IHP EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
PAEA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Physician assistant Education association
PAEA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Serves as a resource for individuals and organizations from various
professional sectors interested in the education aspects of the PA profession. The organization primarily
responsible for collecting, publishing, and dissemination of information on PA programs.
NCCPA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
NCCPA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅To provide certification programs that reflect standard for clinical
knowledge, clinical reasoning and other medical skills and professional behaviors required upon entry
into practice and throughout the careers of PAs
ARC-PA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Accreditation Review Commission on Education for Physician
Assistant
ARC-PA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Recognized accrediting agency that protects the interests of the
public, including current and prospective PA students, and the PA profession by defining the standards
for PA education and evaluating PA educational programs within the territorial United States to ensure
their compliance with those standards
AAPA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅American Academy of Physician Assistants
AAPA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Leads the profession and empowers our members to advance their
careers and enhance patient health
What is the role of ARC-PA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Establish educational standards utilizing
broad-based input
What is the role of ARC-PA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Define and administer the process for
comprehensive review of applicant programs
, What is the role of ARC-PA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Define and administer the process for
accreditation decision-making
What is the role of ARC-PA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Determine if PA educational programs are in
compliance with the established standards
What is the role of ARC-PA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Work collaboratively with its collaborating
organizations
What is the role of ARC-PA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Define and administer a process for appeal of
accreditation decisions
Are PAEA, NCCPA, ARC-PA, AAPA mandated to follow the AAPA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅No
What is ARC-PA responsible for? T/F - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Accrediting PA programs and all the
roles listed above
The NCCPA, on the recommendation of the AMA, says why we have to have a PANCE. What is this
reason? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Recognizing a need for an independent, broad-based organization
to attest to the qualifications of trained PAs. To establish a profession-wide definition of PA
competencies throughout a PA's career.
When did Dr. Stead start the first PA program at Duke? When did they graduate? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Dr. Eugene stead started the PA program at Duke in 1965 and graduated on Oct 6th,
1967 when 3 Navy corpsmen became the first PAs
The Duke PA received their first ARC PA accreditation on what date? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅They
did not have ARC PA when the program first started. 9/1/1972
When did UTMB get its first accreditation for the PA program? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1973
according to ARC-PA
PAEA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Physician assistant Education association
PAEA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Serves as a resource for individuals and organizations from various
professional sectors interested in the education aspects of the PA profession. The organization primarily
responsible for collecting, publishing, and dissemination of information on PA programs.
NCCPA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
NCCPA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅To provide certification programs that reflect standard for clinical
knowledge, clinical reasoning and other medical skills and professional behaviors required upon entry
into practice and throughout the careers of PAs
ARC-PA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Accreditation Review Commission on Education for Physician
Assistant
ARC-PA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Recognized accrediting agency that protects the interests of the
public, including current and prospective PA students, and the PA profession by defining the standards
for PA education and evaluating PA educational programs within the territorial United States to ensure
their compliance with those standards
AAPA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅American Academy of Physician Assistants
AAPA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Leads the profession and empowers our members to advance their
careers and enhance patient health
What is the role of ARC-PA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Establish educational standards utilizing
broad-based input
What is the role of ARC-PA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Define and administer the process for
comprehensive review of applicant programs
, What is the role of ARC-PA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Define and administer the process for
accreditation decision-making
What is the role of ARC-PA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Determine if PA educational programs are in
compliance with the established standards
What is the role of ARC-PA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Work collaboratively with its collaborating
organizations
What is the role of ARC-PA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Define and administer a process for appeal of
accreditation decisions
Are PAEA, NCCPA, ARC-PA, AAPA mandated to follow the AAPA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅No
What is ARC-PA responsible for? T/F - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Accrediting PA programs and all the
roles listed above
The NCCPA, on the recommendation of the AMA, says why we have to have a PANCE. What is this
reason? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Recognizing a need for an independent, broad-based organization
to attest to the qualifications of trained PAs. To establish a profession-wide definition of PA
competencies throughout a PA's career.
When did Dr. Stead start the first PA program at Duke? When did they graduate? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Dr. Eugene stead started the PA program at Duke in 1965 and graduated on Oct 6th,
1967 when 3 Navy corpsmen became the first PAs
The Duke PA received their first ARC PA accreditation on what date? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅They
did not have ARC PA when the program first started. 9/1/1972
When did UTMB get its first accreditation for the PA program? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1973
according to ARC-PA
