Physician Assistant
Director: TBD
Mission
The Physician Assistant (PA) Program at Marywood University 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, across the lifespan.
We acknowledge that patients are more than their physical bodies, and so the program is dedicated to teaching students the appreciation of the patients’ spirit, as well as caring for their bodies.
This program is committed to preparing the student to deal with the changing health care environment while promoting the PA profession.
Marywood’s PA Program will emphasize the importance of sharing knowledge with future PA students, while providing leadership in the community. The Marywood University PA Program has an awareness of the need for quality health care, both regionally and globally, and this program will assist our students in carrying out Marywood’s goal for all students — learning to live and practice responsibly in an interdependent world.
Program Objectives
- To provide students with the knowledge, skills, and experience to be successful, competent Physician Assistants.
- To prepare students to participate as effective members of an interdisciplinary healthcare team in the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and care of diverse populations across the lifespan.
- To develop effective interpersonal and communication skills within the medical community.
- To encourage students to incorporate Marywood University's goal of learning to live and practice medicine responsibly in an interdependent world.
- To develop as professionals and leaders at local, state, and national levels, shaping future policy and legislation to promote Physician Assistant practice.
Academic Flexibility
Multiple Points of Entry:
- Enter as a Freshman – Five-year program
- Enter as a Transfer – Two- to five-year program based on approved credits for advanced standing
- Enter as a Graduate Student – Those with a B.S. may earn their master’s degree in PA studies after 24 months.