Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Accreditation notice
This program has had 1 accreditation action in the past 5 years, including Probation. See the accreditation history section for details.
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Application deadline
Jan 15, 2027 · 88 days
CASPA verification due
Jan 15, 2027 · 88 days
Supplemental due
Jan 15, 2027 · 88 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Master in Physician Assistant Studies mission is to train competent and compassionate health care professionals who practice collaboratively, serve their communities, and advance the physician assistant profession.
Program features
Community engagement, culturally responsive environment for learning, patient-centered care and community outreach activities, diverse populations, simulation center with the latest technologies, partnerships with top regional health care systems for quality local clerkships, Interprofessional workshops with multiple health care disciplines
Clinical rotations
The program includes 7 required core rotations (family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, OB/GYN, general surgery, emergency medicine) each 4‑5 weeks long, plus two elective clinical rotations during the 12‑month clinical phase of the 27‑month curriculum.
- 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
91.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
45
Cohort
Resident tuition
$91,172
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
4.5:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Jan 15, 2027Application deadline88 days
- Jan 15, 2027CASPA verification due88 days
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Jan 15, 2027Supplemental due88 days
- Aug 1, 2027Program starts286 days
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 3.00
- Min PCE hours
- 500
- Min direct patient care
- 500 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Traditional Interview; Group Interview; Scenario Room
On-site required · Traditional Interview; Group Interview; Scenario Room
Application style
Rolling admissions
Supplemental application required
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
This program has separate tuition rates for resident and non-resident students.
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
Other
1 required course.
- Medical Terminology
Science
9 required courses.
- General Chemistry I and Lab
- General Chemistry II and Lab
- General Biology I and Lab
- General or Introductory Microbiology with Lab
- Human Anatomy and Lab
- Human Physiology and Lab
- Organic Chemistry I and Lab
- General Biochemistry (lecture only)
- Genetics
Course requirement details
11 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
Gender
- female 93%
- male 7%
Ethnicity
- hispanic 68%
- white 18%
- asian 9%
- black 5%
GRE scores (admitted students)
- Verbal
- 15044th %ile
- Quantitative
- 14928th %ile
- Analytical
- 4.0
Admissions and outcomes
4 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2025): 90.0%
Two-year average: 91.0%
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9 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2015/03/06
- Last continued
- March 2023
- Next review
- January 2029
- March 2025Program Change
Program Change: Change in Program Fiscal Support. The commission approved the program's proposed change effective July 1, 2024.
- March 2024Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 5th edition Standard A2.04.
- March 2023Continued Accreditation
Accreditation-Continued (following Probation Review); Program has demonstrated continued and sufficient compliance with the ARC-PA Standards. Next Comprehensive Evaluation: March 2029. Maximum class size: 45.
- March 2022Progress Report
The program submitted the required Exceeding Class Size report and the commission accepted the report.
- September 2021Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of Analysis of PANCE Exam Performance First-Time Takers due to pass rate percentage of 85% or less for the class of 2020.
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Where this data comes from
- www.paschoolfinder.com/item/florida-international-university-h…ge-of-medicine/Updated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.