To accomplish the mission and bring the vision to light, the goals of the program include the following objectives:
Global Objective
The PASP upholds a curriculum that embraces the physician assistant concept. The PASP advocates the physician – physician assistant team model in the delivery of primary health care.
Operational Objective
The PASP provides opportunities for professional training as a physician assistant to qualified students from throughout Texas and the United States. Recruitment and retention efforts consider the health care needs and cultural distinction of the area.
Functional Objective
The PASP maintains a curriculum in physician assistant studies that prepares the graduate for a national board certifying examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
Academic Objective
The PASP retains faculty and curriculum that strives to continually improve learning experiences and the performance appraisal of students, faculty, and curricula to facilitate optimal achievement.