The actual site visit schedule should not vary from the models below without the approval from the Site Visit Team Chair. The Program Director must consult with the Site Visit Team Chair before final scheduling occurs. This is best handled when the Team Chair has a copy of the proposed schedule and the program application (about 6 weeks prior to the site visit).

The Rationale for the Site Visit Schedule document provides additional explanatory comments and addresses the purpose of each activity (documents available below). Program Directors should review the Rationale.

• Rationale for Site Visit Schedule for Clinical Postgraduate Provisional Applicant Site Visit (10.2020)
• Rationale for Site Visit Schedule for Clinical Postgraduate Continued Site Visit (7.2023)

The Site Visit Protocol document is designed to help Program Directors and administrative faculty as they prepare for the Site Visit. It addresses issues of importance from before the visit to after the visit.

• Clinical Postgraduate Site Visit Protocol for Program Directors (10.2020)
• Clinical Postgraduate Cont Site Visit Protocol for Program Directors (7.2023)

Eight (8) weeks prior to Site Visit, complete the Information Summary Sheet and email this to Accreditation Services.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The only individual(s) that may be present at meetings occurring during the site visit to the PA Clinical Postgraduate program are institutional and program administrators, program faculty and PA trainees, as my be determined by the Site Visit Team Chair. The Team Chair has sole responsibility for the final decision regarding who should  be interviewed and who may be present during the interviews.

The use of any recording device by the program during any portion of the Site Visit is strictly prohibited.

Eight (8) weeks prior to Site Visit, please complete the Site Visit Template Schedule that pertains to the reason for your requested site visit and submit this by email to Accreditation Services and your Site Visit Team Chair:

• Site Visit Schedule Template for Clinical Postgraduate Provisional Visits (10.2020)
• Site Visit Schedule Template for Clinical Postgraduate Continuing Visits (07.2023)

 Additional Information About Site Visit:

• Organizing Materials for Your Clinical Postgraduate Provisional Accreditation Site Visit (10.2020)
• Organizing Materials for Clinical Postgraduate Continued Accreditation Site Visits (7.2023)
• Organizing Docs Using a Doc Sharing App PG Clinical Continuing Accreditation (7.2023)