Our program meshes traditional didactic lectures with out-of-the-classroom learning opportunities, case-based individual and group activities and hands-on skills labs. It provides exceptional clinical placements, with two elective rotations during your clinical year. Thanks to a unique relationship with UPMC, one of the most renowned academic medical centers in the U.S., you gain experience in a variety of medical, surgical and clinical settings.
Your two years of training prepares you to sit for the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) exam. As a credentialed physician assistant, you will practice medicine with physician supervision, collaborate with other members of the health care team and serve as a strong advocate for patient health and well-being.
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The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Physician Assistant Program sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh. 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remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards.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 in 2028. 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-university-of-pittsburgh/.
