Address & Contact
Our Address
Duquesne University 600 Forbes Avenue John G Rangos School of Health Sciences Pittsburgh, PA 15282
GPS
40.43536524732606, -79.992378137128
Telephone
Duquesne University PA Program Mission Statement
The Program’s overall purpose is to provide the highest quality of academic and clinical training that prepares graduates to be certified and licensed of practice as extenders of physicians in a competent and reliable manner. The mission of the Duquesne University Department of Physician Assistant Studies is five-fold: to prepare trainees with the necessary knowledge and skills to reliably perform the role of a physician assistant, to promote a lifelong responsibility for ongoing learning and active participation in a changing health care environment, to instill a professional identity in each student based on the education for the mind, heart and spirit that is achieved at Duquesne, to prepare graduates to provide quality primary health care among rural, urban and minority populations, and to expand knowledge beyond primary care.
PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
- Accredited Status: Probationary Accreditation
- Campus Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- Degrees Offered: Masters
- Class Start Month: August
- Class Duration: 60 months
- Class Capacity: 40 students
- Decision Criteria: Matched to mission academic ability and understanding role of physician assistant, personal interview, personal statement
- Seat Deposit: $500
- International Students: Accepted
- TOEFL: Not Required
TUITION
- Resident tuition: $261,427
- Nonresident tuition: $261,427
PANCE PASS RATE
- First-time PANCE pass rate: 77%
- Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 93%
APPLICATION INFORMATION
- Caspa Participant: No
- Application Deadline: December
- Supplemental Application: Not Required
GPA
EXPERIENCE
- Healthcare Experience Hours: Not Required
SHADOWING
EVALUATIONS
- One recommendation letters required (view program website for evaluator requirements)
GRE
CASPer
- CASPer Not Required
- For more information on CASPer click here
PA-CAT
- PA-CAT Not Required
- For more information on PA-CAT click here
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