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Program Highlights

The PA Program will be 28 months in duration.

The initial 15 months will consist of didactic training in the basic and clinical sciences on the Å®ÉñÐßÐßÑо¿Ëù campus.

The subsequent 12 months will consist of required and elective clinical rotations throughout Å®ÉñÐßÐßÑо¿Ëù in the following areas:

  • Family Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pediatrics
  • Women's Health
  • Behavioral Health
  • Surgery
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Medicine/Surgical Electives

The final month will consist of a preceptorship in a practice arranged by the student and a summative evaluation process to ready students for entry into the profession.

  • Fully Integrated System-Based Didactic Curriculum
  • Charitable Clinic Experience with emphasis on service and leadership
  • Emphasis on the Medical Humanities
  • Business courses- Medical Practice Operations
  • Small Campus and Faculty Student ratios
  • Frequent Feedback & Faculty Advisement

The Physician Assistant program also offers and pays for the following for all accepted students:

  • Textbooks
  • Standardized tests evaluating your progress
  • ACLS, BLS, PALS certifications
  • Point-of-Care Ultrasound
  • 22-24 Simulated patient encounters in Didactic training
  • Cadaver Procedure lab- Capstone
  • PANCE Boards Review Course
  • PANCE Practice Exams

  • Full cadaver dissection anatomy lab
  • Charitable Clinic experience
  • 7 required clinical rotations, 5 elective rotations, and 1 final preceptorship
    • Required: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Women’s Health, Behavioral Health, and Surgery
    • Elective Rotation Options: Underserved, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Urology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Neurosurgery, Hospital Medicine, Infectious Disease, Orthopedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, General Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Interventional Radiology, Addiction Medicine, Urgent Care
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