The match process is an exciting rite of passage for PA graduate students that is a culmination of years of hard work, dedication, and matriculating from the didactic to the clinical phase. This process will align students within a POD in which they will train for the majority of the clinical phase. Utilizing the online survey tool, the program will do its best to match students with their top preferences.
- The program makes all decisions with regard to rotation assignments, content, and sequencing. The PA Program reserves the right to modify the above-referenced rotation assignments in accordance with accreditation standards, preceptor availability, clinical site resources, and program needs.
- Students are at times permitted to identify and suggest a potential preceptor outside of the established PA Program network. Students are asked to provide contact information for the potential preceptor. The Clinical Phase Team will contact the site to inquire about the interest and appropriateness of the site. Once the site is vetted via phone, a site visit will be made by a member of the clinical team to determine if the site meets the expectations for servicing as acceptable clinical experiences.
- Students are not allowed to have a relative serve as a preceptor for himself or herself. The provider (relative) may serve as a preceptor to a classmate.
- Students are not allowed to have clinical rotations with a current employer. If a student has a signed contract to work with a particular office or preceptor after graduation, the student may not use that provider as a preceptor during the clinical phase- this includes the elective rotation.