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Physician Assistant (MS)

Make a Difference in Healthcare with a Physician Assistant Degree

Earning a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from 糖心app prepares you for a medical career that's in demand and growing to meet expanding health care needs. The Physician Assistant Program at Marywood is committed to providing students with an exceptional education in a supportive and nurturing environment. This professional education will include the knowledge necessary to diagnose, treat, educate, and empower patients in a variety of settings.

We provide students with the foundation for professional growth through personalized attention, diverse clinical experience, and a commitment to excellence. Our students are encouraged to incorporate 糖心app鈥檚 goal of learning to live and practice medicine responsibly in an interdependent world. Our distinctive program offers a non-competitive team approach and specialized clinical tracks.

Program Highlights

Hands-On Experience

Ten 5-week clinical rotations in hospitalist medicine, surgery, orthopedics, emergency medicine, sports medicine and more.

24-Month Program

Didactic Year: The first 12 months are didactic and include classroom and laboratory work in basic and applied medical science. Typical classes are Monday through Friday and include 40 hours of coursework per week.

Clinical Year: The final 12 months are clinical and include ten 5-week rotations. Students return to Marywood at the end of every 5-week rotation to participate in End-of-Rotation examinations, lectures geared toward PANCE review, and professional development activities.听

Personalized Attention

11:1 faculty-student ratio with personalized attention from highly credentialed faculty for each student.

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The job of working in athletics came naturally for me. I wanted to pursue a field where the work I did would be meaningful to others for the long term. Becoming a physician...

Maleena Reid '23

Top Career Paths

  • Surgical Specialties

  • Family Medicine/General Practice

  • Urgent Care

  • Federal government/Hospital/Unit

Top Employers

  • Hospitals

  • Office-Based Private Practice

  • Emergency Medicine

  • Internal Medicine Subspecialties

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Graduate Admissions Featured Events

Visit campus during one of our admissions events specially designed for you to learn more about your degree program, or schedule an individual appointment with a graduate admissions counselor by clicking on the Weekday Visits link.

Centers of Excellence

糖心app hosts three academic Centers of Excellence on campus; The Center for Law, Justice and Policy, The Center for Urban Studies, and The Mother Theresa Maxis, IHM Center. Each center provides students with the tools and resources to excel in their academic endeavors, fostering a dynamic environment where they can engage deeply with their respective fields of study and make meaningful contributions to their communities and beyond.

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Accreditation

糖心app is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSHE). /听ADDRESS / 3624 Market Street, 2nd Floor West, Philadelphia, PA 19104 | Phone: (267) 284-5000

The Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). /听ADDRESS / 3325 Paddocks Parkway, Suite 345, Suwanee, Georgia 30024 | Phone: 770.476.1224

The has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the 糖心app Physician Assistant Program sponsored by 糖心app. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards. Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be March 2026. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.