Progress in meeting goals will be published here following the graduation of our first cohort in December 2028.
Attrition/Graduation Rates will be reported following the graduation of our first cohort in December of 2028.
Guided by Lincoln Memorial University’s values of service, integrity, and excellence, the LMU Chattanooga PA Program educates compassionate and competent physician assistants who embody autonomy, attunement, advocacy, and accountability. Committed to advocacy, our graduates bridge the gap to improve health and reduce disparities in underserved communities across Appalachia and beyond.
Progress in meeting goals will be published here following the graduation of our first cohort in December 2028.
Attrition/Graduation Rates will be reported following the graduation of our first cohort in December of 2028.
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The LMU Chattanooga PA Program anticipates graduating its first cohort of students in December of 2028. PANCE Pass rates will be posted by April 2029. Links to the reports will be posted on the program's website once available.
The LMU Chattanooga PA Program anticipates graduating its first cohort of students in December of 2028. Annual student attrition data will be posted by April 1st of 2029. The Program will post its annual student attrition information on the “Student Attrition Table” provided by ARC-PA. Links to the table will be provided here once available
The Lincoln Memorial University Chattanooga PA Program has applied for Accreditation - Provisional from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). The Lincoln Memorial University Chattanooga PA Program anticipates matriculating its first class in January 2027, pending achieving Accreditation - Provisional status at the October 2026 ARC-PA meeting.
* Accreditation-Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet enrolled students appear to demonstrate the program’s ability to meet the ARC-PA Standards or when a program holding accreditation-provisional status appears to demonstrate continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class (cohort) of students. Accreditation – Provisional does not ensure any subsequent accreditation status. It is limited to no more than five years from matriculation of the first class. Accreditation-provisional remains in effect until the program achieves accreditation-continued after its third review, closes or withdraws from the accreditation process, or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards.
In the event the Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) Physician Assistant Program – Chattanooga is not granted Accreditation-Provisional status from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), the Program will not commence and will not matriculate a student cohort in January 2027 as planned. If the Program is not granted Accreditation-Provisional status, applicants will be notified in writing and receive a full refund for any tuition and fees paid to the Program within 30 days of the Program receiving notification of the ARC-PA decision. Fees paid by applicants to the program will be reimbursed. Other expenses associated with the admissions process, such as interview travel, are not included in the LMU refund policy.