Overview

At Physician Assistant Studies at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio the mission of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is to prepare outstanding Physician Assistants to recognize and treat acute and chronic illness and promote health. The Department of Physician Assistant Studies makes lives better by improving the healthcare, health outcomes and well-being of patients and their families through education, practice, service and research.

Learning outcomes

The vision of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies is to be a recognized leader in health care education, scholarship, and service. This vision includes the education and training of competent and caring health care providers who will meet the needs of society, faculty, staff, and student service to the community and region; and scholarship that will impact, advance, and add to the knowledge of humanity and health.

Programme Structure

Courses include

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Laboratory Medicine

Physician Assistant Policy and Practice

Patient Evaluation

Behavioral Medicine

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 30 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-09-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Medicine Health Administration Health Sciences View 1448 other Masters in Health Sciences in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Two separate applications; (1) CASPA application and (2) the PAS Supplemental Application are required. Both must be submitted through the Central Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA).
The CASPA application, the PAS Supplemental Application, official transcripts, two reference letters, all other supporting documents and fees must be submitted and your CASPA status must be listed as completed by the specified CASPA application deadline.

Tuition Fee

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International

11288 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11288 USD per year during 30 months.
National

11288 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11288 USD per year during 30 months.
In-State

5984 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5984 USD per year during 30 months.

Living costs for San Antonio

972 - 1507 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Physician Assistant Studies.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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