The APPRC will use the following process for evaluation:
- Each learner is considered individually with emphasis upon quality of performance
- The APPRC shall review the academic performance (didactic and clinical phases) and professionalism of each physician assistant learner facing potential committee action, recommendations made by the Directors of Didactic or Clinical Education, and any additional information provided by other parties (i.e. course directors, administrative support staff or learners).
- The APPRC shall make recommendations regarding advancement, graduation, monitoring status, probation, dismissal, remediation, leaves of absence, and re-enrollment.
- The committee will review the performance of learners in academic difficulty, those learners demonstrating a potential for being in academic difficulty, and those learners who have exhibited unprofessional behavior or non-compliance with other standards of performance, as identified by the program faculty.
- The APPRC may recommend an improvement plan, may develop more comprehensive longer- term remedial plans for those learners having difficulty, or implement appropriate disciplinary action, possibly including dismissal from the educational program.
- Special meetings of the APPRC may be called when reports of unprofessional behavior or other serious concerns regarding a learner’s academic performance. After review, a learner will receive written notification of the complaint/incident and that it has been referred to the APPRC. The APPRC may recommend an improvement plan, may develop more comprehensive longer-term remedial plans for those learners having difficulty, or implement appropriate disciplinary action, possibly including dismissal from the educational program.
- The committee chair will notify the program director of the committee’s recommendation regarding potential action plans for ratification.
- The committee chair will notify each learner of the committee’s recommendation regarding potential actions and provide the learner with an opportunity to appeal that recommendation if they desire.
- The dean and provost have final authority regarding an appropriate course of action for each learner.