Master of Physician Assistant Studies
University of Charleston School of Health Sciences
Key Information
Campus location
Charleston, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
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Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2023
Introduction
The University of Charleston Physician Assistant Program began with the matriculation of its first class in January 2013. Those who complete the program will be awarded a Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) degree. The Physician Assistant profession is built on the concept of teamwork, and medicine is rapidly moving in the same direction. The UC PA program reinforces this concept by utilizing a pass/fail grading structure, which facilitates a culture where students strive to elevate their classmates to provide the best care possible for patients, rather than outperform one another.
Instead of courses addressing content separately in clinical medicine, diagnostic skills, and pharmacotherapeutics, the UC PA program has been designed to integrate all of these components into specialty-based modules (e.g., Cardiovascular, Pulmonology, Pediatrics) to enhance learning and retention.