Curricular Mapping and the PAEA End of Curriculum™ Exam

The End of Curriculum™ exam is an objective, standardized evaluation of a student’s medical knowledge as one component of their readiness for graduation. More information is available here: https://paeaonline.org/assessment/end-of-curriculum 

PAEA’s End of Curriculum exam is an objective, standardized evaluation of students’ medical knowledge as one component of their readiness for graduation. In this session, you will learn the intended purpose of the exam and its guiding principles and discuss best practices for implementation and integration into the curriculum. 

Speaker:  Kim Cavanagh, DHSc, PA-C
Moderators: Denise Rizzolo, PhD, MPH, PA-C and Robert (Robbie) Furter, PhD

Learning Objectives

At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to: 

• Review the intended purpose of the PAEA End of Curriculum exam 
• Demonstrate how to map the PAEA End of Curriculum exam to a PA program curriculum 
• Explain how the PAEA End of Curriculum exam data can be used at the student- and program-level 

This session will be recorded and made available in the PAEA Digital Learning Hub for all members. 

This activity has been reviewed by the AAPA Review Panel and is compliant with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. Approval is valid from 1/12/2023 to 1/12/2023. AAPA reference number: CME-208211.
 
A Zoom account is required to register and participate in this event. If you don’t have one, you can sign up here for a free account: https://zoom.us/signup. 

This session is part of a PAEA Assessment Showcase Webinar Series being offered in January 2023. 

Join us as we look closely at each of PAEA’s Assessment tools:  End of Curriculum™ exam, PACKRAT®, and End of Rotation™ exams. Attendees will learn about each of the tools, and program members will share how they have used them as part of their overall program assessment strategy.  

All assessment showcase webinar sessions are recorded and posted in the PAEA Digital Learning Hub as enduring educational material.