Physician Assistant Studies
Why a Physician Assistant Studies Graduate Degree From Le Moyne?
The Physician Assistant Studies (PA) graduate program at Le Moyne will prepare you to emerge as a clinically competent, compassionate PA equipped with the skills to practice in a diverse and ever-changing healthcare environment.
The Le Moyne PA learns to care for the whole person – cura personalis – in a bio, psychosocial, spiritual paradigm thanks to our Jesuit mission and heritage. Service-learning opportunities move you from the classroom to the community to facilitate an even greater, deeper understanding of the human condition in the “real world.”
The Le Moyne PA stands out from the rest.
Care Meets Compassion in Our PA Program
Exceptional students become exceptional PAs on the Heights.
The Physician Assistant Studies Program
Le Moyne’s PA program is a 24-month full-time program divided into 12 months of didactic courses followed by 12 months of supervised clinical practice experiences (SPCEs). You’ll have a solid foundation in evidence-based medicine, emphasizing the importance of remaining current with the changing nature of clinical practice.
The PA Didactic Year
The didactic curriculum reflects the overarching philosophy of the entire program – the bio-psycho-social approach to patient care. Case review and analysis sharpens your clinical skills in a safe learning environment.
The PA Clinical Year
The 12-month clinical curriculum is comprised of nine rotations that include experiences in medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, women's health/ambulatory care, surgery, emergency medicine, behavioral & mental health, and two electives in either a surgical or medical specialty.
Veteran-Physician Assistant Bridge Path
Our Veteran-Physician Assistant Bridge Path offers three paths to earning a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies.
The Direct Entry PA Program
If you’re a high school student considering your options, check out the direct entry PA program. It’s a selective program that offers early acceptance to exceptional high school students. Sound like you?
Magis Program
The Jesuit spirit of Magis - of doing and becoming more - is woven into everything we do. The Magis program provides our PA Students with the resources they will need to become competent, caring and ethical clinicians. Through your participation in this program, you will enhance your medical knowledge, clinical skills and professionalism. You will be a part of a team comprised of clinical and nonclinical specialists committed to your growth and development as a physician assistant. Magis is not simply an outcome. It's a way of living.
Connect with the Office of Graduate Admission
Choosing your graduate program is one of the most important decisions you’ll make on your professional journey. The Office of Graduate Admission has a full suite of events on campus, virtually and in the community to help you determine the best path for you.
Our extraordinary award-winning faculty brings decades of clinical experience to your PA classrooms.
Preceptors play a pivotal role in educating our PA students by guiding and mentoring students as they gain hands-on, real-world clinical experience, as well as modeling a compassionate and caring health care provider.
Between the faculty and the students, we created a community where everyone feels safe to learn and share their opinions.”
Questions? Let’s get in touch.
Office of Graduate Admission
Developing Tomorrow’s Healthcare Leaders
Serving the most in need among us
We are committed to the education of physician assistant (PA) students who are critical thinkers, clinically competent, community-inclusive and compassionate. We help prepare our students for the rigors of modern, interprofessional team-based healthcare. In the spirit of the Jesuit tradition, we look to enroll a diverse class of learners from various backgrounds with an expressed desire to serve rural or medically-underserved communities. In alignment with our mission, the PA program is the recipient of a 5-year, 2.075 million dollar grant to increase the number of physician assistants trained to deliver behavioral health services in rural areas, including preventing, identifying, diagnosing, treating and referral services.
Learn more about our mission, visions and values
Direct Entry 4+2 Pathway with the University of Scranton
Le Moyne College and The University of Scranton's 4+2 Baccalaureate/M.S. pathway offers direct entry to Le Moyne's Physician Assistant Studies M.S. program for top University of Scranton undergraduates. Qualified students earn their Bachelor of Science in fields like biology, biochemistry, or kinesiology at Scranton before transitioning to Le Moyne for the M.S. Physician Assistant program. This partnership leverages both Jesuit schools’ academic strengths and resources to enrich the student experience. Limited seats are available; interested students should contact both institutions for more information.
Accreditation
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Le Moyne College Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Le Moyne College. 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 2031. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.
The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website here.
