by Rod Jones
ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ City Universityβs new Physician Assistant Program has taken an important step toward national certification from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA).
The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to the ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ City University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ City University.
Accreditation-Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet enrolled students appear to demonstrate the programβs ability to meet the ARC-PA Standards or when a program holding Accreditation-Provisional status appears to demonstrate continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class (cohort) of students.
Accreditation-Provisional does not ensure any subsequent accreditation status. It is limited to no more than five years from matriculation of the first class.
βAchieving this status requires a review of hundreds of details about the program,β said Dan McNeill, director of ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½βs PA program. βOut of all of the details, the reviewers found no areas of noncompliance. This is a great way to start our exceptional program.β
ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ City University is only the third institution in the state to offer a PA program, joining OU Health Science Center programs in ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ City and Tulsa. ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½βs program will focus on educating physician assistants with a strong emphasis on providing primary care in community hospitals and clinics. Classes are scheduled to begin in January, with an initial cohort of 36 students.
For more information about the program, visit or call 405-208-5094.
