Declaration
Every four years course providers declare that they are meeting our standards and complying and engaging with our proactive quality assurance model.
Proactive quality assurance of PA and AA courses
We actively check on physician associate (PA) and anaesthesia associate (AA) courses to ensure they are meeting our standards. Our model aims to be a flexible and collaborative approach to the quality assurance of the courses we work with.
It consists of four stages of a declaration, a self-assessment questionnaire, quality activities and an annual quality assurance summary.
Learn about our proactive quality assurance cycleSelf-assessment questionnaire
The self-assessment questionnaire aims to find out more about the policies and processes in place at a course provider to establish if their PA or AA course meets our standards.
Quality activities
Quality activities can take the shape of attending virtual or in person meetings, observing activities that courses manage, or undergoing a document review. We use these findings with our data and intelligence to make sure our standards are being met.
Annual quality assurance summary
The document summarises findings from the self-assessment questionnaire and gives an overview of all quality assurance activity that has taken place over the course of the yearly cycle.
