The Arizona School of Health Sciences at A.T. Still University in Mesa, Arizona, offers an online master's degree program in physician assistant studies. Students in the program must complete 40 credit hours and can choose to focus on the areas of clinical medicine or education/leadership. Those concentrating on clinical medicine must complete 400 hours of direct patient care experience along with classroom instruction. Meanwhile, courses in the education/leadership concentration cover topics such as medical writing for educators, technology in education and evidence-based medicine/clinical research design. To get into the program, students must have already graduated from a physician assistant training program. They also need a high-speed Internet connection. A.T. Still University was founded in 1892.
A.T. Still University
Arizona School of Health Sciences
5850 E. Still Circle
Mesa, AZ 85206
480-219-6000
atsu.edu
Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offers a physician assistant post-professional master's degree program online. The 45-credit program provides for a highly interactive electronic learning method that is convenient for working physician assistants. Classes in the program include health policy, leadership, research methods and the clinical application of epidemiology. Students also complete a capstone project that involves reviewing literature related to a clinical practice topic. They can complete the program completely online without having to fulfill a residency requirement. Program applicants must have graduated from a physician assistant training program that is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant. Students also must have an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 and submit recommendation letters. Drexel University was founded in 1891.
Drexel University
3001 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
877-215-0009
drexel.com
The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, also offers a master of physician assistant studies degree program online. Physician assistants in the program who already have their bachelor's degree must complete 800 hours of advanced supervised clinical practice at their place of employment while learning health care policy and medical ethics. In addition, they are required to research a medical subject and write a scientific paper. The distance learning program takes a year to complete. The University of Nebraska was founded in 1869.
University of Nebraska
Medical Center-Physician Assistant Program
Distance Learning Program
984300 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198
402-559-2742
unmc.edu/alliedhealth/padlp.htm