These PA programs require at least 2,000 hours of healthcare experience, making them a better fit for applicants with deeper patient care backgrounds. Compare these experience-heavy schools alongside GPA, tuition, and deadlines.
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The Advent Health University Physician Assistant Program’s mission is to educate knowledgeable and compassionate individuals as spiritually cognizant healthcare providers who embrace a mission of service to others.
Arcadia University’s Physician Assistant Program prepares graduate students from across the country for careers in todayду»s rapidly changing medical environment. Utilizing the resources of the medical community within the Delaware Valley, the…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants 8 prerequisite courses (C or better), recommended within 10 years. Cumulative & science GPA >=3.0. Minimum 2,000 hours hands-on patient care at application. Emphasizes clinical experience,…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Min 3.2 cumulative and 3.2 science GPA; all prerequisites C or above; required GRE (no minimum cutoff); min 200 health care experience hours (hands-on direct patient care preferred); 15 hrs PA…
The MISSION of the EVMS Physician Assistant Program is to prepare students to provide health care in a broad range of medical settings by training them in the medical arts and sciences in an inclusive, multi-cultural environment dedicated to the…
The mission of the Marietta College Physician Assistant Program is to help meet the need for qualified health care providers. The program accomplishes this by selecting individuals who have the academic, clinical and interpersonal aptitudes…
The OHSU PA Program is proud of the record of success our graduates have achieved as first-time test takers of the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE). In the 21-year history of the program, our graduates have achieved 99.2% first…
The Red Rocks Physician Assistant Program is a rigorous 25 month, state-sponsored, nationally accredited curriculum that recruits adult learners who have prior experience in health care. Our mission is to train clinically competent and compassionate…
Influenced by Catholic intellectual tradition, the MPAS program is committed to preparing competent and compassionate Physician Assistant scholar practitioners who possess the knowledge, clinical acumen and critical thinking skills necessary to…
The mission of the School of Physician Assistant Studies is to recruit high quality students to become exemplary physician assistants who will serve the people of Florida and the nation as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
The Utah Physician Assistant Program (UPAP) at the University of Utah School of Medicine is one of the oldest PA programs in the country, and has held continued accreditation since 1971. Located within the Department of Family and Preventive…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants CRITICAL: program elected a VOLUNTARY MATRICULATION PAUSE for 2026-2027 (no MEDEX Class of 2028) to focus on accreditation. Admissions reopen for 2027-2028: applications accepted May 1 –…
The mission of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies (DPAS) is to prepare students with the highest quality academic and clinical training. The program will prepare physician assistants to be leaders in the profession, proficient in meeting…
Fully licensed by the state of Connecticut, Quinnipiac’s physician assistant program leads to an MHS degree and provides the clinical and academic preparation needed for the diverse responsibilities undertaken by physician assistants.