Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant Postgraduate Residency

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The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Cardiothoracic Surgical Physician Assistant postgraduate residency is an intensive 12-month advanced training program. Your training will be comprised of didactic and clinical curriculums that will occur concomitantly. Our program will provide you with a solid foundation in the diagnosis and management of conditions common to cardiothoracic surgery patients and will include a robust intraoperative experience.

Upon completion of the program, our residents will have the skills to triage, evaluate, treat and manage cardiac and thoracic problems, and be an independent first-assistant in the operating room. They will master various techniques of conduit harvesting and preparation. In addition, our residents will have acquired the necessary knowledge and skills to manage patients with Coronary Artery Disease, Aortic Valve Disease, Mitral Valve Disease, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Aortic Aneurysm, Lung and Esophageal Cancer, Thoracic Disease and Thoracic Trauma.

The goal of the program is to help you grow and develop the surgical, medical, and critical thinking skills required to build a successful career in Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Credential awarded

Certificate of completion issued by Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery. Signed by the Medical Director, Program Director, and participating faculty.

Financial information

Physician Assistants Residents will be paid a competitive stipend and are eligible for full and comprehensive benefits provided by Dartmouth-Hitchcock. The residency program provides educational materials including protective loupes, lab coats, textbooks, handouts, internet access while in a Dartmouth-Hitchcock facility.

Category 1 CME is available for free by participating and attending lectures, conferences, grand rounds, journal club.

Learn more

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The mission of the Franklin Pierce University Physician Assistant Program is to prepare PAs who demonstrate clinical excellence; embrace diversity, equity and inclusion; advocate for their patients; lead and advance the profession; and serve their communities.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

• Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
• Campus Location: West Lebanon, NH
• Degrees Offered: Masters
• Class Start Month: November
• Class Duration: 27 months
• Class Capacity: 24 students
• Decision Criteria: Matched to mission academic ability and understanding role of physician assistant, personal interview, personal statement
• Seat Deposit: $1,000
• International Students: Accepted
• TOEFL: Required 

TUITION

• Resident tuition: $116,000
• Nonresident tuition: $116,000

PANCE PASS RATE

• First-time PANCE pass rate: 95%
• Five-year first-time PANCE pass rate: 92%

APPLICATION INFORMATION

• CASPA Participant: Yes
• Application Deadline: November
• Supplemental Application: Required
• CASPA Deadline Type: Completed

GPA

• Overall GPA: 3.0
• Science GPA: 3.0
• Average Applicant GPA Accepted Prior Cycle:
  • Overall: 3.5
  • Science: 3.5
• Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
• Prerequisite completion: No Requirement

EXPERIENCE

• Healthcare Experience Hours: Required

SHADOWING

• PA Shadowing Recommended
• No Specified Hours

EVALUATIONS

• Three recommendation letters are required (view program website for evaluator requirements)

GRE

• See Program Website

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

PAEA Program Directory

• PAEA PA Program Directory Link  

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Our M.S. in Physician Assistant program prepares students to become physician assistants who provide meaningful medical care with integrity. Our PA program provides the credentials to practice medicine alongside physicians, providing services as varied as healthcare itself.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

• Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
• Campus Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
• Degrees Offered: Masters
• Class Start Month: January
• Class Duration: 24 months
• Class Capacity: 125 students
• Decision Criteria: Matched to mission academic ability and understanding role of physician assistant, personal interview, personal statement
• Seat Deposit: $750
• International Students: Accepted
• TOEFL: Required

TUITION

• Resident tuition: $99,000
• Nonresident tuition: $99,000

PANCE PASS RATE

• First-time PANCE pass rate: 98%
• Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 88%

APPLICATION INFORMATION

• Caspa Participant: Yes
• Application Deadline: January
• Supplemental Application: Not Required
• CASPA Deadline Type: Completed
  
• Fee:Nil

GPA

• Overall GPA: 3.0
• Prereq GPA: 3.0
• Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
• Prerequisite completion: See Program Website

EXPERIENCE

• Healthcare Experience Hours: 500 Hours

SHADOWING

• See Program Website

EVALUATIONS

• See Program Website

GRE

• See Program Website

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

PAEA Program Directory

• PAEA PA Program Directory Link

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The program educates and inspires the future generation of Physician Assistants to become compassionate clinicians who demonstrate professionalism; practice collaborative, evidence-based medicine and advocate for patients and their communities.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

• Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
• Campus Location: Manchester, New Hampshire
• Degrees Offered: Masters
• Class Start Month: January
• Class Duration: 24 months
• Class Capacity: 125 students
• Decision Criteria: Matched to mission academic ability and understanding role of physician assistant, personal interview, personal statement
• Seat Deposit: $750
• International Students: Accepted
• TOEFL: Required

TUITION

• Resident tuition: $57,810
• Nonresident tuition: $57,810

PANCE PASS RATE

• First-time PANCE pass rate: See Program Website
• Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: See Program Website

APPLICATION INFORMATION

• Caspa Participant: Yes
• Application Deadline: January
• Supplemental Application: Not Required
• CASPA Deadline Type: Submit

GPA

• Overall GPA: 3.0
• Science GPA: 3.2
• Prereq GPA: 3.2
• Prerequisite GPA: See Program Website
• Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 10 year(s)

EXPERIENCE

• Healthcare Experience Hours: Recommended

SHADOWING

• PA Shadowing Recommended
• No Specified Hours

EVALUATIONS

• Two recommendation letters required (view program website for evaluator requirements)

GRE

• See Program Website

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

PAEA Program Directory

• PAEA PA Program Directory Link

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