Physician Assistant

Physician assistants are medical providers who are licensed to diagnose and treat illness and disease and to prescribe medication for patients. They work in physician offices, hospitals and clinics in collaboration with a licensed physician. Because of their advanced education in general medicine, modeled after physician education, physician assistants can treat patients with significant autonomy.

Areas of Specialization

  • General Internal Medicine
  • Family Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Pediatrics
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Occupational Medicine
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Dermatology
  • Physicians’ offices
  • Hospitals
  • Surgical facilities
  • Public clinics

Degree Type: PA (Physician Assistant)

Online Application: CASPA

Test Required: (Check the Institutions Requirements) GRE; MCAT