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Mission

The North Central College Master's Degree Physician Assistant program will prepare our diverse students to become competent medical providers who deliver humane, patient and relationship-centered primary care in collaboration with healthcare professionals while developing future leaders committed to community service, life-long learning and advancement of the PA profession. The Program’s Five Foundational Pillars of Excellence are as follows: Humanism, Scholarship, Innovation, Leadership, and Community.

The mission of the program aligns with both the North Central College and School of Education and Health Science missions: to provide students the opportunities to advance in their chosen professions in the medical field and develop strong communication, critical thinking skills, and problem-solving skills, while staying rooted in the liberal arts foundation.

Vision

The North Central College MSPAS program will deliver an exemplary relationship-centered medical curriculum using a competency-based approach.

Program Goals

  1. Recruit and retain diverse and highly qualified students.
  2. Prepare graduates in the therapeutic use of lifestyle changes to prevent and treat disease.
  3. Educate graduates who possess the competence required of contemporary health care practice.
  4. Develop future PA leaders and interprofessional team members.
  5. Engage students in community service and prepare them to be self-directed scholars. 
MSPAS Students

Program Outcomes and Student Attrition

First-Time PANCE Pass Rate

Success of the Program in Achieving Goals

The program will provide accurate evidence of its effectiveness in meeting its goals. 

Student Attrition


MSPAS Program News and Announcements

10.10.24 Dr. Timothy Woods, Invited Presenter 2024 ASAHP Annual Conference Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Pedagogical Dilemma and The Anatomage Table Solution. Atlanta, GA. 

10.9.24 Dr. Tiffany Delane, Invited Co-Presenter at PAEA 2024 Education Forum Attitudes Towards Professionalism of Physician Assistant and Physical Therapy Students. Washington DC.

November 2021 Nature Disruption of Mitochondrial Complex I Induces Progressive Parkinsonism inclusive of lab research by Dr. Kristen Stout, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacology https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34732887/

6.14-17.21 Dr. Timothy Woods and Dr. Mary Groll, Invited Workshop Presenters - Anatomage Annual National Event: Users Group Meeting 2021 Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Pedagogical Dilemma and The Anatomage Table Solution. Virtual

4.6.21 Dr. Ashwani Garg Will a Plant-Based Lifestyle Protect the Worlds from the Next Global Pandemic? as one of three invited presenters at the Chicago Bar Association’s “How Vegans Will Save the World!” moderated seminar for Illinois Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) - 2 credits.

4.6.21 Dr. Ashwani Garg’s Daily Herald’s Letter-to-the-Editor A Doctor's Perspective: Diet hazards Lurk for Students as They Return to In-person Schooling https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210406/a-doctors-perspective-diet-hazards-lurk-for-students-as-they-return-to-in-person-schooling

3.17.21 North Central College PA Program Podcast of Health Disparities Interview featuring Dr. Tiffany Delane, Assistant Professor and Dr. Ashwani Garg, Medical Director https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/cardinalpaprogram/episodes/2021-03-17T12_03_38-07_00

2.1.21 North Central College PA Program Podcast of Lifestyle Medicine Interview featuring Dr. Ashwani Garg, Medical Director and Dr. Mary Groll https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/cardinalpaprogram

5.20.20 Telemundo Chicago with Dr. Ashwani Garg, Medical Director speaking. Exigen Más Protecciones Para Trabajadores de Procesadoras de Carne https://www.telemundochicago.com/noticias/local/profesionales-de-la-salud-exigen-mas-protecciones-para-trabajadores-de-procesadoras-de-carne/2091273/

3.20.20 The New York Times quoting Dr. Ashwani Garg, Medical Director. A Dilemma for Some: Should You Still Hire a Cleaner? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/us/coronavirus-house-cleaner.html

3.11.20 US News and World Report quoting Dr. Mary Groll. How to Handle Colds and Flu at Work  https://money.usnews.com/careers/company-culture/articles/how-to-handle-colds-and-flu-at-work

1.21.20 Naperville Sun North Central to Build Graduate Health Sciences Center on Land Across from Wentz Hall https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-north-central-health-sciences-building-st-0122-20200122-n646j6oqnzh3fje6r4s5cbwrxq-story.html
 

Contact Information

The developing MSPAS program at North Central warmly welcomes your questions and comments. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns to Graduate Admission at 630-637-5555 or email to grad@noctrl.edu.

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (P.A.) Program

The North Central College Master's Degree Physician Assistant program will prepare our diverse students to become competent medical providers who deliver humane, patient and relationship-centered primary care in collaboration with healthcare professionals while developing future leaders committed to community service, life-long learning and advancement of the PA profession. 

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