Proposed Timeline (abbreviated)
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Fall 2012 | Advertise for program director (physician assistant full-time) |
| September 2012 | Employ medical director |
| November 29-30, 2012 | ARC-PA meeting |
| Spring 2013 | Complete search and employ program director |
| Spring 2013 | Confirm facilities development schedule |
| Spring/Summer 2013 | Program director begins work |
| 2012-2013 | Begin securing clinical sites |
| Spring 2013 | SACS-COC: Notification |
| Spring 2013 | Initiate formal architectural design for facility |
| November 2013 | Complete development of curriculum |
| 2013-14 | Secure additional clinical sites |
| 2013-15 | Renovate health sciences facilities |
| September 1, 2014 | Application due to ARC-PA |
| November 3-4, 2014 | Provisional site visit |
| March 2015 | Response from ARC-PA regarding request for provisional accreditation |
| Spring 2015 | Purchase and install furnishings and equipment |
| Spring 2015 | Complete student recruitment process for first cohort of students |
| Fall 2015 | Begin course offerings |
| Fall 2015-Spring 2016 | Recruit second class |
| Summer 2016 | Begin course offerings for second class |
| Fall 2017 | Graduate inaugural class |
Note: Lynchburg College has applied for provisional accreditation from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). The College anticipates matriculating its first class in June 2015, pending provisional accreditation in March 2015. Provisional accreditation is an accreditation status for a new PA program that has not yet enrolled students, but at the time of its comprehensive accreditation review, has demonstrated its preparedness to initiate a program in accordance with the accreditation standards.
Updated 10/23/12
