Progression in the LMU-Harrogate PA Program is contingent upon continued mastery of program objectives, course content, competency minimums, and demonstration of professional behaviors consistent with health care professionals. Students matriculating into the LMU-Harrogate PA Program have a maximum of 54 (fifty-four) months to complete all required components of the curriculum, including time for deceleration and leave of absence. Any alterations to the student curriculum must be approved by mechanisms listed in the LMU-Harrogate PA Program Student Handbook.
In order for students to progress from the Didactic Phase to the Clinical Phase, students must receive a passing grade in all didactic courses, successfully pass the Didactic Comprehensive Exam (DCE) and Didactic Comprehensive OSCE, sit for the PACKRAT I exam, satisfy any additional requirements as mandated by the SPC, the Reassessment Committee, and/or faculty mentor, and be recommended for progression by the Director of Didactic Education to the Director of Clinical Education.
Progression requirements for students throughout the clinical phase of training, including successful achievement of rotation learning outcomes, student achievement of all program competencies, and summative evaluation requirements. Please note, all summative evaluation requirements are required to be completed with achievement of the minimum passing score, for a student to be recommended for graduation from the LMU-Harrogate PA program. Additionally, students must satisfy all additional requirements mandated by the SPC, the Reassessment Committee, and/or faculty mentor in order to progress through the clinical phase and be recommended for graduation. All of these progression requirements, including the program competencies and information concerning the summative evaluation, can all be found in the LMU-Harrogate PA Clinical Manual.