✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic review. Attributes: motivation for medicine, intellectual curiosity, communication/empathy, languages spoken, critical thinking, professional responsibility, values/ethics, altruism…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic, rolling; most competitive invited to in-person interview. Hard minimums: 3.0 overall and 3.0 prereq GPA, 500 PCE hours, GRE completed, 3 LORs, bachelor’s. Competitive GRE 150/150…
The physician assistant program at Samuel Merritt University prepares graduates for the practice of medicine in an ever changing clinical environment. Graduates possess the educational foundation for continued intellectual growth, in a shrinking…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Faculty committee evaluates past academic performance, personal statement, 3 recommendations, cumulative GPA, science GPA, nature/extent of health care experience, PA shadowing (if done), and…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Committee evaluates: quality/content of personal statement, strength of recommendations (min 3, one from a PA), academic history, cumulative GPA, science GPA, nature/extent of health care…
The mission of the Touro College Physician Assistant Programs is to educate capable students to meet the challenges of providing health care services under the supervision of a licensed physician. The programs also strive to excel in the education…
To provide excellence in Physician Assistant education by training compassionate physician assistants who strive to provide the best medical care possible to people of the Commonwealth and beyond.
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic (academic success + personal attributes/experiences). Values academic excellence, leadership, lifelong learning, ethics/professionalism. Min bachelor’s, 2.75 UGPA floor; reviews…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Points-based rubric weighting academic achievement and quality/quantity of direct patient care. Evaluated on all academic work (cumulative, science, prerequisite GPA), official GRE scores, LORs,…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic points-based screening: healthcare experience amount/level, degree (graduate degree scored above bachelor’s), undergraduate and prerequisite-science GPAs, personal statement, and…
The Physician Assistant Studies Program is committed to the development of highly qualified physician assistants who will serve as tomorrow’s leaders in the delivery of health care, patient education and professional service. The intent of…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Min 3.0 cumulative and 3.0 science GPA. Prereqs grade C+ (no C-), within 10 years. Three recommendations. On-campus interview required (by invitation). No standardized tests and no PCE/shadowing…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic, points-based (up to 2 preference categories). Preference points: E&H alumni; military/national service; long-term (>10yr) SW Virginia residents; disadvantaged backgrounds;…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants HBCU grad; high-need HS; veteran; PA shadowing; direct PCE; community service in underserved areas; first-gen; Pell recipient; MUA/P residence. Summarized from the program’s official admissions /…

