Bachelor's Degree Programs for a Physician's Assistant

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

• Located in Los Angeles, California, this school offers both a Bachelor's degree and a certificate program. Preference in admissions will be given to those willing to work in underserved areas.

  Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
  Physician Assistant Program
  The College of Allied Health - Keck Building
  1731 East 120th Street
  Los Angeles, CA 90059
  (323) 563 -5950
  cdrewu.edu/cosh/programs/undergraduate/physician-assistant

Stanford University School of Medicine

• Located on the Stanford University campus, they offer all four types of degrees. The PA program is part of the Stanford University School of Medicine Center for Education in Family and Community Medicine. The program consists of 5 quarters in which the first is all classroom and in the remaining four, clinical experience is emphasized.

  Stanford University School of Medicine
  Primary Care Associate Program
  1215 Welch Road, Modular G
  Palo Alto, CA 94305-5408
  (650) 725-6959
  pcap.stanford.edu

Howard University

• The only D.C. program to offer a Physician Assistant Bachelor's degree, they also have a certificate program. One of their goals is to provide education to promising black and ethnically diverse students.

  Howard University
  Physician Assistant Program
  College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Health Sciences
  6th and Bryant Streets, NW, Annex Il, #119
  Washington, DC 20059
  (202)806-7536
  cpnahs.howard.edu/AHS/Pa/Introduction.htm

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

• This state university offers only the bachelor's degree option for Physician's Assistants. It is a 24 month program that students start at the beginning of their junior year. One year is spent on regular schooling and then there is a one year clinical phase.

  University of Maryland Eastern Shore
  Physician Assistant Department
  Hazel Hall, Room 1034
  Princess Anne, MD 21853
  (410) 651-7584
  umes.edu/PA/Default.aspx?id=2408

University of Washington

• This program at the University of Washington offers a Bachelor's or Master's degree
  option. The Bachelor's program is offered in two locations: Yakima, WA. and Anchorage, AK. The PA program at the University of Washington is known as MEDEX Northwest.

  University of Washington
  MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant Program
  4311 11th Ave. N.E., Suite 200
  Seattle, WA 98105-4608
  (206) 616-4001
  washington.edu

York College

• Located in Queens, York college is part of the City University of New York. Applicants must have completed at least 100 hours of health care service to apply to the PA program.

  York College, CUNY
  Physician Assistant Program
  94-20 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, Room 112 SC
  Jamaica NY 11451, NY 11451
  (718)262-2823
  york.cuny.edu/PA/

Hofstra University

• Located in suburban Long Island, students that complete this undergraduate program will receive both a certificate and a Bachelor's degree. The first two years of the undergraduate program are the pre-professional phase. During their second year they apply to the 28 month professional program.

  Hofstra University
  Physician Assistant Studies Program
  113 Monroe Lecture Center
  127 Hofstra University
  Hempstead, NY 11549-1270
  (516) 463-4074
  hofstra.edu/Academics/Colleges/HCLAS/PAP/index.html

Rochester Institute of Technology

• Although they currently have a Bachelor of Science degree program, RIT is transitioning to a graduate (BS/MS) program, which is currently pending New York State approval. The program places great importance in socializing the student to the character, performance, and role of a provider of medical care.

  Rochester Institute of Technology
  Physician Assistant Program
  Building 75-CBET, 153 Lomb Memorial Drive
  Rochester, NY 14623-5608
  (585) 475-5151
  rit.edu/cos/medical/physician_assistant.html

Long Island University

• Actually located in Brooklyn, this intense 4-year bachelor's program was the first to be approved by the New York State Department of Education. Dedication, demeanor, courtesy and professional appearance play a large part in a student's success in the program.

  Long Island University
  Division of Physician Assistant Studies
  1 University Plaza
  Brooklyn, NY 11201
  (718) 488-1505
  brooklyn.liu.edu/health/bsphyass.html

St. John's University

• Located in the NYC borough of Queens, students spend the first two years at the St. John's campus, then one year at the St John's College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions and a final year at affiliated hospitals and clinics. Students are reviewed annually and a successful review is necessary to begin the clinical part of the program.

  St. John's University
  Physician Assistant Program
  Andrew Bartilucci Center
  175-05 Horace Harding Expressway
  Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
  (718)990-8400
  stjohns.edu

State University of New York Downstate Medical Center

• Beginning after the completion of the sophomore year, the program, which begins in late May or early June, offers a 27-month, upper-division professional course of study leading to the B.S. degree. The clinical phase of the program consists of 10 clerkships at a broad range of clinical affiliates.

  State University of New York Downstate Medical Center
  Physician Assistant Program
  450 Clarkson Avenue Box 1222
  Brooklyn, NY 11203
  (718) 270-2324/5
  downstate.edu/CHRP/pa/