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Securing Clinical Sites in a Constrained Market

Scott Massey, PhD, PA-C

Published on: 16/08/2026

There were 52 PA programs in 1991 and roughly 330 today. What Standard B3.01a makes you prove about clinical sites, and what programs do when the region is full.

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How to Work with an Accreditation Consultant

Medea Valdez, DHEd, MPAS, PA-C

Published on: 03/08/2026

When a PA program needs an accreditation consultant, how much lead time the work really takes, what belongs in the agreement, and the ownership line a program cannot delegate.

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