Physician Assistant Studies
A developing 28 month, 7 consecutive semester Physician Assistant program culminating in a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies degree.
Physician Assistant Studies
Career Paths
Graduate PAs work in virtually every medical specialty. Common practice settings are:
Cardiology
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Family Practice
Gastroenterology
Inpatient Internal Medicine (Hospitalist - Including Critical Care)
Outpatient Internal Medicine
Oncology
Orthopedics
Surgery
Urgent Care
Top 5 Reasons to Become a Physician Assistant
More and more, students are choosing to pursue Physician Assistant Studies programs in lieu of attending medical school. And for good reason. Physician assistant is ranked the No. 3 career in America by U.S. News & World Report. Learn more about the top 5 reasons you may want to become one.
University Breaks Ground on Health Sciences Building
The new, 41,000-square foot building will feature four classrooms, one for 32 students, two for 48 and a large tiered classroom for 50. These classrooms will not only be used exclusively for the nursing and physician assistant program, rather all academic programs on campus. Each classroom will be fully equipped with a recording system for simulations that will be used during debriefings.
The physician assistant floor will feature a practice lab with 11 exam tables for teaching how to properly diagnosis a condition. Two simulation labs, comparable to the nursing floor, complement four Objective Structured Clinical Examination rooms where live ‘patient-actors’ will dictate a script of medical maladies to teach students how to take a medical history, diagnose a patient and perform a physical exam. The clinical lab space also will serve as a learning environment for clinical procedures, such as suturing and interventional skills. The program will welcome its first cohort of students in January 2021.
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