Program Mission
The Physician Assistant Program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is dedicated to ensuring equal opportunities for all students, with an emphasis on supporting those from diverse backgrounds. Our mission is to empower students to deliver compassionate and competent care to patients in underserved and diverse communities locally, nationally, and globally.
Program Vision
The Physician Assistant Program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will become an innovative healthcare leader recognized for its excellence in PA education, research, and community service.
Program Goals and Effectiveness in Meeting Its Goals
- UMES PA program will recruit, select, and retain diverse applicants who can complete the rigorous Master of Medical Science in Physician Assistant Studies (MMS-PAS) program.
- Admissions/Orientation Survey, Student Diversity, and Attrition data are displayed below to illustrate effectiveness in achieving this goal.
2. Prepare physician assistant students to demonstrate medical knowledge, clinical reasoning, clinical and technical skills, interpersonal skills, and professional behavior to provide high quality patient care.
- Exit Survey, Preceptor Evaluations of the Student, and PANCE First-Time Pass Rate data are displayed below to illustrate effectiveness in achieving this goal.
3. Prepare graduates to master the skills necessary to become successful medical providers in interprofessional team-based practices.
- IPE survey and Exit Survey Question data are displayed below to illustrate effectiveness in achieving this goal.
The UMES PA Program participates in Interprofessional Education in a number of events with the other Health Profession students at Salisbury University and UMES. After the event, students are surveyed with a number of questions in the following categories: Overall Perception, Interprofessional Education, Values/Ethics, Roles/Responsibilities, Interprofessional Communication, and Teams and Teamwork. The program uses a success rate of a 3.50 average on a Likert Scale listed.
IPE Survey
4. Cultivate a diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning environment that prepares graduates to provide health care to underserved communities.
- DEI Exit Survey data are displayed below to illustrate the effectiveness in achieving this goal.
5. Foster an environment that inspires and supports student and faculty applied research initiatives related to the Physician Assistant profession.
- Research questions on the Exit Survey and Capstone Participation data are displayed below to illustrate the effectiveness in achieving this goal.
