Month: January 2019

Bryant Physician Assistant Program is first in RI to earn full accreditation

SMITHFIELD, RI – Bryant University’s Master of Science in Physician Assistant (PA) Studies program has been granted full accreditation by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA),earning Accreditation-Continued status.

This rigorous full accreditation is a distinction that has proven especially challenging for the state’s PA programs to achieve, and Bryant’s program is the first PA program in R.I. to receive it.

Bryant’s PA program was launched in January 2014 as the first program of the University’s School of Health Sciences. During the conditional accreditation period, the program has met or exceeded the required standards to be granted Accreditation-Continued status. The next review of the program will be June 2028 and will include periodic compliance reporting and a visit by members of the ARC-PA…Click to Read More

Summit explores ways to best meet mental health needs of Rhode Island college students

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Speaking at a Jan. 8 summit on postsecondary mental health convened by Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, Brown University President Christina Paxson said that first-rate mental health support for undergraduates is crucial not just because it aids them during college, but because it positions them for successful lives and careers as well.

“The thing that is most highly correlated with good health — mental and physical — throughout life is having a college degree,” Paxson said. “And so getting students out of high school, into college and through college — this is something that’s going to pay off in tremendous ways throughout their lives.”

Paxson joined Rhode Island College President Frank Sánchez and Roger Williams University Interim President Andrew Workman for a panel discussion that explored best practices in successfully meeting the mental health needs of today’s college students…Click to Read More