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Physician Assistant Program is part of the College of Allied Health
501-279-5642
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Harding University
Physician Assistant Program
HU 12231
Searcy, AR 72149-5615
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued to the Harding University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Harding University. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.
Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be September 2024. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.
Access the Program's accreditation history on ARC-PA's webpage (click on "documents" to view the full accreditation history).
In the unlikely event of loss of accreditation and/or closure of a program, the University is committed to teaching out all currently matriculated students, including those in the PA Program. This may involve allowing them to complete their education at Harding University or assisting them in enrolling in an accredited program in which they can continue their education.
The Harding University Physician Assistant Program seeks to develop Physician Assistants graduates who practice and live within a framework of a dependence upon their God and faith. The ability to measure that dependence is difficult quantitatively, but is more reflective in who they are as PAs and how they serve their patients and those around them. We continue to refine this measurement tool.
To measure the Program goals, alumni were surveyed. The results of the most recent survey are as follows:
The Program does not "place" graduates in a job. Graduates are free to accept a position in a specialty of their choice (although we hope in primary care) and in any area of the country. Some have job offers prior to graduation. Some wait until after they take the PANCE (and take a vacation, have their wedding or delivery a baby) to start job hunting. We provide our students with many job opportunities not only through their clinical rotations, but also through job postings sent directly to the Program and passed on to our students.
Nicole Mount, PA-C
Clinical Director and Associate Professor
lmount@harding.edu
Barbara Collins
Clinical Assistant
bcollins1@harding.edu
Physician Assistant Program is part of the College of Allied Health
501-279-5642
Fax: 501-279-4811
Mailing address:
Harding University
Physician Assistant Program
HU 12231
Searcy, AR 72149-5615