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2025-H2
July - December
Big Changes, Continued Reporting
The following is a timeline of key events regarding MEDEX Northwest’s ARC-PA assignment of Accreditation-Probation status during the second half of 2025. These months brought about many new developments, not the least of which were the search for and hiring of a new permanent Program Director, a voluntary decision to take a matriculation pause, and submission of the first report addressing citations from the December 2024 ARC-PA focused site visit.
July 15
July 15 –
- Michael Deutsch named Interim Lead for Evaluation and Assessment.
- Carrie Beebout named Faculty Accreditation Lead.
August 19 –
- Voluntary matriculation pause requested by MEDEX to the ARC-PA.
- PANCE Report for Low First Time Taker Pass Rates successfully submitted on July 1st; expected to come before the ARC-PA Commission at their January 2026 meeting.
- MEDEX was strongly represented at the inaugural ARC-PA Conference in July, with six members of the Accreditation Task Force attending.
- Work underway for next two reports due:
- October 2025: Addressing the remaining standards cited following the December 2024 site visit.
- March 2026: modified Self-Study Report (mSSR), focusing on specific standards identified during the site visit. Report provides a space to describe the adjustments and additions made to program policies and processes over the past eight months and to demonstrate their early impact.
August 19
September 5
September 5 – Voluntary matriculation pause approved and announced to MEDEX students, staff, faculty, and applicants via written messages.
October 14 – Report submitted addressing first 22 citations; see Citations section for more details regarding the citations and the Standards to which they apply.
October 14
October 21
October 21 – Preceptors officially notified of voluntary matriculation pause; invited to Preceptor Town Hall.
October 28 –
- Preceptor Town Hall held regarding voluntary matriculation pause.
- Members of MEDEX leadership addressed questions submitted prior to the event and also held a live Q&A.
October 28
November 13
November 13 – MEDEX Alumni officially notified of voluntary matriculation pause via the Fall Alumni Newsletter.
November 20 – MEDEX Student Town Hall – Fall
Agenda:
- Accreditation Updates
- Updates from Clinical and Didactic Student Presidents at all campuses
- Responses to Student Questions/Feedback
November 20
December 10
December 10 – Dr. Daytheon Sturges is named new permanent Program Director for MEDEX Northwest.
December 22 – New monthly “Accreditation Focus” presentations standing feature initiated for 2026 MEDEX staff meetings. Goal: To strengthen collective understanding of the ARC-PA Standards – 6th Edition while keeping accreditation work active, shared, and consistent across all teams.