According to Bethel President Bob Prosser, this represents an opportunity for Bethel to increase the number of students in the program.

“Bethel College is pleased to receive this affirmation of its ability to prepare physician assistants who are of the highest quality,” said Prosser. “We celebrate this recognition of the strength of Bethel’s PA program.”

Dr. Thomas Brown, director of Bethel’s PA program commented, “Bethel feels proud that the high quality of the program is demonstrated by the accreditation, just as it was exhibited by a 100 percent pass rate among May 2007 PA graduates. In fact, Bethel PA graduate scores on board exams were in the top one-third in the nation among schools preparing physician assistants.”

ARC-PA is an independent accrediting body authorized to accredit qualified PA educational programs leading to the professional credential, Physician Assistant (PA). Accreditation is a process of quality assurance that determines whether programs meet established standards for function, structure, and performance.

The Bethel College Physician Assistant Program will confer a master of science degree in physician assistant studies upon completion of the 27-month educational program which consists of 12 months of didactic education and 15 months of clinical medicine experience.

Bethel’s PA program operates from the former Cumberland Presbyterian Church at the intersection of Stonewall and Church streets in McKenzie.

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