Graduates of this program are educated to practice in any field of medicine they choose. It utilizes broad-based medical knowledge incorporating internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics & gynecology, emergency medicine and psychiatry. With this model, students learn to incorporate knowledge from biologic science, while integrating psychological and social factors with population/community-based medicine in order to deliver comprehensive primary health care. The Physician Assistant program at Mercy College embodies the principles of primary care medicine incorporating the biopsychosocial model of medical education. Physician assistants are able to attend to many medical emergencies, act as first or second assistants in major surgery and provide pre and postoperative care. Physician assistant education also prepares graduates to practice in emergency medicine or any surgical subspecialty. Physician assistants perform a wide array of medical duties and work in a variety of medical settings, ranging from primary care to various subspecialties. Physician assistants are health professionals licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision. The Graduate Physician Assistant program educates students to become highly-educated and qualified physician assistants.
Anatomy and Physiology I & II will not count as a substitution for HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY. ADVANCED HUMAN BIOLOGIC SCIENCE must be taken at a 4-year institution. If these courses have been completed more than five years ago, then they must be repeated. In addition, two of these three courses must be completed at a 4-year institution. BIOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY and HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY must be taken within five years of beginning the program. CHEMISTRY (11 credits): General Chemistry I & II Biochemistry. Core Prerequisite Courses: BIOLOGY (19 credits): General Biology I & II Clinical Microbiology Human Physiology Advanced Human Biologic Science (300 level or higher Biology Course). Please see the How to Apply tab for additional information.
While these GPAs are are a minimum entry requirement, admission is very competitive and applicants with higher GPAs have a comparative advantage for admission. The requirements for entrance into the Physician Assistant Program are 90 credits of a general education curriculum, an overall grade point average of 3.0, and a 3.2 grade point average in the CASPA - designated science courses.
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