Salus at Drexel University PA Program
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Application deadline
Dec 1, 2026 · 43 days
CASPA verification due
Dec 1, 2026 · 43 days
Program starts
Aug 1, 2027 · 286 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
To graduate collaborative clinicians who will serve the healthcare needs of a global community with intelligence, compassion, and integrity.
Program features
On-Campus cadaver lab; on-campus standardized patient simulation lab and clinical assessment lab; early pre-clinical experience; community outreach; diverse clinical rotations to include 2 elective rotations; commitment to inter-professional education; patient-centered with primary care philosophy and holistic approach
Clinical rotations
The clinical year includes 10 rotations, each five weeks long. Two rotations are in family medicine/primary care; the remaining core specialties are internal medicine, women’s health, pediatrics, behavioral/mental health, emergency medicine, and general surgery, plus two elective rotations, with students returning to campus after each rotation for assessments and workshops.
- 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
100.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
50
Cohort
Tuition
$107,532
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
5.6:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Dec 1, 2026Application deadline43 days
- Dec 1, 2026CASPA verification due43 days
- Aug 1, 2027Program starts286 days
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Not publishedSupplemental due
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min science GPA
- 3.00
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 3.00
- Min PCE hours
- 300
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- 20 hrs
Interview format
Traditional Interview
On-site required · Traditional Interview
Application style
Rolling admissions
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
No restrictions
Acceptance policies
with exceptions. Please visit the program's website.
None
The bill
Costs
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Supplemental fee waiver: Not 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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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- Psychology
English
1 required course.
- English Composition
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics or Biostatistics
Science
8 required courses.
- Anatomy and Physiology I (or Anatomy) with laboratory
- Anatomy and Physiology II (or Physiology) with laboratory
- Biology I with laboratory
- Biology II with laboratory
- Chemistry I with laboratory
- Chemistry II with laboratory
- Microbiology (laboratory recommended, but not required)
- Organic Chemistry (laboratory recommended, but not required)
Course requirement details
11 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg science GPA
- 3.85
Gender
- female 83%
- male 17%
Ethnicity
- white 62%
- asian 22%
- hispanic 8%
- black 4%
- other 4%
Average age and experience
1 recorded age and experience field
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Admissions and outcomes
6 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: 100.0%
Program PANCE pass rates checked against the program's published figures on Mar 26, 2026View the program's PANCE sourcePANCE history and comparison
6 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2007/03/08
- Last continued
- March 2024
- Next review
- April 2034
- March 2025Program Change
Program Change: Change in Sponsorship from Salus University to Drexel University. The commission Reviewed and More Information Requested of the program's proposed change.
- March 2024Continued Accreditation
Accreditation-Continued; Program has demonstrated continued and sufficient compliance with the ARC-PA Standards. Next Comprehensive Evaluation: March 2034. Maximum class size: 50.
- March 2021Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of changes in response to COVID-19.
- June 2020Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of the proposed plan in response to COVID-19.
- June 2019Program Change
Program Change: Change in graduation requirements (107 to 109 credits), effective August 12, 2019.
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Where this data comes from
- paschoolfinder.com/item/eastern-virginia-medical-school-ea…sistant-programUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.