The Physician Assistant Program is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). Our next scheduled visit from the ARC-PA is 2011.

The 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 the program meets established standards for function, structure and performance. ARC-PA does not accredit any academic degree awarded by the sponsoring institution of the PA program. The sponsoring institution is solely responsible for determining which specific academic degree (e.g. BA, BS, MS, etc.) to award.

The American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Physician Assistants, the American College of Physicians, the American College of Surgeons, the American Medical Association, and the Physician Assistant Education Association (formerly the Association of Physician Assistant Programs) all cooperate with the ARC-PA as collaborating organizations to establish, maintain, and promote appropriate standards of quality for entry level education of physician assistants (PAs) and to provide recognition for educational programs that meet the minimum requirements outlined in these Standards.

For more information regarding ARC-PA and the accreditation process of the physician assistant program go to arc-pa.org.


Master of Public Health Program

The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), the nationally recognized accrediting body for graduate programs in public health, formally acted at its September 2006 meeting to approve Touro University - California's request to begin the accreditation process for its MPH program.

The procedures provide that the Public Health Program has up to two years to undertake a self-study and submit an acceptable self-study document. The self-study must be submitted by September 30, 2008, although the University may elect to submit it earlier; if an earlier date is selected the University will need to negotiate an earlier review schedule with CEPH staff. An on-site visit by a team of peer reviewers will follow self-study submission by approximately five months.

Questions regarding the CEPH accreditation process of the MPH Program can be addressed to CEPH or the director of the MPH Program. CEPH - Council on Education for Public Health 800 Eye Street, NW, Suite 202 Washington, DC 20001-3710.

The College of Health Sciences and the Joint MSPAS/MPH Program are committed to ensuring the highest quality of education possible to meet accreditation standards and to graduate competent clinicians. The Program continues to develop a curriculum that fosters academic excellence and furthers our noble mission.