updated April 2025
1. Maintain PANCE first-time taker pass rates higher than the national average.
- Measure: PANCE first-time taker cohort pass rate
- Benchmark: Above national average
- Success of Goal:
| Cohort |
DeSales Cohort First-Time Taker Pass Rate |
National First-Time Taker Pass Rate |
| 2020 |
99% |
95% |
| 2021 |
99% |
93% |
| 2022 |
95% |
92% |
| 2023 |
97% |
92% |
| 2024 |
100% |
93% |
2. Prepare graduates to obtain employment within the first six months following program completion.
The DeSales PA Program utilizes various modalities in the curriculum to prepare graduates for employment and assist with job placement. Students attend one-on-one advising sessions with faculty at least three times annually during both their didactic and clinical years. Advising sessions are used to monitor academic and professional progress in the program, as well as to provide mentoring and professional development.
- Measure: Curricular Offerings
- Benchmark: Provide more than 3 varied curricular offerings annually
- Success of Goal
| |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Employment Lecture |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Resume Assignment |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Mock Interview |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Recruiting Visit #1 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Recruiting Visit #2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Credentialing/Licensure Lecture |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Career Services Availability |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Academic/Professional Advising Every Semester |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
- Measure: Job Placement
- Benchmark: 90% of graduates placed in six months
- Success of Goal*:
| Cohort |
Job Placement Rate |
| 2020 |
93% |
| 2021 |
100% |
| 2022 |
100% |
| 2023 |
96% |
| 2024 |
94% |
*Results based on Graduate Survey (Response rate varies from 32% to 74%)
3. Foster and maintain collaborative connections between the students and faculty.
The DeSales PA Program utilizes various modalities to foster and maintain collaborative connections. Students attend one-on-one advising sessions with faculty at least three times annually during both their didactic and clinical years. In addition, students are encouraged to schedule additional one-on-one sessions with faculty as deemed necessary. Students connect with a clinical faculty member on every rotation for a mid-rotation site visit with either an in-person or virtual visit.
- Measure: Student to Faculty Ratio
- Benchmark: Better than National PAEA Average
- Success of Goal:
- Measure:
- Faculty Evaluation of Curriculum (Collaborative Connections between Faculty and Students)
- End of Didactic Evaluation of Curriculum (Collaborative Connections between Faculty and Students)
- Exit Survey Evaluation of Curriculum (Collaborative Connections between Faculty and Students)
- Graduate Survey Evaluation of Curriculum (Collaborative Connections between Faculty and Students)
- Staff Survey Evaluation of Curriculum (Collaborative Connections between Faculty and Students)
- Benchmark: Better than program benchmark of 3.5 out of 5.0 on all assessments
- Success of Goal:
| Cohort |
Faculty Survey |
End of Didactic Survey |
Exit Survey |
Graduate Survey |
Staff Survey |
| 2021 |
4.86 |
4.36 |
4.42 |
4.50 |
N/A |
| 2022 |
4.76 |
4.72 |
4.63 |
4.52 |
N/A |
| 2023 |
5.00 |
4.49 |
4.63 |
4.64 |
N/A |
| 2024 |
4.82 |
4.52 |
4.63 |
4.31 |
4.67 |
| 2025 |
4.79 |
4.73 |
Pending |
Pending |
5.00 |
4. Provide early professional experiences to complement classroom teaching.
- Measure: Percentage of students that participate in early professional experiences in the didactic year.
- Benchmark: 100%
- Success of Goal
| Cohort |
% of Participating Students |
| 2021 |
100% |
| 2022 |
100% |
| 2023 |
100% |
| 2024 |
100% |
| 2025 |
100% |
- Measure:
- Exit Survey (Value of First Year Professional Experiences)
- Grad Survey (Value of First Year Professional Experiences)
- Benchmark: Better than program benchmark of 3.5 out of 5.0
- Success of Goal
| Cohort |
Exit Survey |
Grad Survey |
| 2020 |
4.36 |
4.64 |
| 2021 |
4.77 |
4.52 |
| 2022 |
4.60 |
4.18 |
| 2023 |
4.76 |
4.57 |
| 2024 |
4.52 |
4.58 |
- Measure:
- Faculty Evaluation of Curriculum (Student Preparation with Simulation)
- End of Didactic Evaluation of Curriculum (Student Preparation with Simulation)
- Exit Survey Evaluation of Curriculum (Student Preparation with Simulation)
- Graduate Survey Evaluation of Curriculum (Student Preparation with Simulation)
- Benchmark: Better than program benchmark of 3.5 out of 5.0 on both assessments
- Success of Goal:
| Cohort |
Faculty Survey |
End of Didactic Survey |
Exit Survey |
Graduate Survey |
| 2021 |
4.77 |
4.47 |
4.50 |
4.55 |
| 2022 |
5.00 |
4.56 |
4.77 |
4.68 |
| 2023 |
4.91 |
4.60 |
4.73 |
4.35 |
| 2024 |
5.00 |
4.47 |
4.56 |
4.47 |
| 2025 |
5.00 |
4.70 |
Pending |
Pending |
5. Develop critical reasoning skills.
- Measure: Percentage of students that are exposed to Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and clinical reasoning in the didactic year.
