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 Program (USF MCOM PA Program).
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 begin receiving prospective student applications in October 2016 for the inaugural class starting in May 2017.
This handbook has been developed by the administration and faculty of the PA Program. It contains guidance statements and the policies and procedures of the Physician Assistant PA Program, Morsani College of Medicine, as well as the University of South FloridaMCOM, and USF.
All students are subject to the policies of the University as delineated in the University of South Florida USF 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; and rules, regulations, and policies of the University of South FloridaUSF. The foregoing authorities will govern in the event that any provision of a local governance document is inconsistent with or in conflict with them.
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