MGH Institute of Health Professions
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Program starts
Sep 1, 2027 · 317 days
About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program (MPAS) at MGH Institute of Health Professions prepares PA graduates to provide highly competent medical care as members and leaders of interprofessional teams by cultivating and upholding compassion, equity, and justice.
Program features
Team Based Learning (TBL), on campus simulation lab, cadaver lab at Harvard Med school, IMPACT center
Clinical rotations
The program includes nine required clerkships over a 13‑month year, each lasting five weeks, covering family medicine, internal medicine, women’s health/OB‑GYN, pediatrics, general surgery, emergency medicine, psychiatry, plus two elective rotations.
- Credentials offered
- Master's degree (not Master's of Public Health)
- Doctorate offered
- No
- On-campus housing
- No
- CASPA participant
- Yes
The numbers
At a glance
PANCE 2-yr avg
97.5%
First-time pass rate
Class size
50
Cohort
Tuition
$129,000
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Sep 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Sep 1, 2027Program starts317 days
- Not publishedCASPA verification due
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min science GPA
- 3.00
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 2.70
- Min PCE hours
- 1,000
- Min direct patient care
- 1,000 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Traditional Interview
On-site required · Traditional Interview
Application style
Single decision date
No supplemental application
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
No restrictions
Acceptance policies
Veteran support
None
The bill
Costs
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Supplemental fee waiver: Not available
Coursework
Prerequisites
Coursework policies
8 recorded policy fields
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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- Psychology
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Science
4 required courses.
- Human Anatomy & Human Physiology 1 & 2
- Biology
- Microbiology
- Chemistry 1 & 2
Course requirement details
6 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.55
- Avg science GPA
- 3.46
Gender
- female 88%
- male 10%
- unknown 2%
Ethnicity
- white 60%
- hispanic 14%
- asian 12%
- multiracial 10%
- black 2%
- other 2%
Average age and experience
1 recorded age and experience field
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2025): 100.0%
Two-year average: 97.5%
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9 years of PANCE results
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Admissions and outcomes
2 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2014/09/06
- Last continued
- June 2021
- Next review
- July 2029
- January 2026Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of description of how didactic course evaluations, breadth and depth of the curriculum, and student attrition were evaluated as it relates to PANCE performance for the class of 2023. No further information required.
- March 2025Progress Report
The program's PANCE pass rate percentage was 85% or less for its 2023 cohort. The commission reviewed and requested more information on the required analysis of PANCE performance.
- September 2021Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of updated PANCE pass rate data in the Program Management Portal. No further information requested.
- June 2021Continued Accreditation
Accreditation-Continued; Next Comprehensive Evaluation: June 2029. Maximum Class Size: 50. The commission noted zero areas of noncompliance with the Standards.
- March 2021Progress Report
The commission deferred its decision on the report addressing 5th edition Standard C3.01 and acknowledged the report providing evidence of changes in response to COVID-19.
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Where this data comes from
- www.mghihp.edu/health-rehabilitation-sciences/departme…sistant-studiesUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.