Overview

The Colorado Mesa University Physician Assistant Program offers a student-centered curriculum that has a unique emphasis on training compassionate and competent PAs.

Key Facts

Starting every January, the program is a rigorous 7-semester, full-time, on-campus program consisting of 112 credits.

The PA Program curriculum is designed to educate future clinicians with the knowledge and skills to be agents of excellence and innovation in the delivery of quality healthcare to the communities of Western Colorado and beyond.

Learning Outcomes

Medical knowledge - demonstrate an understanding of the biomedical, clinical, and social knowledge necessary to care for patients across all ages and a variety of settings
Interpersonal and communication skills - demonstrate an ability to elicit an accurate medical history and perform a detailed physical exam to make patient-centered diagnostic and therapeutic management plans; demonstrate the ability to provide appropriate patient education and interventions for individual and community disease prevention and health promotion; demonstrate effective oral and written communication, which results in an exchange of information and collaboration with patients, families, caregivers, and medical professionals.
Patient care - apply acquired medical, behavioral, and social science knowledge necessary to evaluate, diagnose, and care for patients across the life span in a variety of clinical settings; demonstrate the clinical problem-solving skills necessary to develop a differential diagnosis and patient-centered diagnostic and therapeutic management plans that include pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions; perform core technical skills required in primary care including diagnostic and therapeutic clinical procedures; integrate evidence from scientific studies to make evidenced-based and culturally sensitive clinical judgments in the individualized care and management of patients.
Professionalism - demonstrate professionalism and ethical behaviors of compassion, respect, integrity, and accountability, while maintaining sensitivity and responsiveness to patients, families and the multidisciplinary healthcare team; demonstrate continuous self-assessment and implementation of an improvement plan that includes compassionate self-care and a commitment to life-long learning.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Biomedical Science
Clinical Pharmacology
Patient Assessment, Diagnostics and Clinical Skills Lab
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Family Medicine Rotation
Behavioral Medicine and Mental Health Rotation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

112 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Grand Junction, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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General requirements

Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution or a verified U.S.‑equivalent foreign institution.
Applicants must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 and a minimum 3.0 GPA in all science and prerequisite coursework.
Applicants must complete all required prerequisite Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and related science courses.
Applicants must complete at least 500 hours of paid, hands‑on healthcare experience involving direct patient care.
Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate community service and leadership, though no minimum hours are required.
Applicants must submit three CASPA references: one professor, one supervisor, and one licensed healthcare professional.
GRE scores are not required for admission.
International applicants must complete all prerequisites at a U.S. accredited institution and meet TOEFL minimums (550 paper‑based or 80 internet‑based).

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

10884 USD / year

≈ 10884 USD / year
Out-of-State

10884 USD / year

≈ 10884 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

7164 USD / year

≈ 7164 USD / year

Living costs

Grand Junction

United States

950 - 1350 USD / month

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

Funding

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