夜色视频

Physician Assistant

Master of Science
Hybrid format: Online and in-person
A rigorous, patient-centered program that prepares you to become a skilled, compassionate medical professional.

夜色视频鈥檚 hybrid PA program blends scheduled online instruction with essential in-person learning and clinical experiences. You鈥檒l graduate ready to provide exceptional patient care across diverse settings.

Why Choose Nazareth鈥檚 PA Program?

  • Interdisciplinary Strength:聽Build your foundation with Nazareth鈥檚 well-established expertise in health and human services, combined with advanced medical training.
  • Simulation-Based Learning:聽Develop clinical decision-making skills in high-fidelity simulation labs that replicate real-world patient care scenarios.

Program Structure

Year 1 鈥 Hybrid Didactic Phase:
Courses are delivered primarily online at set times, providing a structured and interactive learning environment. In-person, on-campus sessions occur on weekdays and include:

  • A required program orientation at the start of the year
  • One week of on-campus learning each semester

Year 2 鈥 Clinical Education Phase:
Engage in full-time, in-person supervised clinical practice at diverse healthcare sites. After each rotation, students return to campus for weekday sessions that reinforce learning and promote readiness for the next stage of training.

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Complete in 24 months full-time

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Diverse clinical sites for hands-on experience

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Join a growing profession in the health care sector

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What to Expect

  • Be prepared for a challenging, in-depth study of medical sciences, including anatomy, pharmacology, pathology, and clinical medicine. This intensive coursework requires strong time management and a commitment to mastering complex material.
  • The first 12 months consist of didactic coursework that is primarily online with both synchronous and asynchronous delivery 鈥 meaning some occurs at scheduled times.聽You come to campus for program orientation prior to the start of the didactic instruction. You come again to campus one week per semester for hands-on, in-person training and assessments.
  • The second 12 months consist of nine supervised clinical rotations in a variety of settings and disciplines of medicine. Clinical rotations provide the invaluable opportunity to engage directly in patient care, allowing you to apply your medical knowledge in real-world health care settings. Through hands-on experience, you'll deepen your clinical skills, enhance critical thinking, and gain practical exposure to diverse patient populations, ensuring you are well-prepared for clinical practice.聽At the conclusion of each clinical rotation, you come to campus for hands-on, in-person learning and assessment.
  • The majority of clinical rotation sites are located within NY state. While the program welcomes applicants from across the country, clinical rotation assignments are determined by the program, and there is no guarantee that you will be placed in your specific geographic area of preference. You should be prepared to travel for rotations and may be required to temporarily relocate. Additional costs may be incurred related to travel, housing, and other living expenses during the clinical year. We encourage you to consider these potential expenses as you plan for your education.
Curriculum Examples
  • Human Anatomy
  • Clinical Skills & Procedures
  • Professional Practice
  • Essentials of Cardiology
  • Clinical Integration
  • Surgery Rotation
 
 

Affordability

Grants, scholarships, veterans benefits, loans, and undergraduate loan forgiveness are options for paying for this grad degree. Making grad school affordable 禄

In-demand

Employment of physician assistants is projected to grow 27 percent from 2022 to 2032, much faster than the average for all occupations. The median annual wage for physician assistants was $130,020 (2023), according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Requirements

  • Cumulative GPA of 3.2 as defined in the 鈥淐ASPA Overall GPA鈥 calculation. This calculation considers all college-level coursework ever completed. For international coursework, see the International Applicants section.

  • Prerequisite Science GPA of 3.2 (courses indicated with asterisk on聽Apply: Physician Assistant)

  • Physician Assistant College Admissions Test (PA-CAT)

  • Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution in the United States or its equivalent from a foreign country, earned by December 20, 2025

  • Patient care experience: minimum of 500 hours of direct, hands-on patient care experience. This may be paid or volunteer. Eligible experiences include, but are not limited to, work as an RN, EMT, paramedic, medical assistant, PT or OT assistant, CNA, medical technician, social worker, pharmacy technician, or medical scribe. Hours must be completed by December 20, 2025.

  • Physician assistant shadowing: minimum of 40 hours of shadowing a physician assistant. Hours must be completed by the time of application.

See all requirements:聽Apply: Physician Assistant

Accreditation

夜色视频 has applied for Accreditation - Provisional from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). 夜色视频 anticipates matriculating its first class in January 2026, pending achieving Accreditation - Provisional status at the September 2025 ARC-PA meeting.

Accreditation - Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet enrolled students appear to demonstrate the聽program鈥檚 ability to meet the ARC-PA Standards or when a program holding accreditation-provisional status appears to demonstrate continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class (cohort) of students.

The M.S. in Physician Assistant program is currently pending approval of the New York State Education Department.

Program Director
Heather Ann Grotke
Heather Grotke
Program Director, Clinical Assistant Professor
pa@naz.edu
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Why Nazareth?

鈥淣azareth鈥檚 hybrid physician assistant program blends online learning with high-impact, hands-on training. Students benefit from cutting-edge online learning tools, high-fidelity simulation, and immersive clinical experiences. Aligned with our mission to educate highly skilled, compassionate PAs, we emphasize interprofessional collaboration and preparing students to serve diverse communities. We are equipping the next generation of health care providers to thrive and effectively address the needs of patients.鈥

Heather Grotke, Program Director