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Program starts
Aug 1, 2027 · 286 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The Emory Physician Assistant Program recruits educates and mentors a diverse group of students to become highly regarded physician assistants providing compassionate health care of the highest quality.
Program features
Ranked in the top 10 for more than 25 years, Strong heritage of Community Engagement, South Georgia Farmworker Project
Clinical rotations
The program includes nine 5‑week rotations—seven core specialties (Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, General Surgery) and two electives.
- Credentials offered
- Master's degree (not Master's of Public Health)
- Doctorate offered
- No
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- CASPA participant
- Yes
The numbers
At a glance
PANCE 2-yr avg
97.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
55
Cohort
Tuition
$121,780
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
3.4:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Jun 15, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Jun 15, 2026CASPA verification duePassed
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Jun 15, 2026Supplemental duePassed
- Aug 1, 2027Program starts286 days
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min science GPA
- 3.00
- Min PCE hours
- 2,000
- Min direct patient care
- 2,000 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Virtual permitted · Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Application style
Rolling admissions
Supplemental application required
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 2
No restrictions
Acceptance policies
with exceptions. Please visit the program's website.
Veteran support
None
The bill
Costs
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Supplemental fee waiver: Available
Total cost of attendance
1 recorded cost estimate
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Coursework
Prerequisites
Coursework policies
8 recorded policy fields
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Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Science
6 required courses.
- Biology course of choice with lab
- Chemistry course with lab
- Second Chemistry course of choice with lab
- Human Anatomy
- Physiology
- Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry
Course requirement details
7 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.70
- Avg science GPA
- 3.60
Gender
- female 88%
- male 13%
Ethnicity
- white 33%
- asian 20%
- black 20%
- hispanic 16%
- other 7%
- multiracial 4%
Average age and experience
4 recorded age and experience fields
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Admissions and outcomes
7 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2024): 100.0%
Two-year average: 97.0%
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9 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 1972/09/01
- Last continued
- March 2023
- Next review
- April 2033
- January 2026Program Change
Program Change: Change in Program Fiscal Support. The commission determined the program will undergo a Focused Visit prior to the July 2026 commission meeting to further evaluate the program and institution with respect to multiple 6th Edition standards related to sufficiency of human and financial resources.
- March 2025Progress Report
The commission reviewed and requested more information for the report providing evidence of how the program aligns student assessment of technical skills and procedures with SCPE learning outcomes. The program received a Warning Letter regarding the acceptability of the education in the clinical phase of the program.
- June 2024Progress Report
The commission reviewed and requested more information for the report providing evidence of the program's supervised clinical practice experience (SCPE) learning outcomes, student assessment alignment, and monitoring processes.
- September 2023Progress Report
The commission reviewed and requested more information of the report addressing 5th edition Standards A3.15c, B3.03a, B4.01a, and B4.01b.
- March 2023Continued Accreditation
Accreditation-Continued; Program has demonstrated continued and sufficient compliance with the ARC-PA Standards. Next Comprehensive Evaluation: March 2033. Maximum class size: 60.
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.