In addition to its mission, values, and goals, the NGU PA Medicine Program has established graduate goals/benchmarks. Following graduation of the inaugural cohort and annually thereafter, inclusive of each additional subsequent graduating class, alumni will be surveyed to determine the programs goal attainment. NGU will continuing gathering benchmark goal data for the most recent graduating class in mid 2020.
Program Performance Indicator
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PANCE PASS RATES |
Results |
Meeting Benchmark |
|
PANCE: First Time Pass Rate |
2018: 100% 2019: 83% |
98% (National Average 2018) 93% (National Average 2019) |
|
PANCE: Cumulative Pass rate |
2018: 100% 2019: 83% |
99% (National Average 2018) 97% (National Average 2019) |
|
PA Employment | ||
|
NGU Graduate PA Employment in South Carolina |
65% |
41% (Data Based) |
|
NGU Graduate PA Employed in Upstate South Carolina (One of 10 designated counties) |
35% |
20% (Desired) |
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NGU Graduate PA Employed in Primary Care Practice (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics) |
45% |
36% (Data Based) |
|
NGU Graduate PA Employed in Underserved Population or Area |
30%* |
8% (Data Based) |
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Leadership/Volunteerism | ||
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NGU Graduate PA is Involved in the Community (Search and rescue, community emergency response team, volunteer fire department, free clinic volunteer, health center volunteer, etc.) |
0% ** |
50% (Entry Goal) |
|
NGU Graduate PA Serves in Areas Outside Local Community (One developing country medical mission a year) |
0% ** |
50% (Entry Goal) |
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NGU Graduate PA has a Leadership Role in the PA Profession (Leadership role in AAPA, NCCPA, AMA, State Medical Board, etc.) |
0% ** |
25% (Entry Goal) |
*Self-reported underserved area or population
*At time of data collection, graduates had only been practicing for 3 months or less.