1. Educate physician assistants to be lifelong learners, proficient in acquiring and applying knowledge to improve the health of their communities and organizations. 2. Prepare physician assistants to be respectful, ethical, professional and effective advocates for the profession and their patients. 3. Prepare physician assistants who are competitive, marketable, and competent to take on administrative and leadership roles within the health care arena and beyond. 4. Prepare physician assistants to become proficient, competent educators of the public, their patients and future PAs with a