Why Choose Pitt Doctor of PA Studies?

Eight practicing PA clinicians share why they chose to enroll in the Pitt DMSc (formerly DPAS) program.
Pitt Doctor of PA Studies: Leading-edge program creates health care leaders of tomorrow

While only being one year old, the Pitt Doctor of Physician Assistant Studies program has already built a legacy.
Physician Assistant Studies (MS)
Physician Assistant Studies Hybrid (MS)
Doctor of PA Studies Alumni Who Elevated His Health Care Management and Research Skills

Doctor of Physician Assistant Studies alumni B.J. Vascik shares how his degree at Pitt was fulfilling and led him to become an orthopedic physician assistant with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Physician Assistant Studies, Post-Professional (DMSc)
New Weeklong Physician Assistant Scholarship Aims to Raise Awareness of Profession to Underrepresented Students

Join us for an all-expense paid opportunity for students at any Pitt campus to better understand the PA profession!
A Day in the Life of a Working Mom and DPAS Student

I chose Pitt’s DPAS online program because being a mom of two young boys, wife and full-time professional, I needed a program that was flexible. Pitt’s program, being 100% online and completed in one year, affords me the flexibility I need to still achieve my long-term career goals.
My Journey as a Pitt PA Assistant Professor and DPAS Student

Assistant Professor Julie Dubis shares her unique experience of being a student in the Doctor of Physician Assistant Studies program and a professor in the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies residential program.
David C. Beck Awarded with PSPA 2023 Physician Assistant of the Year

Learn more about how David Beck discovered his calling as a PA and has become “a topnotch advocate for Pennsylvania PAs through and through!”