MIAMI DADE COLLEGE any changes in prerequisites for
admission into its MHSc program. These changes will not be retroactive for students already enrolled
in the program. MIAMI DADE COLLEGE will promptly communicate to NSU any changes in its
core curriculum or related undergraduate majors which could impact this Agreement, except that no
such changes by MIAMI DADE COLLEGE shall be binding upon NSU with respect to NSU’s
prerequisites and other requirements for admission into the
MHSc Program. MIAMI DADE COLLEGE acknowledges that any change to the MIAMI DADE
COLLEGE courses listed in Section 4 herein may affect advanced standing credits to be granted by
NSU.
18. Liability. With respect to this Agreement, each party shall be liable for its own acts or
omissions, and those of its agents and employees.
19. Publicity.
MIAMI DADE COLLEGE shall publicize this Agreement to its faculty, staff, students, and
graduates, and shall provide proof of such publicity to NSU.
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20. Term.
The term of this Agreement shall commence (To be determined) and expire on September 30, 2010.
This Agreement shall automatically renew unless terminated consistent with the termination
requirement in Section 21 below.
21. Termination.
Either party may terminate this Agreement without cause upon six (6) months prior written notice to
the other party. If either party is in default under this Agreement and fails to cure the same within
thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice specifying the default, then the non-defaulting party may
terminate this Agreement by written notice to the breaching party. Furthermore, either party may
terminate this Agreement, by written notice, if the other party loses accreditation by its respective
accrediting bodies, including, with respect to MIAMI DADE COLLEGE, the Accreditation and
Review Committee for Physician Assistants. In the event of any such termination, this Agreement
shall remain effective with respect to all students at (or graduates of) MIAMI DADE COLLEGE who
have been admitted to the MHSc Program through their completion of the MHSc program.
22. Relationship.
The relationship of the parties is that of independent contractors. Nothing contained herein shall
create or be deemed to create an employer-employee, principal-agent, joint venture or partnership
relationship.
23. Entire Agreement and Modification.
This Agreement contains all of the understandings of the parties concerning the matters covered
herein, and may only be altered, amended or modified by a writing duly executed by the parties.
24. Law Governing, Jurisdiction and Venue With respect to any action instituted by one party
against the other relating to this Agreement, the parties accept the jurisdiction of the state and
federal courts in Florida, and agree that venue for any such action shall lie in either Broward
County, FL. The laws of the state where any action is instituted pursuant to this paragraph
shall govern.
25. Assignment.
Neither party may assign its interest in this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other
party.
26. Accrediting Bodies
The validity of this agreement shall be contingent upon its compliance with the requirements of the
accrediting bodies of each of the parties.
27. Notices. All notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in
writing, and shall be deemed effective upon receipt by the parties, at the following addresses:
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Miami Dade College PA Program
Program Director
950 NW 20th Street
Miami, FL 33127
Nova Southeastern University Master of Health Science Program
Program Director
Nova Southeastern University
Department of Health Sciences
3200 South University Drive
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33328-2018
Each party reserves the right to change the address at which notice to be given by providing written
notice of such change to the other party.
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Appendix 18
Discussions with Barry University and The University of Florida
From: Gutierrez, Pete
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 10:38 AM
To: 'dparkhurst@mail.barry.edu'
Subject: Possible agreement for Master Degree
Dr. D. Parkhurst,
It was a pleasure speaking with you this morning regarding our Physician Assistant
program. As you know Miami Dade College is preparing to start a Bachelor of Applied
Science Degree for our students in 2010. We would love to partner with your institution in
order to bridge the gap to a Master’s Degree Program for our students.
I look forward meeting with you on Wednesday November 12, 2008 to further discuss an
affiliation agreement.
Sincerely,
Pete A. Gutierrez MD, MMS, PA-C
Physician Assistant Program Director
Miami Dade College
Phone 305-237-4261
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Summary of November 12, 2008 Meeting with Dr. Pete Gutierrez, MDC PA
Program Director and Dr. Doreen Parkhurst, FASCEP Program Director, and Dr.
Chet Evans of Barry University
On Wednesday November 12, 2008 Dr. Gutierrez met with Doreen C. Parkhurst MD, FASCEP
Program Director Physician Assistant at Barry University, and Chet Evans, D.P.M; F.A.C.F.A.S.
