Jefferson University-Center City 130 South 9th Street, 6th Floor Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
39.948964157241, -75.155801918447
Min 3.25 prereq GPA; 3.4 more competitive. Shadowing recommended (doesn’t count toward PCE). Up to 2 prereqs in progress. No GRE/MCAT.
Summarized from the program’s official admissions / selection-process pages. Always confirm current details on the program’s website.
★ Straight From the Program — 2026 PAEA Virtual Admissions Fair
The program teaches on a systems-based model rather than problem-based learning: anatomy is organized by body system and region, and where possible other courses line up with it, so you study cardiovascular medications while you are learning the cardiovascular system. Its patient-care guidance was the most practically detailed of the fair. Pharmacy technician work does not get one blanket answer - the portion spent counseling patients and giving vaccinations is read as direct patient care, while clerical and administrative pharmacy hours belong under health-related experience. All patient-care roles are treated similarly in principle, but roles carrying more clinical responsibility and more patient contact are preferred over roles with limited contact. For students still early in college, the suggested path was to start with hospital or retirement-home volunteering and then move up into a certified, higher-responsibility role. On coursework, where a fundamentals-level chemistry course and a full organic chemistry sequence are both options, the program recommends the full sequence. Canadian applicants were told the process is essentially the same as it is for American applicants. The Center City program is taught fully on campus; the university's dual-degree pathway begins with a fully online doctoral year before joining it.
Shared by this program’s admissions team at the PAEA Virtual PA Admissions Fair on August 22, 2026, and paraphrased here. Admissions guidance changes between cycles — always confirm requirements, deadlines and prerequisites on the program’s official website.
The mission of the Jefferson Physician Assistant Program (Center City) is to educate and graduate kind, competent and diverse primary care clinicians that are dedicated to lifelong learning and service.
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