| Physician Assistant (PA) is ranked 2nd among the 50 | | | | complete a CASPA application and a Duke |
| jobs as the Best Jobs in United States for the year | | | | supplemental application and pass an interview |
| 2009. Below are schools that offer the physician | | | | session. |
| assistants program. | | | | 3) Emory University |
| 1) University of Iowa | | | | The School was founded in 1836. The Emory PA |
| This University PA Program is unlike any other in the | | | | Program is fully accredited by the Accreditation |
| United States. Its unique program curriculum is | | | | Review Commission on Education of the Physician |
| purposefully designed to have the PA students | | | | Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) and by SACS (below) |
| complete more than 60% of their didactic curriculum | | | | through its School of Medicine to grant the Master of |
| with sophomore medical students. | | | | Medical Science degree. |
| 2) Duke University | | | | 4) George Washington University |
| The School of Medicine in Duke is planning an | | | | The University was founded in 1821. Today, it is the |
| innovative new Learning Centre, the first new facility | | | | largest institution of higher education in the District of |
| dedicated to medical student education at Duke since | | | | Columbia. The program is accredited by the ARC-PA. |
| the School began holding classes in the Davison | | | | There are more schools which provide PA programs. |
| Building in 1930. The PA profession originated at Duke | | | | Hence, it is always advisable to conduct detail |
| in the mid 1960s. The university program is a | | | | research on the program in terms of recognition, |
| participant in CASPA (Centralised Application Service | | | | accreditation of the schools, duration, fees and many |
| for PAs). In order to apply to the program, you must | | | | more before making your final decision. |