Home :
Physician Assistant Program
Welcome to the D’Youville College Physician Assistant Program home page. The New York State Education Department has approved our two Physician Assistant degree programs: A combined bachelor and master's degree (BS/MS) and a master's degree (MS). Students are already enrolled in the BS/MS track and the first dual-degree Physician Assistants will graduate in December, 2007. Our program has been in existence since 1993 and this approval signifies our commitment to ensuring that our students receive a superior clinical education.
The D’Youville College Physician Assistant Program was the first program of its kind in Western New York. Since 1995 the program has graduated over 300 physician assistants trained in primary care medicine.
The PA Program is accredited by ARC-PA, the Accreditation Review Commission
on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. Visit www.arc-pa.org for
more information.
In this section of our site, you can learn more about the Physician Assistant curriculum, admissions requirements, and our nationally recognized faculty and staff. You’ll also find information on distinguishing features of our program and our students. We encourage you to begin your investigation of our program by reading the departmental Mission Statement below.
Physician Assistant Program Mission Statement
The mission of the D’Youville College Physician Assistant Program is to prepare high quality clinicians with the highest ethical standards, who will be leaders in the PA profession.
Our graduates will be trained to serve a variety of patient populations with sensitivity and compassion, with an emphasis on the needs of the medically underserved. We are dedicated to fostering the skills necessary to generate new clinical insights based on medically relevant research. The D’Youville College Physician Assistant graduate will be a community educator of preventive medicine based on a personal philosophy of life long learning.
