Overview

The Physician Assistan professional degree program, housed in Graduate Medical Sciences, is the first educational program for master’s-prepared medical providers at the Boston University School of Medicine. The academic program is divided into didactic and clinical phases. The first 12 months of didactic training, comprised largely of traditional lectures, seminar sessions, and laboratories, provides the basic and clinical sciences foundation requisite for medical practice as a physician assistant. Principles of clinical research are taught in the first semester and reinforced with journal clubs throughout the first and second year. Important clinical skills such as history-taking, physical examination and basic surgical skills are introduced and practiced during the first year. The second phase of the program is comprised of both clinical clerkships and the thesis proposal/research project. The clerkships engage students in clinical practice in inpatient (hospital), outpatient (clinics and community health centers), operating room, and emergent medical settings. The thesis project requires students to develop a comprehensive research proposal related to clinical practice, health policy, or workforce.

Key facts

The PA Program is designed as an intensive, full-time program; students who need additional time to complete the program may be accommodated under very limited circumstances. All of the curriculum elements listed below are required for successful completion of the program. While we have many elective clerkships from which to choose, all students must complete five electives in order to graduate from the program. Consistent with physician assistant programs in the United States accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education of the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), students who successfully complete the program are eligible to sit for the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) national licensing examination.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Anatomy

Basic Medical Sciences

Physiology

Research

Clinical Medicine
Physician Training

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 28 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-05 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

107 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Boston, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

National

Application Forms

Letters of Recommendation

MCAT Test

CASPer Test

Transcripts

International

International Student Data Form

A copy of the biographical page of your passport

Copies of all of your immigration documents if you are currently in the U.S.

Required financial documentation demonstrating your ability to pay for your expenses at Boston University

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

71202 USD / year

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Out-of-State

71202 USD / year

≈ 71202 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

71202 USD / year

≈ 71202 USD / year

Living costs

Boston

United States

1560 - 3239 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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Scholarships Information

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