Overview
About this Degree
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.
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 James Madison University Physician Assistant program is primary care medicine.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Human Gross Anatomy with Clinical Applications
- Pathophysiology
- Physical Diagnosis
- Pathophysiology
- Clinical Medicine
- Pharmacology for PAS
- Managing Medical Information l: Clinical Biostatistics.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Physics Physiotherapy View 189 other Masters in Physiotherapy in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- 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
- GRE General Test. Send official scores to the CASPA central application, code number 7442. MCAT is not accepted and is not a substitute for the GRE
Tuition Fee
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International
40650 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1184 USD per credit during 36 months. -
National
40650 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1184 USD per credit during 36 months. -
In-State
15999 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 466 USD per credit during 36 months.
Living costs for Harrisonburg
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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