Program Spotlight: Loma Linda University

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** updated March 2020 **

Location: Loma Linda, CA

Accreditation Status: Continuing

Number of students: 36

Application Deadline: October 1

Admissions: Rolling

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Start date: September

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Length of Program: 24 months

Public/Private: Private

Tuition: $98,476

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HCE: 2,000 Hours

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GPA: Overall: 3.0, Science GPA: 3.0

Required Standardized Testing: None

Shadowing: Not Required

LOR: Three Required, one must be from a currently practicing MD, DO, or PA with whom the applicant has worked in a paid patient care position.

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The Good Stuff:

  • Option for international electives in Honduras, Nepal or Malawi

  • As a religious university, students are required to attend chapel weekly and abide by the lifestyle requirements of the university (no drinking, no smoking, no illegal drugs)

  • Preference given to Seventh-day Adventists, graduates of Loma Linda University, applicants of under-represented populations, applicants with a history of meaningful, continuous involvement in community service consistent with the mission and values of Loma Linda University

  • GRE is NOT required

Program Link:   Loma Linda PA Program

** All information is from The Applicant’s Manual of Physician Assistant Programs 2020 and the Program’s website. For corrections and comments, please fill out this form.