Meeting ARC-PA's 6th Edition Standards for clinical education is no small task. PA program leaders are navigating complex requirements for supervised clinical practice experiences, competency documentation, and standardized learning across varied sites, all while managing the daily demands of running a program. The 2nd Annual ARC-PA Conference is designed to help, and Aquifer will be there to support the conversation.
Find us at Booth 104 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, where you can explore how Aquifer supports accreditation readiness, connect with our team, and learn about opportunities to contribute to the future of PA education as an Assessment Author or Associate Editor.
Aquifer's virtual patient cases and courses are built to help PA programs address the 6th Edition ARC-PA standards. Here's how:
Standard B3.03: Our Content Library makes it straightforward to identify cases covering preventive, acute, and chronic conditions across the lifespan, filling gaps that clinical sites can't always provide.
SCPE standardization: Aquifer cases align directly with SCPE focus areas including Primary Care, Pediatrics, and Internal Medicine, with Surgery on the way.
Competency documentation: Integrating SOAP notes and using built-in assessment tracking give programs concrete data to demonstrate student outcomes.
Hybrid SCPE models: Virtual cases provide a reliable, standardized layer of learning that complements in-person clinical experience.
Aquifer's PA Affinity Group has updated our Resources and Strategies Map covering more than 70 difficult-to-teach ARC-PA topics, mapping them to the relevant ARC-PA Standards (6th edition), PAEA Core Competencies for New PA Graduates, and corresponding Aquifer content and teaching strategies.
Read our blog post to explore the full map and see how Aquifer tools connect to the standards your program needs to meet: Meeting ARC-PA Standards with Aquifer.
Aquifer would like to extend a big thank you to all of the members of our PA Affinity Group and broader Leadership Team for their dedication to advancing PA education and keeping the needs of health professions educators at the forefront of everything we do. Learn more at https://aquifer.org/pa.
We're looking forward to meeting the program directors, faculty, and accreditation professionals who make up this community. If you're working through accreditation challenges, building out your self-study, or simply curious about how virtual clinical learning can support your program's goals, we'd love to connect.
Can’t make it to ARC-PA? Reach out to info@aquifer.org or request a demo to learn more.