Hint, You May be Surprised (Or not)
Programs in these four states make up more than one-third of all programs, roughly (34%)
I am a native Californian who traveled 3,000 miles East (the day after I got married) to attend PA School at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
If you are trying to make it into school, I suggest you cast a wide net and be open to the idea of a temporary (or permanent) relocation.
You will see on the map on my PASchoolfinder Website that PA programs increase in density as you move from West to East and quite often the patient care experience necessary to apply for and to be accepted into these schools is less.
You can search among all the schools and learn more about each program using the links below.
New York (27 Physician Assistant Programs)
- Albany Medical College Physician Assistant Program
- Canisius College
- Clarkson University Physician Assistant Program
- CUNY Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
- CUNY York College Physician Assistant Program
- D’youville College Physician Assistant Program
- Daemen College Physician Assistant Program
- Hofstra University Physician Assistant Program
- Le Moyne College Physician Assistant Program
- Long Island University Physician Assistant Program
- Marist College Physician Assistant Program
- Mercy College Physician Assistant Program
- New York Institute of Technology Physician Assistant Program
- New York University
- Pace University – Pleasantville
- Pace University Physician Assistant Program
- Rochester Institute of Technology Physician Assistant Program
- St. John’s University Physician Assistant Program
- Stony Brook University Physician Assistant Program
- SUNY Downstate Medical Center Physician Assistant Program
- SUNY Upstate University
- The CUNY School of Medicine
- Touro College (Bay Shore) Physician Assistant Program
- Touro College (Manhattan) Physician Assistant Program
- Touro University – Bay Shore
- Wagner College Physician Assistant Program
- Weill Cornell Medicine Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Pennsylvania (27 Physician Assistant Programs)
- Arcadia University Physician Assistant Program – Pennsylvania
- Chatham University Physician Assistant Program
- DeSales University Physician Assistant Program
- Drexel University Physician Assistant Program
- Duquesne University Physician Assistant Program
- Gannon University
- Gannon University Physician Assistant Program
- King’s College Physician Assistant Program
- Lock Haven University Physician Assistant Program
- Marywood University Physician Assistant Program
- Mercyhurst University Physician Assistant Program
- Misericordia University Physician Assistant Program
- Penn State University Physician Assistant Program
- Pennsylvania College of Technology Physician Assistant Program
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Physician Assistant Program
- Philadelphia University Physician Assistant Program
- Presbyterian University
- Saint Francis University Physician Assistant Program
- Salus University Physician Assistant Program
- Seton Hill University Physician Assistant Program
- Slippery Rock University Physician Assistant Program
- Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program
- Thomas Jefferson University – City Center Campus (formerly Thomas Jefferson University)
- Thomas Jefferson University – East Falls Campus (formerly Philadelphia University)
- Thomas Jefferson University Physician Assistant Program
- University of Pittsburgh Physician Assistant Program
- University of the Sciences of Philadelphia Physician Assistant Program
California (17 Physician Assistant Programs)
- California Baptist University
- California State University – Monterey Bay
- Chapman University Physician Assistant Program (California)
- Charles R. Drew University Physician Assistant Program
- Dominican University of California Physician Assistant Program
- Loma Linda University Physician Assistant Program
- Marshall B. Ketchum University Physician Assistant Program
- Samuel Merritt University Physician Assistant Program
- Southern California University of Health Sciences Physician Assistant Program
- Stanford University Physician Assistant Program
- Touro University Physician Assistant Program (California)
- University of California-Davis Physician Assistant Program
- University of La Verne Physician Assistant Program
- University of Southern California Physician Assistant Program
- University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
- University of the Pacific Physician Assistant Program
- Western University of Health Sciences Physician Assistant Program
Florida (19 Physician Assistant Programs)
- Adventist University of Health Sciences Physician Assistant Program
- Barry University Physician Assistant Program
- Florida Gulf Coast University
- Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Physician Assistant Program
- Florida State University
- Keiser University Physician Assistant Program
- Marieb College of Health & Human Services Physician Assistant Program
- Miami-Dade College Physician Assistant Program
- North Florida-South Georgia Veterans Health System – University of Florida Physician Assistant Residency in Primary Care
- Nova Southeastern University Physician Assistant Program, Ft. Lauderdale
- Nova Southeastern University Physician Assistant Program, Jacksonville
- Nova Southeastern University Physician Assistant Program, Orlando
- Nova Southeastern University, Fort Myers Physician Assistant Program
- South University Physician Assistant Program (Tampa)
- South University Physician Assistant Program (West Palm Beach)
- University of Florida Physician Assistant Program
- University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine Physician Assistant Program
- University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
- University of Tampa
If you are proud alumni of any of the above Universities and you want to give your school a shout-out, just head over to the PASchoolfinder website, search out your school and leave a review or rating... It will make the admission committee proud!
- Stephen
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Awesome website. Could you please help me with info on how a non-American can get into a PA program and the eligibility criteria apart from the pre-requisites mentioned.
Hi Adil, first you have to search through and find the programs that accept international students: https://www.thepalife.com/us-pa-programs-that-accept-international-students/. You can also search the PAEA program directory. Here is the direct link: http://directory.paeaonline.org/programs?utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=°ree=&caspa=&gre=&health_xp=&bach_required=&min_gpa=&start_month=&intl=1
Then contact several from your search and they can help explain their process. This is very program specific and how your credits transfer will depend on many factors.
Stephen