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PROGRAM HOURS
Normal business hours of the Program the PA Program are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday , Monday through Friday. Check the course schedule for individual class/clinic times and locations.
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It is rarely necessary to cancel class; however, if warranted by unexpected events, an event of severe weather or manmade man-made emergency, the department follows USF guidelines as announcement of class cancellation would be made through the Program Director’s program director’s office. More information about these policies is available at the following website. In the event that it becomes necessary for USF to suspend normal operations, USF may opt to continue delivery of instruction through methods that include but are not limited to: Canvas, Elluminate, Skype, email messaging and/or an alternate schedule. It is the responsibility of the student to monitor the Canvas site for each class for course specific communication, and the main USF, College, and program websites, emails and MoBull messages for important general information.
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The Campus Security office is located in MDC 1023. Their telephone number is 813-974-2417. If no one is present the phone reverts automatically to the University Police at 813-974-2628. The safety of students is a primary concern of the PA programProgram. The educational process involves long hours, many spent alone studying or working in the laboratory. Students must take extra precautions on and off campus. USF police suggest the following preventive measures: Avoid isolated sites; have access to other people or a phone; call the police department (813-974-2417) when working or studying on campus after hours so the area can be patrolled; secure doors behind you, and do not walk to the parking lot alone at night, call the SAFE (813-974-7233) on campus for a SAFE Team Escort.
A Security Officer security officer is on duty at the USF Health Center on a 24-hour basis.
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Sexual assault is a criminal violation subject to prosecution by the State Attorney's Office. All sexual assault allegations reported to the USF police are referred to the State Attorney's Office, which then makes decides whether or not to prosecute.
Background
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Screening of
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Students and
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Employees
Employee screening
USF, MCOM, and the PA program Program are committed to ensuring a safe professional work environment for all employees and students. As part of the hiring process in an effort of creating a safe work and study environment, as well as for protection of the safety, security and health of its students, employees and others, USF employees (staff, administrators, faculty, etc.) must submit to a background screening. See USF PolicyPolicy on Criminal History Background Checks.
Student screening
As part of the CASPA application, applicants must acknowledge and provide details related to any former charges and/or convictions of a felony or misdemeanor. For any felony convictions that occur between the time of submission of the CASPA application and matriculation into the PA programProgram, specific details, including date of charge(s), type of offense, and disposition of the case, must be reported to the Program Director’s program director’s office immediately. After matriculation, should a student be convicted of any felonies at any time during his/her enrollment in the program, s/he must report the details immediately to the Director’s the director’s office. Failure to comply will be grounds for dismissal.
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EMPLOYMENT WHILE ENROLLED IN PROGRAM
The PA program Program curriculum is extremely rigorous and considered a 24 month, full time commitment. The PA program Program strongly discourages students to commence or continue employment during the program. Students who chose to work during the program put themselves at risk for poor academic performance.
Note: PA students are not required to work for the Program, substitute or function as instructional faculty and must not substitute for clinical or administrative staff during supervised clinical practice experience.
Any employment during the term of the program must be approved, in advance of matriculation, or at the time of employment by the Program Director. A student who chooses to work may not miss, be tardy or reschedule classes, labs, exams, special assignments, community service work or clinical rotations because of their work schedule. A student who chooses to work may not switch classes, labs, special assignments, community service work or clinical rotations because of their work schedule. Academic standards must be upheld and make-up classes, labs or exams are not offered. If a student who chooses to work is identified as experiencing academic or professional difficulties, they will be required to appear before the APPC and a recommendation to discontinue working while in the program may be made.
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USF Shimberg Health Sciences Library
Monday - Friday: 7:30 AM a.m. - 11:00 PMp.m.
Saturday: 10:00 AM a.m. - 6:00 PMp.m.
Sunday: Noon - 11:00 PMp.m.
USF Main Campus Tampa Library Hours
Monday - Thursday: Open 24 hours
Friday: Close at 6:00 PMp.m.
Saturday: 10:00 AM a.m. - 6:00 PMp.m.
Tampa General Library
Tampa General Hospital Library
Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM a.m. - 5:30 PMp.m.
Veteran's Administration Hospital Medical Library
Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM a.m. - 4:30 PMp.m.
Photocopy Machines
Students have access to copy machines located in Nickels Student Computer Lounge and the USF Shimberg Health Sciences Library. Students must provide their own paper when using Nickels Lounge. There is a ten-cent per page charge when using the library. If you have a great deal of material to copy, you may want to use Pro-Copy located at 5219 E. Fowler Avenue, which generally discounts PA student copying with a USF ID Card.
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USF Health Building Codes
- CMS – Children’s Medical Services (USF Health Administration), 13101 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
- MDF – Faculty Office Building, 13220 USF Laurel Drive
- HMT – Harbourside Medical Tower, 5 Tampa General Circle
- MDA – Medical Center Ambulatory Clinic, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
- MDC – Medical Center
- MDH – Morsani Center for Advanced Health Care, 13330 USF Laurel Drive
- MDL – Medical Center Laboratories
- MDT – School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences, 3515 E. Fletcher Avenue
- MCC – Moffitt Cancer Center, USF Magnolia Drive
- STC – USF Health South Tampa Center for Advanced Healthcare, 2 Tampa General Circle
- TGH – Tampa General Hospital, 1 Tampa General Circle
- UPC – USF Health University Psychiatry Center, 3515 E. Fletcher Avenue
Classroom Area
Definition of a classroom area: lecture halls and laboratory.
