Quick Facts
Degree Level
Master's DegreeAverage Accepted GPA
3.46 (2022 intake)Application Deadline
November 1Program Start
Summer TrimesterAdmits per Intake
30Accreditation
View Accreditation StatementAbout the Program
The Profession
The Physician Assistant profession enjoys constant growth and demand in the health care job market. Although competitive, opportunities to enter the field are multiplying at a rate outpacing the national average.
The Program
The AdventHealth University Physician Assistant Program’s mission is to educate knowledgeable and compassionate individuals as spiritually cognizant healthcare providers who embrace a mission of service to others.
Program Diversity Statement
The AdventHealth University Physician Assistant program is a graduate program awarding a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (MSPAS). Our program is committed to diversity in the student body and in the physician assistant workforce. We encourage persons from all socioeconomic, racial/ethnic, and religious backgrounds to apply.
Program Performance Info
PANCE Pass Rates
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) Performance Summary Report.
View PANCE Performance Report (PDF)
Program Attrition Rates
| Graduated Classes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Class of 2019 | Class of 2020 | Class of 2021 | |
| Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA) |
30 | 30 | 30 |
| Entering class size | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Graduates | 23 | 27 | 29 |
| * Attrition rate | 23% | 7% | 3% |
| **Graduation rate | 77% | 93% | 97% |
*Attrition rate calculation: Number of students who attritted from cohort divided by the entering class
size.
**Graduation rate: Number of cohort graduates divided by the entering class size.