Physician assistants (PA) are health professionals who practice medicine as members of a team with their supervising physicians. PAs deliver a broad range of medical and surgical services to diverse populations in rural and urban settings. As part of their comprehensive responsibilities, they conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests,counsel on preventive health care, assist insurgery, and prescribe medications. Because of their close working relationship with physicians, physician assistants are educated in the medical model designed to complement physician training. Upon graduation, physician assistants take a national certification examination developed by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
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•GPA: •3.0 GRE minimum is as follows: verbal-146, quantitative-141 and analytical-2.5
•WES Evaluation required. •Enrollment deposit of $250 required. •Application via CASPA (https://caspa.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/#/login). •CASPA charges $184 for the first program you apply to and $61 for each additional program. •Completion of the program will assist graduates in successfully completing the Physician Assistant National Certification Exam (PANCE) making them eligible for licensure as a physician assistant in all 50 states. MC's five-year PANCE pass rate for first-time test takers is 94%. •International Test of English Proficiency (iTEP)- minimum score for admission is 3.7
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