These PA programs fall below the 1,000-hour healthcare experience threshold. Use this page to compare schools that May be more realistic if you are still building hands-on patient care hours.
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The PA program at LMU-DCOM offers graduate level professional education for students who desire to become Physician Assistants. The program provides the academic and clinical training needed to practice as a competent, reliable extender of the…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic review of application, interview, and rubric: academics + relevant experience, communication, LORs, problem-solving, professionalism, work experience, degree earned, research, volunteerism…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic. Interview weighting: academics (cum & prereq GPA min 3.0, pref >3.20; rigorous upper-level science B+; optional GRE/PA-CAT/MCAT), clinical/professional (min 500 DPC hrs, PA…
The Division of Physician Assistant Studies supports the University’s mission by educating men and women of all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds in the art and science of medicine so that they may become highly competent and compassionate…
The Marist College Physician Assistant Program is committed to graduating entry-level, competent healthcare providers trained to practice ethically and culturally sensitive medicine in a team environment, and who will be life-long learners with a…
MarquetteНs mission is focused on the Jesuit ideals of concern for the spiritual, emotional and physical development of the individual. Our PA program is dedicated to educating physician assistants for supervised practice of primary medicine in…
The Physician Assistant (PA) Program at Marywood University is committed to providing students with an exceptional education in a supportive and nurturing environment.
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Three goals: academic potential, commitment to health care, familiarity with PA role. Preference factors: maturity, compassion/service, resilience, leadership, commitment to practice locally …
The program prepares highly-qualified physician assistants who regardless of practice settings, are sensitive to both individual and cultural differences in the communities they serve. Through an integrated curriculum in the medical sciences and the…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Prerequisites, PCE (200 min) + 20 hrs PA shadowing reviewed; holistic (specific ranked criteria not published). Summarized from the program’s official admissions / selection-process pages. Always…
Our rigorous program immerses you in basic and clinical sciences as you prepare to participate in 13.5 months of clinical rotations in specialties such as emergency medicine, psychiatry, primary care, surgery, pediatrics, and women’s health.
The mission of the Misericordia University pre-professional Bachelor of Science in Medical Science program is to prepare exceptional students for success in graduate degree work in Physician Assistant studies. Graduates will achieve their maximum…
The primary mission of the Mississippi College’s Department of Physician Assistant Studies is to help students acquire core competencies, as well as specialized knowledge and skill, necessary to perform effectively as physician assistants. To…
The mission of the Monmouth University Physician Assistant Program is to educate physician assistants to provide compassionate, patient-centered quality health care in a variety of settings. Program graduates will possess clinical skills to serve a…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic; preferences = local (Frederick Co./30-mi then MD residents), first-gen, multilingual, MSMU alumni, military, higher science GPA; program attributes (cultural humility, empathy, equity,…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Blinded holistic review of academics, health-related and direct-patient-care experience, non-healthcare volunteering, PA shadowing, custom questions, personal statement, and interpersonal skills. …
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Points-based screen (PCE, GPAs, 2 personal statements incl. mission/diversity statement, LORs); virtual interview; guaranteed-interview preference for Naz 60-cr grads OR applicants raised in HRSA…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic review valuing academic achievement, extensive direct patient care, significant PA shadowing, leadership, community service, research, teaching, references, and personal narrative. …
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants cGPA/sGPA 3.0 hard cutoff (no exceptions); holistic review; PCE counted as a positive (no minimum). Summarized from the program’s official admissions / selection-process pages. Always confirm…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants EAM holistic framework: academics (science/prereq/last-60 GPA weighted), PCE type+amount, volunteerism, leadership, MMI interview, 3 LORs, mission alignment (service/leadership/faith integration). …
