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Succession Planning Under the ARC-PA Sixth Edition

Succession Planning Under the ARC-PA Sixth Edition

Succession Planning Under the ARC-PA Sixth EditionScott Massey, PhD, PA-C
Published on: 03/08/2026

No ARC-PA standard is labeled succession planning, yet the Sixth Edition expects one. Which A and E standards carry the requirement, the business-day clocks a vacancy starts, and what separates a written plan from an operational one.

Building, Growing & Leading a PA Program
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The Five Questions of C1.01: Documenting Faculty Effectiveness

The Five Questions of C1.01: Documenting Faculty Effectiveness

The Five Questions of C1.01: Documenting Faculty EffectivenessScott Massey, PhD, PA-C
Published on: 03/07/2026

The five self-study questions of ARC-PA standard C1.01 under the Sixth Edition — what each one asks, which data to use, how to document faculty effectiveness outside of teaching, and when to declare an area needing improvement (ANI).

ARC-PA Sixth Edition
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