Physician Associate ProgramPO Box 208083100 Church Street SouthSuite A250 New Haven CT
41.30444864812068, -72.9332017323052
New Haven, Connecticut · Masters
A long-established Yale PA program in New Haven integrating rigorous medical science, clinical training, research, and service.
The mission of the Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate Program is to educate outstanding clinicians and to foster leaders who will serve their communities and advance quality healthcare.
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GRE required (no waiver, competitive >=50th pct), strong academic record, prerequisite coursework, healthcare/patient-care experience, LORs, personal statement, interview. Holistic review.
Summarized from the program’s admissions information. Confirm current selection criteria with the program.
Program admissions informationYale uses “Physician Associate” terminology, and described a strong mentorship structure: students are assigned an adviser at the start and meet regularly with that adviser and their advisee group during the didactic phase. The curriculum features a cadaver lab, systems-based learning and early hospital and patient contact, plus clinical electives and student leadership through the student council, the state PA academy and a student-run free clinic. For nontraditional applicants, the advice was to be able to explain how a non-linear background prepared you for PA training and why you chose that path — and to pursue work you genuinely care about rather than stacking activities that merely look good. Fit runs both ways: the wait after you apply is a good time to ask whether a program actually matches your values.
Shared at the fair on Jul 11, 2026; paraphrased program-level notes. This is a past event, not an upcoming session. Confirm current guidance with the program.
PAEA Virtual PA Admissions Fair (CareerEco), July 11 2026 - program-level, paraphrased; qualitative only
Yale conducts its PA program admissions interviews entirely virtually rather than in person; invitations are typically extended about one month before the interview dates, with interviews usually occurring in October and November.
Source checked Aug 1, 2026. Interview formats and dates can change between cycles.
Program interview informationReview 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.
| Course | Credits | Lab | Min grade | Your coursework |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics (or Calculus alternative)1 course(s) One semester or 3–5 credits. Statistics must cover probability, distributions/variables, confidence intervals, group comparisons, regression, ANOVA and chi-square. Statistics may be from Psychology, Biology, or Mathematics. | 3–5credits (or one semester) | Not specified | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Calculus (or Statistics alternative)1 course(s) One semester or 3–5 credits. Content must include limits/continuity, differentiation, applications of differentiation, and integration. | 3–5credits (or one semester) | Not specified | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Human gross Anatomy1 course(s) One semester or 3–5 credits; human gross anatomy only. Cover upper limb, lower limb, head/neck, and thorax/abdomen/pelvis. Lab strongly recommended but not required. Neuroanatomy alone, histology, and animal/mammalian anatomy do not satisfy this separate route. | 3–5credits (or one semester) | Preferred | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Human or animal/mammalian Physiology1 course(s) One semester or 3–5 credits. Cover homeostasis, cell structure, cardiac, respiratory, renal, endocrine, digestion/energy utilization, and reproduction. Animal/mammalian physiology accepted; lab not required. Pathophysiology and cell biology do not satisfy this separate route. | 3–5credits (or one semester) | Not required | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Combined Anatomy & Physiology I and II sequence2 course(s) Alternative to separate Anatomy and Physiology: two semesters, 6–10 credits total. Course-specific credit split and combined-sequence lab policy are not published; confirm sequence and equivalency with Yale. For the separate Human Anatomy route, a lab is strongly recommended but not required. | 6–10 totalcredits total across two semesters | Not specified | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Organic Chemistry (or Biochemistry alternative)1 course(s) One semester or 3–5 credits. Content should include bonding; alcohols, esters, phenols, aldehydes, ketones; proteins; enzymes; carbohydrates/energy; fats/lipids. Alternatively choose one semester of Biochemistry or one combined Organic Chemistry/Biochemistry semester course. | 3–5credits (or one semester) | Not specified | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Biochemistry (or Organic Chemistry alternative)1 course(s) One semester or 3–5 credits. Content should include enzymology, cellular communication, DNA/RNA structure and synthesis, energy/carbohydrate metabolism, amino acid/protein synthesis, and digestion/hormonal metabolic control. Alternatively choose Organic Chemistry or a combined Organic Chemistry/Biochemistry semester course. | 3–5credits (or one semester) | Not specified | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Combined Organic Chemistry/Biochemistry semester course1 course(s) Explicit alternative to separate Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry: one combined semester course, 3–5 credits. Course equivalency is manual review. | 3–5credits (or one semester) | Not specified | Not specified | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
| Microbiology1 course(s) One semester or 3–5 credits. Content should include microbial morphology/physiology, bacterial metabolism, microbial genetics, and bacterial/viral/fungal/parasitic classification. Lab not required. A single Bacteriology course does not satisfy this prerequisite. | 3–5credits (or one semester) | Not required | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
All course choices and content matches stay in manual review. The published course page specifies content and credit ranges, not a blanket prerequisite grade floor. A maximum of one course may be in progress at application; it must be completed by December 31 with grade B or better. AP credit does not satisfy prerequisite coursework; CLEP is not addressed in the reviewed official pages.
Current published deadline; confirm the required CASPA processing status for this cycle.
$54,147 Year 1 + $54,147 Year 2 + $18,049 final term · Planning estimate using published 2026–27 PA1/PA2/PA3 tuition rates ($54,147 + $54,147 + $18,049). Future entering-cohort rates may change. Published activity, technology, and health fees total $5,775 ($132,118 tuition plus these listed fees at current rates). Hospitalization coverage and living, travel, and personal expenses are separate.
Basis: $54,147 Year 1 + $54,147 Year 2 + $18,049 final term · current-rate projection · medium confidence
Planning estimate based on published PA1, PA2, and PA3 tuition rates for 2026–27: $54,147 + $54,147 + $18,049 = $126,343 tuition. Published activity, technology, and health fees total $5,775 ($132,118 tuition plus these fees at current rates). Future entering-cohort rates may change. Hospitalization coverage and living, travel, and personal costs are separate.
Lectures and small-group learning develop medical knowledge and clinical reasoning.
Clinical clerkships and capstone work develop practice skills and individual scholarly interests.
The campus Physician Associate MMSc route lasts 28 months. Capstone work spans both phases with protected project time; this is distinct from Yale’s online program.
Cohort year and experience averages need verification.
Published class statistics describe the named cohort or population. They are not admission minimums or acceptance probabilities.
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Unpublished policies and unverified cohort statistics are left open for confirmation.
