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Benchmark for Success in achieving goal:

100% of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Program graduates will complete research capstone projects, including a course in Evidence-Based Medicine, Citi-Program Training on protecting human subjects in research, delivering a poster presentation on a rural health topic, and preparing a manuscript for possible publication.

Outcomes:

To date, 100% of enrolled learners have completed their Evidence-Based medicine Course, Completed Citi-Program training, and have selected their topics for research.

Achievement of these benchmarks is scheduled for completion following the first cohort graduation in 2025. Additional information will be posted here following ºÚÁÏÉçÇø graduation.

Benchmark for Success in achieving goal:

75% of clinical ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs will complete at least one rotation in a rural or partially rural location.

Outcomes:

To date, 100% of faculty and ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs have continued membership in the Ohio Rural Health Association, including the foundation of a ºÚÁÏÉçÇø representative and planning team to coordinate and develop the ORHA annual conference at ºÚÁÏÉçÇø 2025.

Clinical rotations for the first ºÚÁÏÉçÇø cohort are scheduled to be completed in 2025 and the program will post additional information here after the first cohort graduates related to clinical placements in rural locations.

Outcomes:

Goal is to have a 90% first-time pass rate and 100% board pass rate in each cohort.

This will be presented with national data reported after the first cohort of ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs graduates in 2025.

Benchmark for Success in achieving goal:

Students will engage in professional advocacy, through 100% membership of the ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs and at least 90% of faculty to our professional organizations, namely American Academy of Physician Associates, Ohio Association of Physician Assistants, and Ohio Rural Health Association 

As leaders in advocacy for the profession, the program will have at least two ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs per year representing the program with local, regional, and state leaders.

Outcomes:

To date, the program has observed 100% membership of all faculty and ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs to our professional organizations, including American Academy of Physician Associates, Ohio Association of Physician Assistants, and Ohio Rural Health Association 

The program has five policy and advocacy representatives who traveled to the state capital this year, 2024.

Benchmark for Success in achieving goal:

The program will prepare graduates to embody excellent interpersonal communication skills through training in a dedicated history taking course for the program for each cohort that 100% of matriculated ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs will complete and pass this course successfully. 

Additionally, the program will measure ºÚÁÏÉçÇø professionalism and communication skills on Objective Structured Physical Examinations (OSCE) where 80% of learners in each cohort will pass the first time during each OSCE session during the clinical training year for these categories. 

Outcomes: