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With PAEA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This case study explores how PAEA selected Surpass Assessment to deliver assessments for their physician assistant candidates with a new Assessment Center designed to enhance the exam experience for students and faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover how Surpass is the perfect choice for medical schools looking to deliver tests securely anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About the organization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PAEA is the only national organization representing PA educational programs in the United States. Currently, all accredited programs in the country are members of the Association. PAEA provides services for faculty at its member programs, as well as to applicants, students, and other stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organization type:<\/strong> Educational program \/ healthcare<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Number of US states reached:<\/strong> 48<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Number of students per year:<\/strong> Approximately 17,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Number of examinations delivered each year:<\/strong> Approximately 100,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aims and key challenges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PAEA works to ensure quality PA education through the development and distribution of educational services and products specifically geared toward meeting the emerging needs of PA programs, the PA profession, and the healthcare industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to enhance the exam experience for students and faculty, PAEA needed to create a new online Assessment Center, and Surpass were well-placed to provide this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We needed to provide a simple and intuitive user experience for educators and students, so that exams could be securely administered within educational institutions and on a diverse set of student devices, without technical complexity.<\/em><\/p>\nEmily Yunker, Director, Assessment and Security Officer, PAEA<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The method<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Surpass worked with PAEA to deliver technology for the creation, delivery, marking and administration of exams, developing a dedicated hub to support PAEA exams.
In addition to End of Rotation and End of Curriculum exams, Surpass worked with PAEA to deliver the PACKRAT (Physician Assistant Clinical Knowledge Rating and Assessment Tool) – an objective, comprehensive self-assessment tool for student and curricular evaluation.
Surpass had the flexibility to securely deliver high-stakes exams like the In Training Exams (ITEs) in uncontrolled environments such as educational institutions, homes or hospitals \u2013 perfect for PAEA\u2019s requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PAEA\u2019s new online Assessment Center comprised three elements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n