A female physician assistant student dressed in surgical scrubs

Bring Healing to Where You Work

Physician assistants are trusted and knowledgeable health professionals, who bring clinical expertise to patients across medical specialties. They are committed to patients and demonstrate invaluable support for physicians.

Graduates from physician assistant studies can take their talents to any area of medicine they choose. Physician assistants practice in outpatient centers, hospitals, specialty clinics, emergency departments, and surgical centers. 

Our physician assistant students undergo extensive training that solidifies their understanding of medicine and teaches them to extend the healing ministry of Christ throughout their care. At AdventHealth University, physician assistant students learn care that heals the whole person. Students participate in a robust curriculum that puts them in direct contact with real patients, under the tutelage of physicians and physician assistant instructors.

Real Students. Real Stories. Real Success.

Hear what our graduates and current students have to say about how our physician assistant program sets them up for success in their journeys as advanced practice providers.

High Standards for Excellence

Our Accreditation

The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the AdventHealth University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by AdventHealth University. Accreditation- Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.

Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be June 2029. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.

The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website at http://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-history-adventhealth-university/.

Hands-On Learning. Real-World Environment.

Intimate class sizes allow our instructors to give personal attention that helps students get the most from their education. Your environment matters. That’s why students will train in our simulation labs and our physician assistant laboratory, a learning area designed after real patient examination bays. Here, students learn to master equipment, as well as hone in on their bedside manner.

The examination bays in the Physician Assistant lab
Physician assistant laboratory
A student examines a patient under faculty supervision
Physician assistant laboratory
A physician assistant student practices sewing stitches
Physician assistant laboratory
PA students learning through operating room simulation
Operating room simulation
Students scrubbing into a surgical simulation
Operating room simulation
The examination bays in the Physician Assistant lab
A student examines a patient under faculty supervision
A physician assistant student practices sewing stitches
PA students learning through operating room simulation
Students scrubbing into a surgical simulation

Start Your Application Today

A career as a physician assistant leads to a life of rewarding experiences and endless opportunities to make real impact in the lives of patients. If you have the drive to help patients feel whole, we want to hear from you. Review our admission requirements and begin work on your application, so you can show us how a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies can prepare you for a rewarding career as a physician assistant.