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Keeping The Promise

PC’s strategic plan continues to unfold

Nearly two years have passed since President Staton delivered The Promise of PC speech on Nov. 20, 2017. If you’ve been to campus lately, you can easily notice the plan successfully unfolding: Neville has been completely restored, and there are new residential facilities behind Springs Student Center.

While other aspects of the plan’s success are not as obvious, President Staton, the leadership team and PC faithful have been hard at work delivering on The Promise of PC.

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During The Promise of PC speech, President Staton said, “The plan aggressively promotes The Promise by expanding our academic offerings to appeal to more students and faculty.” The plan is working: This year’s incoming class is the largest since 2009.

Staton specifically mentioned the launch of a physician assistant studies program at PC in his address too.

On July 19, the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant granted Accreditation-Provisional status to PC’s PA Studies Program. As a result, 32 students will begin working toward their master’s degree in physician assistant studies in October.

“We are dedicated to building a strong program that, rooted in service and committed to our College’s mission and values, will extend that commitment in a meaningful way to prepare students for servant leadership as future physician assistants in different communities,” Staton said.

The PA studies program continues the College’s dedication to serve today’s health care needs. The School of Pharmacy was established in 2008 to address the need for pharmacists in the community. In addition, PC’s occupational therapy doctoral program is slated to begin in 2021.