Location: Lexington, KY or Morehead, KY
Number of students: 40 at Lexington; `6 at Morehead
Application Cycle: April – July 15th through CASPA with a Graduate School application through University of Kentucky
Interview dates: First or second week of August
Start date: January
Length of Program: 29 months
Public/Private: Public
HCE: In the past there has been a minimum 1000 hours, but for the upcoming 2016 cycle, there will be NO minimum requirement.
GPA: From a source other than the UK website, 3.0, but this is not verified.
Shadowing: Minimum 50 hours
The Good Stuff:
- There are opportunities for short term international trips to Ecuador and Mexico
- Opportunities for international rotations to Kenya, Swaziland, and England (never heard of one in Europe, so that’s kind of awesome)
- Morehead is considered a more rural site. There are times when Morehead students must attend the Lexington campus.
- You must meet the requirements for both the PA program and the University of Kentucky graduate school
Program Link: University of Kentucky 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)
