Goals		Metrics	Benchmarks	Results and Analysis
Goal 1	To recruit, retain, and graduate a diverse cohort of learners who will demonstrate academic excellence and competencies required to effectively meet the health care needs of the communities they will serve.	Admissions Data Graduation Data	< 5% Attrition > or = 10% Underrepresented populations from rural or socio-economic disadvantaged backgrounds	Results and analysis of data will be available here once analysis is completed.
Goal 2	To deliver an intellectually challenging and creative curriculum through innovative teaching strategies that result in the learner’s successful achievement of the program learning outcomes and competencies.	Learner performance on formative and summative assessments Learner and Faculty Surveys	90% of learners meeting or exceeding benchmarks for course assessments. 90% of learners meeting or exceeding summative evaluation benchmarks. Learner and Faculty Survey items assessing the utilization of evidence-based innovative teaching strategies (Average score of 3 on a 5-point Likert scale)	Results and analysis of data will be available here once analysis is completed.
Goal 3	To achieve a successful first-time pass rate, the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants Examination at or above the national average.	NCCPA PANCE Pass Rate Dat	At or above national average	Results and analysis of data will be available here once analysis is completed.
Goal 4	To foster a scholarly setting where learners will appropriately conduct critical appraisal of research resulting in improved patient outcomes and effective communication of their findings through medical writing.	Graduate Research Project Data Graduate Survey	5% of graduate research projects result in publication or state/national presentation.	Results and analysis of data will be available here once analysis is completed.
Goal 5	To afford learners opportunities to participate in state and national professional organizations as advocates for the Physician Assistant profession resulting in continued participation throughout their careers.	Graduate survey	25% of the respondents of the graduate survey maintain membership to state and national professional organizations.	Results and analysis of data will be available here once analysis is completed.