Scott Massey, PhD, PA-C

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Scott Massey, PhD, PA-C

Founder & Principal Consultant, Massey & Associates Consulting Solutions

Writing on ARC-PA accreditation, self-study analysis, and predictive analytics in PA education — from three decades inside the programs the standards are written for.

30+ years in PA education 30+ peer-reviewed publications 350+ citations 30+ programs guided

About the Author

Three decades inside PA education.


A graduate of Harvard's Management Development Program, Scott has spent more than three decades inside PA education — as Program Director, Department Chair, Dean, Assistant Provost, and Vice Chair of Research across programs at the University of Pittsburgh, Central Michigan University, Kettering College, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Misericordia University, and Slippery Rock University. He has consulted on provisional, continuing, and probationary accreditation for more than thirty PA programs.

His peer-reviewed work in the Journal of Physician Assistant Education covers PANCE prediction, formative-to-summative assessment correlation, and predictive analytics applied to the PA-CAT. With more than 30 peer-reviewed publications, 350+ citations, and over 100 national presentations, he is among the most-published researchers in the PA field (view his ResearchGate profile) — a scholarly record that directly informs how MACS approaches self-study data, benchmarks, and the Sixth Edition's analytical requirements.

Scott founded Massey & Associates Consulting Solutions to build something the industry did not have — a team-based accreditation consultancy where multiple specialists collaborate on every engagement. He also leads the broader Massey ecosystem: Edulytic Solutions, the AI platform built for ARC-PA reporting, and Student Success Programs, the multi-modal student success curriculum he co-authored for institutions where retention is a financial outcome.

ARC-PA Sixth Edition Self-study & SSR Predictive risk modeling PANCE outcomes Program leadership

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Roles held

  • PA Program Director — Central Michigan University
  • Research Chair, Dept. of PA Studies — University of Pittsburgh
  • Department Chair, Dean & Assistant Provost roles across six institutions
  • Harvard Management Development Program graduate

Writes about

  • The five questions of C1.01 and the two questions of C1.02
  • Defining a defensible ANI and writing the Self-Study Report
  • The Sixth Edition's qualitative-data shift
  • Predictive analytics for student outcomes

Articles

Articles by Scott Massey.


Focused, answer-first pieces on the ARC-PA Sixth Edition — each one working a single question a program leader actually asks.

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Webinar Replays

Working sessions led by Scott.


Full standards deep-dives — free, no registration, with in-page chapter navigation and complete transcripts.

Webinar replay: ARC-PA C1.01 — When to Choose Compliant vs. ANI

Replay · ARC-PA Sixth Edition

ARC-PA C1.01: When to Choose Compliant vs. ANI (All 5 Questions)

Scott Massey, PhD, PA-C · ~43 minutes

A repeatable, defensible process for working each of the five C1.01 self-study questions — choosing the right data, triangulating it, and deciding when a finding truly rises to an area needing improvement.

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Webinar replay: ARC-PA C1.02 — Building a Defensible Case for Faculty and Staff Sufficiency

Replay · ARC-PA Sixth Edition

ARC-PA C1.02: Building a Defensible Case for Faculty & Staff Sufficiency

Scott Massey, PhD, PA-C · ~44 minutes

The two C1.02 questions beneath the surface — capacity, workload calculations, faculty attrition, the institution's role, and when a sufficiency finding becomes an area needing improvement.

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