Overview

Physician assistants are highly skilled medical professionals who have for over 40 years functioned as members of a team delivering quality healthcare. Working with physicians, physician assistants provide medical services traditionally performed by physicians.

These services include taking medical histories, performing physical examinations, ordering and interpreting tests, diagnosing and treating medical conditions, educating and counseling patients, performing minor medical/surgical procedures, and, in most states, prescribing medications. The physician assistant's duties are determined by physician supervision as defined by law.

Key Features

Physician assistants practice in the same settings as physicians, i.e., outpatient facilities, private and public clinics, managed care and other systems, and in rural and urban areas. The focus of the Physician Assistant Studies program offered by the James Madison University is primary care medicine.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Physical Diagnosis

Pharmacology

Pediatric Medicine

Clinical Medicine

Clinical Problem Solving

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 28 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

103 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Harrisonburg, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Unofficial transcripts from all post-secondary institutions should be uploaded with your electronic application and may be used for departmental admission review purposes.

Applicants must also apply through the Central Application Service of Physician Assistants (CASPA). Complete the JMU Graduate School application and once completed, download this application as a PDF file. Complete the CASPA application and upload your JMU Graduate application PDF file into "Documents" section on your CASPA application.

Applicants must have a minimum of 1,000 hours of direct patient contact health care experience, and several specific prerequisite courses - some of which require a grade of "B" or higher and others that require a grade of "C" or higher.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

41538 USD / year

≈ 41538 USD / year
Out-of-State

41538 USD / year

≈ 41538 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

33769 USD / year

≈ 33769 USD / year

Living costs

Harrisonburg

United States

1050 - 1715 USD / month

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

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Credits

Delivered

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Living costs

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Financing

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