At this meeting, the possibility of a future articulation agreement between Miami Dade College
and Barry University to grant MDC BAS-HS/PA graduates enrollment into the Barry University
Master of Clinical Medical Sciences program. Further discussion entailed the possibility of an
affiliation with the School of Public Health as an alternative route.
A second meeting will be set up after January 2009, in order to finalize the language of the
agreement.
Sincerely,
Pete A. Gutierrez MD, MMS, PA-C
Program Director
Miami Dade College, Physician Assistant Program
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EMAIL TO THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA REGARDING MASTER’S PROGRAM AGREEMENT
From: Gutierrez, Pete
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:00 AM
To: 'waynedbottom@medicine.ufl.edu'
Subject: Master's Program Agreement
Wayne D. Bottom PA-C, MPH
Director Physician Assistant Program
University of Florida
Wayne, thank you for speaking with me today about a possible working agreement for my
graduates to complete a Master’s program at your Institution and I understand your reason and
look forward having a close relationship with you and your program.
Thank you also for wishing us success in our attempt to develop and start our Bachelor of
Applied Science in Physician Assistant Studies in the year 2010.
As always it is a pleasure speaking with you.
Sincerely,
Pete Gutierrez MD, MMS, PA-C
Program Director
Miami Dade College
Physician Assistant Program
305-237-4261
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EMAIL SUMMARY REGARDING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
From: Gutierrez, Pete
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:32 AM
To: Dr. Mollie F. DeHart
District Director, Academic Programs
Subject: BAS-HS, PA Studies
Mollie,
First thanks for all your help in this endeavor. I contacted The University of Florida Wayne D. Bottom
PA-C, MPH Program Director of the Physician Assistant Program at the University of Florida on
November 20, 2008.
Mr. Bottom, whom I had known for years, related his approval of Miami Dade College application for the
BAS-HS degree since he believes that all PA Programs should be at a minimum of a Baccalaureate
Degree.
We discussed the possibility of a working agreement with the University of Florida in order to secure a
secondary track for our students to apply and enter his program to obtained a Master's Degree in
Physician Assistant Studies, however at this time because of the nature of his program he would need to
present it to his faculty for approval.
We will continue to speak on this matter in the near future.
If you need any further information, please let me know.
Sincerely,
Pete Gutierrez MD, MMS, PA-C
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Email Summarizing Discussion with Physician Assistant Accrediting Agency
From:
"Miller, Carol" <cmiller1@mdc.edu
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Reminder
To:
"DeHart, Mollie" <mdehart@mdc.edu>, <marthas_bryan@bellsouth.net>
Cc:
"Kaplan, Anita" <akaplan@mdc.edu>
Subject:
Date:
Block Sender
BAS proposal
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 5:10:25 PM
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High Priority
Good afternoon:
I want to take this opportunity to summarize today’s discussions regarding the BAS proposal.
1. I have spoken with Pete Gutierrez and he has indicated that the revised budget was sent to MJ last
week. I have not seen it and requested that he send a copy to me (and Dr. Kaplan).
2. This morning Dr. Kaplan and I had the opportunity to speak directly with John McCarty, Executive
Director of the ARC-PA. During this conversation he indicated that his accreditation agency focuses
on the curriculum content, faculty credentials and clinical placements offered, not the name or level
of degree conferred to program completers. He further stated that the name of the degree earned
by P.A. students graduating from accredited P.A. programs varies widely across the United States.
3. Based on the additional clarification received when speaking with John McCarty, it should be
confirmed that the request in the BAS proposal for CIP 51.0000 is correct. The Medical Center
Campus is seeking approval for Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, with the understanding
that an additional track may need to be requested.
(As an aside, it would be helpful to have clarified for the future if approval for this proposal would
result in only P.A. students matriculating and whether interested students from other Health Science
programs would require additional approvals from the state.)
We appreciate everyone’s efforts in completing this proposal and I stand ready to continue assisting
with the approval process for this program.
Carol
Dr. Carol J. Miller
Interim Dean for Academic Affairs
Medical Center Campus
Miami Dade College
950 NW 20 Street
Miami, FL 33127
305-237-4445
cmiller1@mdc.edu
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