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Physician Assistant
Do you have what it takes to be a part of this highly selective master’s level program?
Physician Assistant Studies
Master of Science Degree (M.S.)
Making a difference requires hard work and dedication.
Everyone wants to make the world a better place. As a physician assistant, you will. Under physician supervision, you'll work with patients to evaluate, diagnose, and treat medical conditions. Thanks to extensive experience with the latest technologies, practices, techniques, and procedures, you'll feel prepared to make the critical healthcare decisions.
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Physician Assistant Studies (M.S.)
This two-year physician assistant studies master's program includes a year of intensive lab-based study and a year of clinical experience in a variety of medical settings.
Minors & Immersions
Pair a minor with any bachelor's degree, or an immersion with any bachelor's or associate's degree.
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News
04.14.2023
Concrete students ace 'entrance exam'
As renovations continue at Penn College's Physician Assistant Center, students in instructor Franklin H. Reber Jr.'s Concrete Construction class spent much of their Friday making complementary exterior improvements.
02.22.2023
A fest of all possible worlds
The 11th Science Festival for local schoolchildren and their families, held annually at Penn College (but for that 2021 COVID-related pause), brought 682 adventurous participants to the campus Field House on Feb.
01.05.2023
Recent grad receives award from state professional society
Bryan M. Bilbao, who earned a combined bachelor’s/master’s degree in physician assistant studies from Pennsylvania College of Technology in August, recently received a Thomas J. Lemley Award for Health Disparities from the Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants. Award winners were announced Nov. 4 at the society’s annual conference in Pittsburgh.