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Address & Contact

Our Address

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157

GPS

36.090275888082665, -80.27143165582685

Telephone

(336) 716-4356

Email

[email protected]

Web

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✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Holistic review weighting GPA (>=3.2 required), GRE, clinical/patient-contact experience (>=1,000 hrs), personal statement, references, and group + individual interview scores; non-cognitive factors emphasized: leadership, volunteering, life experience (first-gen, military/veteran, economically disadvantaged), overcoming adversity.

Summarized from the program’s official admissions / selection-process pages. Always confirm current details on the program’s website.

💬 How This Program Interviews

Where: Virtual

All 2026–27 interviews are virtual. The program interviews roughly 200 candidates for a class of about 88. The day includes a mock inquiry-based-learning session, conversations with faculty and staff, and time with current students. Review is holistic — academics, clinical experience, personal statement, leadership, volunteerism, life experience and aptitude for inquiry-based learning. Decisions are final by February.

Summarized from Wake Forest University (Bowman Gray)’s own admissions and interview pages — verified 2026-07-25. Interview formats and dates change between cycles, so confirm with the program before you make travel plans. See the program’s interview page.

Wake Forest University (Bowman Gray) PA Program Mission Statement

The mission of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Physician Assistant (PA) Program is to produce highly capable, compassionate PAs who deliver patient-centered care, make significant contributions to the health care community and continually advance the PA profession. Graduates of the 24-month program earn a Master of Medical Science (MMS) degree.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

TUITION

  • Total cost with required fees: $102,924
  • Resident tuition: $91,968 (excludes program fees)
  • Nonresident tuition: $91,968 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

  • First-time PANCE pass rate: 96%
  • Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 96%

APPLICATION INFORMATION

  • Caspa Participant: Yes
  • Application Deadline: September
  • Multiple Start Dates: May and August — August start: apply by January 15, 2027; May start: apply by September 1, 2026. Each cohort has its own CASPA deadline; confirm with the program.
  • Supplemental Application: Supplemental Application Required
  • CASPA Deadline Type: Completed 
  • Fee: $100

GPA

  • Overall GPA: 3.2
  • Science GPA: 3.2
  • Prereq GPA: No Minimum 
  • Average Applicant GPA Accepted:
    • Overall: 3.57
    • Science: 3.48
  • Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
  • Prerequisite completion: No Requirement

EXPERIENCE

  • Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): 1000

SHADOWING

  • PA Shadowing Recommended

EVALUATIONS

  • At least three letters with one from a health care professional

GRE

CASPer

PA-CAT

PAEA Program Directory

Second campus: Boone, NC

This program is also taught at an ARC-PA-recognized campus in Boone, NC. The program does not publish how applicants are routed to this campus — contact the program to ask before you apply.

  • Seats at this campus: 24 (average Boone cohort); ARC-PA approves up to 32 seats at Boone — DIFFERENT from the parent/program-wide 88. Admission FAQ: "Our average class is 88 students (64 students in Winston-Salem and 24 in Boone)." Accreditation page: "approved
  • Tuition: $95,674 total tuition to completion (published in the Boone column, 2026-2027 Cost of Attendance)
  • Program length: 24 months (explicitly stated for both campuses) — Admission FAQ: "transportation is the responsibility of the student on both the Winston-Salem and Boone campuses for the duration of the 24-month program." Confirmed by the Class of 2028 Aca
  • Class starts: May (late May). Class of 2028 Academic Calendar (published by the program): "WS Housing for Boone Cohort Opens — May 26, 2026"; "Program Orientation — May 27-28, 2026"; "Unit 1 Begins — May 29, 2026." The Boone cohort begins Unit 1 in Winst
  • Application deadline: No campus-specific deadline is published; the program publishes one set of dates for the whole program: "CASPA application deadline: September 1, 2026" and "Supplemental application deadline: October 1, 2026" (Class of 2029); Class of 2030:
  • Delivery: On-campus / in-person at the Appalachian State University campus in Boone, NC for the pre-clinical year (after Unit 1, which the Boone cohort completes in Winston-Salem), then clinical rotations; "Clinical Year Prep" is run on "Separate Cam

How this campus differs: class_size (24 at Boone / up to 32 ARC-PA-approved, vs. 88 program-wide and 64 in Winston-Salem); tuition figure as published for 2026-2027 ($95,674 in the Boone column) does not match the stale parent figure of $91,968 in the directory, th

Campus details on the program’s own site →

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