** 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
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
** 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.
