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).
The USF MCOM PA 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 accept prospective student applications beginning in October 2016 if we are granted provisional accreditation for the inaugral class to begin in May 2017.
This handbook has been developed by the faculty of the MPAS Program. It contains Guidance statements and Procedures of the Morsani College of Medicine, as approved by the MPAS Program Director and the Dean of the College. The procedures relate to student activities as well as hints and advice to facilitate your educational experience and help you through some potential trouble spots while you are in the PA Program. We hope that you find it useful. If you have questions or need clarification, please contact the MPAS program office, MDC 900, 813-974-8926.
All students are subject to the policies of the University as delineated in the University of South Florida Student Rights and Responsibilities web page. It is recognized that this handbook may not contravene the constitutions and laws of the state of Florida; rules, regulations, and policies of the Florida Board of Governors; rules, regulations, and policies of the University of South Florida. The foregoing authorities will govern in the event that any provision of a local governance document is inconsistent with or in conflict with them. If any rule is changed after publication of this document, students will be notified of the change by e-mail. This document is not a contract between a Physician Assistant student and the University or Morsani College of Medicine.
It is the student’s responsibility to read this manual. All students must sign a declaration of understanding prior to beginning of the program and again before the clinical year stating they have read, understood, and agree to abide by the contents of this manual.
Although not specifically stated after each section, failure to comply and/or conform to the guidelines, academic requirements, rules and regulations of this manual could result in disciplinary action, up to and including referral to the USF MCOM MPAS Program Academic Progress Review Committee (APRC) and dismissal from the program.
This Handbook is not a contract between the University and you. Rather it is intended to provide up-to-date information, which may be helpful to you. We hope that you find it useful. If you have questions or need clarification, please contact the USF MCOM MPAS program office, MDC 900, 813-974-8926.
*Policies and programs presented in this handbook are subject to change at any time. As changes occur in institutional policies that affect students, they will be notified via e-mail.
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