- Benchmark: 100&
- Success of Goal:
| Cohort |
$ of Students Exposed to PBL and Clinical Reasoning in Didactic Year |
| 2021 |
100% |
| 2022 |
100% |
| 2023 |
100% |
| 2024 |
100% |
| 2025 |
100% |
- Measure:
- Faculty Evaluation of Curriculum (Problem Solving Skills/Critical Thinking);
- End of Didactic Evaluation of Curriculum (Problem Solving Skills/Critical Thinking)
- Exit Survey Evaluation of Curriculum (Problem Solving Skills/Critical Thinking)
- Graduate Survey Evaluation of Curriculum (Problem Solving Skills/Critical Thinking)
- Benchmark: Better than program benchmark of 3.5 out of 5.0 on all assessments
- Success of Goal:
| Cohort |
Faculty Survey |
End of Didactic Survey |
Exit Survey |
Graduate Survey |
| 2021 |
4.86 |
4.51 |
4.63 |
4.55 |
| 2022 |
4.64 |
4.67 |
4.78 |
4.61 |
| 2023 |
5.00 |
4.49 |
4.79 |
4.61 |
| 2024 |
5.00 |
4.57 |
4.78 |
4.56 |
| 2025 |
4.86 |
4.82 |
Pending |
Pending |
6. Provide education on and/or experiences with diverse and vulnerable populations.
The DeSales PA Program includes curricular elements that expose students to diverse and vulnerable populations. All students care for patients at the DeSales Free Clinic at the Allentown Rescue Mission multiple times during their education and may have experiences with other varied vulnerable populations.
- Measure: All students complete at least three experiences with vulnerable populations.
- Benchmark: 100%
- Success of Goal:
| Cohort |
% of students with experience with vulnerable populations |
| 2020 |
100% |
| 2021 |
100% |
| 2022 |
100% |
| 2023 |
100% |
| 2024 |
100% |
- Measure:
- Faculty Evaluation of Curriculum (Education/Experience with Diverse and Vulnerable Populations)
- End of Didactic Evaluation of Curriculum (Education/Experience with Diverse and Vulnerable Populations)
- Exit Survey (Education/Experiences with Diverse and Vulnerable Populations)
- Graduate Survey (Education/Experience with Diverse and Vulnerable Populations)
- Staff Survey (Education/Experience with Diverse and Vulnerable Populations)
- Benchmark: Better than program benchmark of 3.5 out of 5.0 on all three assessment
- Success of Goal:
| Cohort |
Faculty Survey |
End of Didactic Survey |
Exit Survey |
Graduate Survey |
Staff Survey |
| 2021 |
4.57 |
4.28 |
4.48 |
4.54 |
N/A |
| 2022 |
4.64 |
4.58 |
4.61 |
4.52 |
N/A |
| 2023 |
5.00 |
4.32 |
4.58 |
4.41 |
N/A |
| 2024 |
4.64 |
4.37 |
4.56 |
4.36 |
4.33 |
| 2025 |
4.71 |
4.66 |
Pending |
Pending |
4.67 |
7. Emphasize a focus on interprofessional education and practice.
The DeSales PA Program participates in various interprofessional educational activities including work with students from physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and language pathology, nursing, and registered dietetics programs, as well as medical students.
- Measure: All students complete at least five interprofessional experiences (IPE).
- Benchmark: 100%
- Success of Goal:
| Cohort |
% of students with at least 5 IPE |
| 2021 |
100% |
| 2022 |
100% |
| 2023 |
100% |
| 2024 |
100% |
| 2025 |
100% |
- Measure:
- Faculty Evaluation of Curriculum (Interprofessional Team Care)
- End of Didactic Evaluation of Curriculum (Interprofessional Team Care)
- Exit Survey Evaluation of Curriculum (Interprofessional Team Care)
- Graduate Survey Evaluation of Curriculum (Interprofessional Team Care)
- Benchmark: Better than program benchmark of 3.5 out of 5.0 on both assessments
- Success of Goal
| Cohort |
Faculty Survey |
End of Didactic Survey |
Exit Survey |
Graduate Survey |
| 2021 |
4.64 |
4.42 |
4.47 |
4.28 |
| 2022 |
4.73 |
4.69 |
4.61 |
4.57 |
| 2023 |
4.73 |
4.49 |
4.68 |
4.57 |
| 2024 |
4.73 |
4.44 |
4.76 |
4.58 |
| 2025 |
4.79 |
4.73 |
Pending |
Pending |
8. Support the varied backgrounds of all program constituents including students, staff, and faculty.
The DeSales PA Program has an active Mission Advancement Committee which aids the program in developing goals, tracking progress, and providing curricular and extra-curricular activities for students, staff, and faculty.
- Measure:
- Faculty Survey Achievement of Goals
- End of Didactic Survey Achievement of Goals
- Exit Survey Achievement of Goals
- Graduate Survey Achievement of Goals
- Staff Survey
- Benchmark: Better than Program benchmark of 3.5 out of 5.0 on both assessments
- Success of Goal:
| Cohort |
Faculty Survey |
End of Didactic Survey |
Exit Survey |
Grad Survey |
Staff Survey |
| 2021 |
4.57 |
4.38 |
4.54 |
4.58 |
N/A |
| 2022 |
4.64 |
4.73 |
4.66 |
4.59 |
N/A |
| 2023 |
4.90 |
4.53 |
4.68 |
4.55 |
N/A |
| 2024 |
4.73 |
4.54 |
4.66 |
4.50 |
4.33 |
| 2025 |
4.57 |
4.72 |
Pending |
Pending |
4.75 |
- Measure:
- Faculty Evaluation of Curriculum (Institutional Support for the Varied Backgrounds of All Program Constituents)
- Staff Survey (Institutional Support for the Varied Backgrounds of All Program Constituents)
- Benchmark: Better than program benchmark of 3.5 out of 5.0 on all assessments
- Success of Goal:
| Cohort |
Faculty Survey |
Staff Survey |
| 2021 |
4.36 |
N/A |
| 2022 |
4.64 |
N/A |
| 2023 |
4.90 |
N/A |
| 2024 |
4.10 |
3.67 |
| 2025 |
4.00 |
5.00 |
