The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
The D'Youville PA Department is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). D'Youville's Physician Assistant program was the first program of its kind in Western New York.
More about ARC-PA can be found on arc-pa.org/.
Accreditation Status
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the D’Youville College Physician Assistant Program sponsored by D’Youville College. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards. Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be September 2029. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.