Location: New Haven, Connecticut

Number of students: 36

Application Cycle: April - October 1st through CASPA with supplemental application (rolling admissions)

Interview dates: Mid-October through November

Start date: August

Length of Program: 28 months

Public/Private: Private

HCE: No specific requirement, recommended to have minimum 6 months or 1,000 hours

GPA: Minimum science GPA of 3.0

Shadowing: Encouraged

The Good Stuff:

Suture practice in live animal labs
Full anatomy cadaver dissection lab
Options for electives abroad in either Peru, Spain, or Uganda
Elective option of Spanish for Health Care Professionals
PA/MPH program can be done in 39 months
There's a required thesis paper
Check out the "Virtual Fair" on their website if you are interested in the program
Can only have 1 prerequisite course in progress at time of application
They do not accept applications from physicians who have finished medical school but will accept students who were unable to finish medical school
They have already assumed the name of "physician associate" for the program

Program Link: Yale PA Program

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