** updated March 2020 **

Location: San Rafael, CA

Accreditation Status: Provisional

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Number of students: 30

Application Deadline: November 1

Admissions: Rolling

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Start date: August

Interviews: September-November

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Length of Program: 28 months

Public/Private: Private

Tuition: $107,154 (including fees)

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HCE: 500 Hours

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GPA: Overall: 3.0, Science: 3.0 (last 30 hours)

Required Standardized Testing: None

Shadowing: 8 hours

LOR: Three required, one from a PA or NP, MD or DO, or PhD, One from an employer/supervisor and one from a professor

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The Good Stuff:

Anatomy and Physiology must be taken in the last 5 years
The program boasts extensive use of high fidelity medical simulation technology throughout the curriculum
Students start seeing patients in clinic in the 2nd semester of didactic year

Program Link: https://www.dominican.edu/academics/graduate-programs/physician-assistant-studies

PA Programs in California

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Location: Toppenish, WA

Number of students: 32

Application Cycle: April - November (Apply by July to be considered for early interviews)

Interview dates: 2 separate dates in December and January with rolling admissions

Start date: May

Length of Program: 24 months

Public/Private: Private

HCE: Minimum 1000 hours at time of application

GPA: Minimum 2.75 overall (recommended 3.0), minimum 3.0 science; must have 3.0 in all prerequisites

Shadowing: No specific requirement

The Good Stuff:

Currently in Provisional status
Medical Spanish is included in the didactic year
Focus on rural healthcare, and clinicals are in smaller towns in the Northwest
Prerequisites must be completed by January of the preceding year
Medical scribe is accepted as HCE
No GRE required
No specific Organic Chemistry requirement
Does not accept Letters of Recommendation from professors

Program Link: Heritage University PA Program

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