Physician assistants (PAs) are prominent members of today’s health care teams who play diverse roles in primary care and specialized practice areas. As a PA you will diagnose illness, develop and manage treatment plans, prescribe medications, and often serve as your patient’s principal healthcare provider.
Discover your passion for healthcare by becoming a physician assistant at IUPUI!
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The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Indiana University School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program sponsored by Indiana University. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.
Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be March 2027. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.
The Physician Assistant Program at IUPUI encompasses unique resources such as access to an anatomy cadaver lab, the medical library, and the Fairbanks Hall Simulation Center; five hospitals right on campus; and a newly renovated building with a classroom set up for lecture recordings and fully equipped patient evaluation rooms.
Through rotations, you can be confident that you are getting the best possible training knowing that the PA program has partnerships with IU Health and numerous hospitals, including opportunities to make connections and network for future jobs.
During your time in the Master of Physician Assistant Studies program, you will experience 12 months of supervised clinical practice experience, applying skills learned in the classroom to real patients in a real clinic setting.
Included in this 12-month clinical experience are nine required clinical specialties ranging from Emergency Family, and Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, General Surgery to Behavioral Medicine. You will also choose a sub-specialty and electives to round out your clinical experiences.
One of the most significant benefits of the PA profession is that you will be a trained generalist and it is your choice to practice in any medical specialty.
Our Physician Assistant Studies program offers a faculty not only dedicated in the classroom, also in the clinic, who promote the advancement of the PA profession at the state and national level.
Our faculty is invested in you as a student, mentoring and guiding you through the program, fostering relationships that are collaborative in the classroom and the clinic.
