Care for America Clinical Partners Program

About the Care for America Clinical Partners Program

Join the Care for America affiliate network to gain access to a pipeline of qualified, recent graduate Physician Assistants (PAs) for open positions at your hospital or clinic. As an affiliate partner site, you’ll interview and hire referred candidates through your standard institutional processes, with no obligation to hire any individual referred by Mount. Care for America is designed to connect talented PAs with the communities that need them most. Participation in the affiliate network is entirely free and open to eligible hospitals and clinics, with no commitment required.

Site Requirements and Eligible Facility Types

Affiliate partner site for the Care for America program must meet two criteria:

Serve a vulnerable and/or underserved population

• Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) funded centers; OR
• Facility communicates that they primarily serve an underserved and/or vulnerable population (based on DHHS guidelines)

Have a PA provider shortage

• Health Professional Shortage Area Site Designation; OR
• Health Professional Shortage Area Population Designation; OR
• Health Professional Shortage Area Geographic Designation; OR
• A small facility that is not HPSA listed that communicates a provider shortage

Getting Started

Want to learn more about becoming a Care for America affiliate partner? Contact us today to discuss how we can create a pathway for certified PA students to work at your facility for years to come.

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Community and Belonging

The Mount St. Mary’s University Physician Assistant Program recognizes that each person brings individual perspectives, knowledge, and skills based on their background and experiences that create, support, and maintain a vibrant and enriching environment. We recognize that individuals have different starting points and face various challenges that may impact their access to resources, opportunities, and outcomes. We acknowledge that individuals require varying levels of support to achieve successful outcomes. We have an ongoing commitment to fostering a culture that actively embraces and integrates all voices and contributes to a space for individuals to be their authentic selves.

Accreditation

The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to the Mount St. Mary's University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Mount St. Mary's University.

Accreditation-Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet enrolled students appear to demonstrate the program’s ability to meet the ARC-PA Standards or when a program holding Accreditation-Provisional status appears to demonstrate continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class (cohort) of students.

Accreditation-Provisional does not ensure any subsequent accreditation status. It is limited to no more than five years from matriculation of the first class.

View the program’s accreditation history at arc-pa.org.