Review Coordinator Composite Curriculum Review Form
For
Clinical Postgraduate PA Program Curriculum
Updated July, 2009
Name of Clinical Postgraduate PA Program:
Names of all individuals performing curriculum review for organization or panel:
Name, address, phone, and email of panel coordinator:
Date form completed (mm/dd/yy):
Date form sent to the Program and ARC-PA (mm/dd/yy):
The reviewers have reviewed the proposed curriculum and materials (as listed below),
submitted by the program above. The information provided below is based on their reviews of
these materials.
The reviewers have not evaluated each independent course in the program or any of the
specific course content, and do not make any recommendation or endorsement of the
preparation for practice of individuals graduating from the Program.
Materials reviewed:
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A brief description of the program, including its mission statement.
Schematic sequential representation of the program curriculum components.
A list of all educational sessions in which there is participation by the PA resident.
A list of all didactic courses.
A list of all required and elective clinical rotation experiences, including their duration.
Expected PA resident competencies/learning objectives.
A list of the expected competencies, clinical procedures and technical skills that all PA
residents are required to learn by the end of the program.
8. A list of expected diagnoses, conditions, clinical and operative procedures PA residents
should encounter during the program, and their expected level of participation with the
conditions or procedures.
9. A list of technical procedures taught during the program.
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Directions to Coordinator: Please create a composite from the forms submitted by the
curriculum review panel members. You can do this by copying (cut and paste) their comments
directly into the spaces provided below. Do not editorialize. If a member has submitted a
handwritten from to you, please type in the comments. If you cannot read the handwriting, do
your best to type what you can read and also fax the form to Laura Stuetzer of the ARC-PA at
314-961-1283.
The spaces will expand to accommodate your responses.
Questions are referenced to the ARC-PA accreditation Standards for clinical postgraduate
programs.
1. Does the program’s curriculum include didactic content as well as clinical rotations
applicable to the specialty of the program (B1.01)?
Number indicating Yes:
Number indicating No:
Comments submitted:
2. Is the curriculum of sufficient breadth and depth to adequately prepare the PA resident for
clinical practice in the specialty of the program (B1.02)?
Number indicating Yes:
Number indicating No:
Comments submitted:
3. Does the curriculum design reflect sequencing that enables PA residents to meet defined
program expectations/outcomes (B1.03)?
Number indicating Yes:
Number indicating No:
Comments submitted:
4. Does the curriculum as planned provide PA residents with direct experience in progressive
responsibilities for patient management (B1.04)?
Number indicating Yes:
Number indicating No:
Comments submitted:
5. Has the program provided information sufficient for you to believe that the volume and variety
of clinical experiences will be sufficient in number and distribution of cases for each PA
resident in the program to meet the program defined expectations (B1.11)?
Number indicating Yes:
Comments submitted:
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Number indicating No:
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6. Has the program provided information sufficient for you to believe that each clinical site it uses
provides the PA resident access to the physical facilities, patient populations, and supervision
necessary to fulfill the program’s expectations of the clinical experience (C2.03)?
Number indicating Yes:
Number indicating No:
Comments submitted:
Assessment
What is the group’s overall impression of the program’s curriculum in terms of its ability to
prepare its students in the time frame of the program for practice as a graduate PA within the
specialty of the program? (Copy individual comments here)
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Return of Forms
This form should be completed electronically. After electronically completing the curriculum
evaluation form, please be sure to SAVE all entries.
Completed forms should preferably be submitted as an email attachment but may be submitted
as a paper copy via regular mail.
Please return the original of this form to the clinical postgraduate PA program at the address
the program provided you.
Please send a completed copy to the individuals below:
Laura J. Stuetzer
Associate Director, ARC-PA
638 Lilac Ave
St. Louis, MO
63119
arcpaljs@hotmail.com
The program will be asked to submit a copy of this composite form as part of its application to
the ARC-PA.
Retain the individual forms in a confidential place until you are told by the ARC-PA to destroy
these forms. This could be up to 1 year after this process, depending on the timing of the
completed accreditation application submission, site visit and accreditation action.
Questions about this process should be addressed to Laura Stuetzer with the ARC-PA.
September 15, 2008, revised July 2009