On behalf of the faculty, administration, staff, and student body, we welcome you to the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine's Physician Assistant Studies Program (MPAS)program.
The USF MCOM PA Program program is currently considered a developing program by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). The program has applied for Provisional Accreditation and is scheduled for a site visit on June 30, 2016 by the ARC-PA. Results of the Provisional Accreditation site visit will be released in September 2016. Program preparations continue with the intent to receive to begin receiving prospective student applications beginning in October 2016 for the inaugral the inaugural class to begin starting in May 2017.
This handbook has been developed by the administration and faculty of the MPAS Programthe PA program. It contains Guidance statements and Policies and Procedures of the Physician Assistant Studies Programprogram, Morsani College of Medicine, as well as the University of South Florida.
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Although not specifically stated after each section, failure to comply and/or conform to the guidelines, academic requirements, rules, and regulations of this handbook could result in disciplinary action, up to and including referral to the USF MCOM MPAS Program PA program Academic Progress and Professionalism Committee (APPC) and dismissal from the program.
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