Preceptor handbook & resources
The PAEA Preceptor Orientation Handbook: Tips, Tools, and Guidance for Physician Assistant Preceptors is a valuable resource for clinical coordinators, and will guide their work with preceptors.
Resources
The one-pagers below are developed by the PAEA and offer time-tested methods for making the precepting experience as efficient and rewarding as possible.
- Incorporating Students into Patient Care/Workflow
- The One-Minute Preceptor
- Ask-Tell-Ask Feedback Model
- SNAPPS: A Six-Step Learner-Centered Approach to Clinical Education
- Introducing/Orienting a PA Student to Your Practice
- Tailoring Clinical Teaching to an Individual Student
Accreditation
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Northwestern College Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Northwestern College. 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remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards.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 2034. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.
The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website at https://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-historynorthwestern-college/.
