Overview
Key facts
Physician Assistant Studies graduates from the University of California, Davis, are health care professionals licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision. As part of their comprehensive responsibilities, physician assistants conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests, counsel on preventive health care, assist in surgery and write prescriptions. Within the physician-physician assistant relationship, the physician assistant exercises autonomy in medical decision making and provides a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. A physician assistant’s practice may also include education, research and administrative services.
The physician assistant program prepares clinicians with the knowledge and skills needed to serve in those capacities and meet the needs of a constantly changing health care system. Rooted in a growing body of research and nurtured by visionary faculty who seek to transform health care, the curricula embrace integrative case-based learning, technology and systems-wide perspectives.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Health Status and Care Systems
- Research Skills for Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership
- Applied Health Informatics
- Implementation Science for Clinicians
- Leadership in Professional Practice
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Public Health Physiotherapy Health Sciences View 161 other Masters in Physiotherapy in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- A bachelor’s degree.
- A minimum of 1,000 hours paid or volunteer experience in a clinical environment with direct patient exposure.
- A statement of purpose.
- The application process may require an interview
- Three letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts from each institution attended
Tuition Fee
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International
11700 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11700 USD per year during 12 months. -
National
11700 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11700 USD per year during 12 months.
Living costs for Davis
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Financing
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Funding
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