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Food Trucks are present at the entrance of the WELL. Monday - Friday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Soda and snack bar and vending machines are available in/near the Bookstore and WELL.
Fitness Center
The Fitness Center and adjoining lounge (MDC 1028 and 1029) are for the exclusive use of all students, faculty and staff in the MCOM. No guests are permitted to use these rooms.
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The Fitness Center is not be professionally staffed. As safety is the primary concern, prior to using the Fitness Center you must watch a safety video (contact PA programProgram, 813-974-8926, for link to the video). Once you have watched the safety video, contact the PA program Program and your ID badge swipe card will be activated to open the facility. Until such time, you must be in the presence of another member of the USF MCOM community – staff, faculty or student – whenever you use the facility.
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Computer Requirements
Every student will be required to have a laptop computer that meets the specifications outlined by the PA programProgram. In order to take advantage of educational opportunities as they present themselves throughout the course of your education, there may be additional experiences required of all students such as extra classroom sessions, on-line course modules, etc.
Access to and on-going use of a computer is required for all students to complete their degree programs successfully. USF and the PA Program expects PA Program expects each student to acquire computer hardware and software appropriate to his or her degree program. Competency in the basic use of a computer is a requirement. Class assignments may require use of a computer, academic advising and registration can be done by computer, and official university correspondence is sent via e-mail. While the university offers limited access to computers through its computer labs, most students will be expected to purchase or lease a computer that is capable of dial-up or network connection to the Internet, graphical access to the World Wide Web, and productivity functions such as word processing and spreadsheet calculation.
The PA Program requires students to have laptops for classroom use and recommends a computer no older than 2-3 years. The program does not endorse a specific operating system or computer brand. This requirement focuses on function and current open standards. Students should have a current, fully-patched operating system. The following list of capabilities is recommended at a minimum:
Hardware
- Intel Core 2 Duo, or 1 series processor
- Windows 7 or higher operating system is currently recommended*
- 4 GB of RAM or more
- 256 GB Hard Drive or higher
- DVD-R/RW Drive
- USB Ports ( at least 2)
- Wi-Fi wireless networking on laptops
- Display resolution at least 1024×768 pixels
- Sound card, and speakers or headphones
- 100mbit or 1 Gbit Ethernet adaptor for Broadband
- Broadband connection to the internet and related equipment (generally supplied by the service provider). Cable or DSL highly recommended.
- Printer
- Long life battery (* see below)
Software*
- Malware protection
- Current, fully-patched operating system
- Anti-viral software installed and up to date
- Anti-spyware software installed and up to date
- Modern, standards-compliant Web browser
- Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape, Opera, and Safari are good choices.
- Standards-based email client
- Some students may wish to use the campus Webmail exclusively.
- Standard “run time” environment for Java and Flash programs
- A media player
- Software to read/write Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint formats (MS Office is available at the USF computer store for a reduced price)
- Ability to read PDF files
*Updates to this list will be provided upon matriculation
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Email is the official form of communication for the USF MCOM MPAS ProgramPA Program. Students are required to check email regularly. Email is our primary means of communication with students. Email responses when necessary are expected in a timely manner.
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When communicating with the PA programProgram, it is USF policy that only University of South Florida email accounts will be recognized for student communication. This is important because e-mails originating from third-party accounts/services, such as Yahoo, Gmail, and others are frequently routed to quarantine folders. In these cases, the recipient may not be notified of the email until a later date when the quarantine folder contents are reviewed.
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Social Networking Policy
The PA program subscribes Program subscribes to the policy pertaining to the use of social networking sites as adopted by the university and USF Health. Official USF Health Social Media sites are maintained through the USF Health Office of Communications and Marketing department.
The administration of the university recognizes that social networking websites and applications, including but not limited to Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, are an important and timely means of communication. However, students and residents who use these websites and other applications must be aware of the critical importance of privatizing their web sites so that only trustworthy “friends” have access to the websites/applications. They must also be aware that posting certain information may be illegal. Violation of existing statutes and administrative regulations may expose the offender to criminal and civil liability, and the punishment for violations may include fines and imprisonment. Offenders also may be subject to adverse academic actions that range from a letter of reprimand to probation to dismissal from school or resident training.
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Students of the USF PA Program will be encouraged and assisted in developing a student society to allow further interaction with other PA programsPrograms, PA students and the FAPA and AAPA.
The AAPA Student Society Handbook (PDF) is a guide for PA students, faculty advisors, and program directors for establishing a student society, organizing and maintaining the society and making it successful. Program faculty will assist students in establishing and developing a unique society at the USF MCOM PA Program to the betterment of the students.
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