- Mission Statement
- The mission of the physician assistant program is consistent with the enduring Christian Humanistic traditions of DeSales University and seeks to graduate physician assistants who dedicate themselves to the total well-being of the patient. Graduates of the program will deliver competent and compassionate health care including preventative services and wellness education to patients of diverse populations in a variety of settings. They will consider the patient holistically in the context of family, community, and society, and incorporate ethical principles into a patient-focused practice. They will serve their patients by using evidence-based medicine and promoting life-long learning in the profession.
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- Unique Program Features
- Stellar PANCE rates since program inception; student to faculty ratio of 11:1; early clinical exposure; state-of-the-art simulation labs; human anatomy lab with first access to dissections; DeSales Free Clinic; local clinical sites; a fully integrated curriculum of clinical medicine, pathophysiology, and pharmacology, enabling you to learn the entire spectrum of disease processes; a community that embraces the University's core values of wisdom, humility, gentleness, hospitality, and gratitude
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- Curriculum Focus
- Early Clinical Exposure; Hybrid of Traditional or Case-Based Learning; Organ-Based/Systems-Based Learning; Problem-Based Learning
- Credentials Offered
- Master's degree (not Master's of Public Health)
- Doctorate Degree Offered
- No
- Type of Masters Degree
- MSPAS: Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, MSPAS: Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies
- Estimated Incoming Class Size
- 46
- Required Onsite Interview
- Yes
- Types of Interviews
- Traditional Interview
- Admission Type
- Rolling - Applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis
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