Master of Science in Physician Assistant

Monmouth’s full-time, 95-credit physician assistant (PA) graduate program will give you the rigorous, hands-on learning environment you need to become a critical part of the changing healthcare landscape. As a PA, you will be a licensed medical professional and an important solution to the looming problem of healthcare access, especially as aging Baby Boomers and those newly insured by the healthcare reform need more care. 

One cohort of students enrolls each fall and advances through the 36-month program together, giving you a team of up to 30 student colleagues who can share insights and support. Monmouth’s broad-based curriculum will give you the foundation you need to practice in any specialty. Experienced, highly skilled faculty will give you the personalized attention you need to excel. 

Rigorous classroom instruction is combined with extensive work in clinical settings in Monmouth’s physician assistant program. The program consists of a didactic phase and a clinical phase. The 42-week didactic phase includes classroom and clinical skills laboratory instruction, with hospital and clinic experiences. In the 60-week clinical phase, you will participate in clinical clerkships, where you will be assigned to preceptors at various hospitals and physician offices.

PA student highlights

Congratulations to Monmouth's inaugural PA class for achieving a 100% pass rate on the national PA certification exam!

Accreditation

At it's March 2017 meeting the Accreditation Review Commission on the Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)placed the Monmouth University Physician Assistant program on Accreditation-Probation status until its next review in March 2019.

Probation is a temporary status of accreditation conferred when a program does not meet the Standards and when the capability of the program to provide an acceptable educational experience is threatened. Once placed on probation, programs that still fail to comply with accreditation requirements in a timely manner, as specified by ARC-PA, may be scheduled for a focused site visit and/or risk having their accreditation withdrawn. Specific questions regarding the program and its plans should be directed to the program Director and/or other appropriate institutional officials.

Accreditation Action Plan

Monmouth University, immediately upon receipt of the ARC-PA report, began working on a comprehensive action plan designed to bring the program into full compliance. The faculty and staff are working diligently to deliver a robust and successful program that addresses a changing health care environment.

The status of Accreditation-Probation means that Monmouth University's Physician Assistant program is accredited. Students must graduate from an accredited program in order to be eligible to sit for the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE). Students who graduate from Monmouth University's PA program are eligible to take the  PANCE and are eligible to be licensed in all 50 states.

Additional Information

• More detailed information about he PA program, faculty and admission requirements can be found at https://www.monmouth.edu/graduate/ms-physician-assistant/
•  Information on program costs and financial aid can be found at: http://www.monmouth.edu/university/pa-financial-aid.aspx