Location: Albany, NY
Number of students: 42 (waitlist of ~20)
Application Cycle: Rolling admissions from May 1st – December 1st (deadline)
Interview dates: May – December for upcoming cycle
Start date: January
Length of Program: 28 months
Public/Private: Private
HCE: 1000 hours
GPA: Prerequisites with a grade of C or higher, but no specific minimum GPA
Shadowing: No specific requirement
The Good Stuff:
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Biochemistry OR Organic Chemistry required
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Monthly information sessions available
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They have agreements with a few different programs for early assurance admissions – basically as long as you maintain your GPA and fulfill all prerequisites and other requirements, you are accepted into the PA program.
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Full cadaver lab with about 4 students per cadaver
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Interview – 2 one on one interviews with faculty (very relaxed)
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Tuition is estimated to be 55,000 – significantly cheaper than some other private programs
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GRE is required
Program Link: Albany Medical College PA Program
For the most up to date information on PA programs in one place, check out The Applicant’s Manual of Physician Assistant Programs. (Affiliate link)
