Program Mission

The Elon University Department of Physician Assistant Studies embraces the overall mission of the University and seeks to fulfill the departmental vision of “Learning. Caring. Serving. Leading.” by acting upon these commitments:

Learning:

We foster a supportive, collaborative, and collegial community that engages students in a learner-centered environment, appropriately challenges them to capably demonstrate clinical competence, and supports professional development of students and faculty.

Caring:

To thrive as healthcare providers, we promote the wellbeing and resilience of students, faculty, and staff. We promote dialogue on personal and cultural attributes and are accepting of different values, beliefs, and perspectives as a valuable addition to our learning community.

We advance patient care by recognizing that our first responsibility is to our patients as we produce graduates who possess and demonstrate knowledge for clinical practice, clinical and technical skills for patient-centered care, interpersonal communication skills, critical reasoning and problem-solving skills, and professional behaviors for success and lifelong learning.

We embrace the healthcare team approach and believe inter-professional, patient-centered care is achieved through collaboration across health professions and integration of patient or family preferences with the best available healthcare practices.

Serving

We encourage the development of engaged minds, inspired leaders, and global citizens through the investment of our talents and skills toward the betterment of communities locally and around the globe through connection and service.

Leading:

We are dedicated to the advancement of the PA profession and our communities as we continually seek to develop as professionals, equipped to rise to the needs of the evolving healthcare workforce. We seek to lead change within PA education and professional practice that improves patient care, addresses health equity, and adapts to meet the needs of the ever-changing healthcare environment.