Lincoln Memorial University – Tampa Physician Assistant Program
Brandon, Florida · Masters
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Mission & approach
To educate competent health care providers to deliver high-quality and inclusive care to medically underserved and culturally diverse communities.
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What this program looks for in applicants
Rolling admissions. Selection is based on academic achievement (overall and BCP science GPA), letters of recommendation, personal statement, and interview performance; admissions faculty review personal statements and letters blinded, using standardized scoring rubrics. Applicants with stronger academic profiles, and those whose background fits the program's mission of serving medically underserved and culturally diverse communities, are more likely to be selected for interview. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION is given to applicants who graduated from a high school in a federally designated Health Professional Shortage Area or Medically Underserved Area/Population, graduated from a Florida high school, are from the Appalachian region (TN, KY, VA, NC, GA, AL, WV), belong to groups underrepresented in medicine, or came through LMU's GPA program.
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Program admissions informationHow this program interviews
Interview invitations are issued for in-person interviews scheduled from June through late fall. Before that, faculty review letters of recommendation and personal statements blinded, using a standardized scoring rubric; qualified applicants are then invited to interview. The committee decides admit, waitlist or decline.
Source checked Jul 25, 2026. Interview formats and dates can change between cycles.
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Admission requirements
Prerequisite coursework
Semester credits unless course or certification equivalency is notedReview each course, its lab, and the program’s policies. Your links are planning records; the program decides equivalency.
Courses shown as alternatives in the table are not all required. Confirm the accepted route with the program.
- Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry: Organic Chemistry with lab OR Biochemistry with lab
- Anatomy and physiology route: Human Anatomy/Physiology with lab OR Human Anatomy with lab + Human Physiology
| Course | Credits | Lab | Min grade |
|---|---|---|---|
General Biology I and II with lab2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesTwo-course sequence, 7 credits total, with a lab required. The credit split per course is not published. | 7Semester credits unless course or certification equivalency is noted | Required | C |
General Chemistry I and II with lab2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesTwo-course sequence, 7 credits total, with a lab required. The credit split per course is not published. | 7Semester credits unless course or certification equivalency is noted | Required | C |
Microbiology1 course(s)Course notes & alternatives3–4 credits. Lab requirement not published — check with the program. | Not publishedSemester credits unless course or certification equivalency is noted | Not specified | C |
| Organic Chemistry with lab1 course(s) One 4-credit Organic Chemistry course with lab OR Biochemistry with lab. | 4Semester credits unless course or certification equivalency is noted | Required | C |
| Biochemistry with lab1 course(s) Alternative to Organic Chemistry; 4 credits and lab required. | 4Semester credits unless course or certification equivalency is noted | Required | C |
StatisticsCourse notes & alternatives3 credits. | 3Semester credits unless course or certification equivalency is noted | Not specified | C |
PsychologyCourse notes & alternatives3 credits. | 3Semester credits unless course or certification equivalency is noted | Not specified | C |
Medical Terminology1 course(s)Course notes & alternativesOne credit, or an online certification course. The credit value differs between the two allowed formats. | Not publishedSemester credits unless course or certification equivalency is noted | Not specified | C |
| Human Anatomy/Physiology with lab The combined A&P route requires 7–8 credits and a lab. The credit value varies within that range. | Not publishedSemester credits unless course or certification equivalency is noted | Required | C |
| Human Anatomy with lab1 course(s) Alternative route: one 4-credit Anatomy course with lab plus Human Physiology (3–4 credits). | 4Semester credits unless course or certification equivalency is noted | Required | C |
| Human Physiology1 course(s) Alternative route with separate courses: 3–4 credits. A lab is not specified for this separate Physiology course. | Not publishedSemester credits unless course or certification equivalency is noted | Not specified | C |
English CompositionCourse notes & alternatives3 credits. | 3Semester credits unless course or certification equivalency is noted | Not specified | C |
Policies that can change your plan
- The program's credit totals do not match.
- The program states a 29-credit overall minimum, but its individual course minimums add up to at least 38. Ask the program which applies.
- Course grade
- C or higher. Pass/satisfactory/unsatisfactory grades from Spring and Summer 2020 (COVID-related) are accepted; other pass/fail coursework is not.
- Course completion
- All prerequisites must be completed before matriculation; no more than two may be outstanding at application.
- International coursework
- All prerequisites must be completed at an accredited U.S. institution; non-native English speakers must meet the published TOEFL thresholds.
All listed courses are subject to admissions committee approval. At most two outstanding prerequisites at application; all must be complete before matriculation. C or better. One course cannot satisfy multiple prerequisites.
When courses must be complete: All prerequisites before matriculation; maximum two outstanding at application.
Dates & application steps
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Curriculum & clinical training
Didactic study
Clinical medicine, patient assessment, pharmacotherapy, pathophysiology, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and medical Spanish build the foundation for practice.
Clinical education
Seven core experiences cover family, pediatric, women’s, behavioral, surgical, internal, and emergency care, alongside two electives.
The Tampa program requires 115 credits over 24 months of full-time, year-round study. Students are matched with clinical preceptors and must pass every rotation.
The admitted class
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Graduate outcomes
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Accreditation history
ProvisionalSources you can open
Links to the program’s own pages and the official directories we use.
- Lincoln Memorial University – Tampa program page
- Lincoln Memorial University – Tampa program page
- Lincoln Memorial University – Tampa program page
- ARC-PA currently accredited programs — sponsoring-institution directory
- Lincoln Memorial University – Tampa program overview
- Lincoln Memorial University – Tampa curriculum
- LMU Tampa PA admissions contact
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