University of Missouri - Kansas City
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
To educate competent, compassionate, and culturally-aware Physician Assistants who are prepared to meet the healthcare needs of our community. Graduates will advance the Physician Assistant profession through clinical excellence, service, and dedication to professional stewardship.
Program features
A member of the Health Science District, where multiple health sciences schools and programs are located, the UMKC PA Program is part of the School of Medicine (SOM) and is connected to a hospital serving as one of its many clinical rotation sites. PA students have the SOM resources available to them, including a clinical simulation lab located across the street and within the SOM. These multiple schools and programs allow for multiple interprofessional education opportunities throughout the cu
Clinical rotations
The program provides 40 weeks of required core rotations (family medicine I & II, internal medicine I & II, pediatrics, women’s health, general surgery, behavioral health, geriatrics, emergency medicine), each lasting four weeks, plus eight weeks of elective rotations of 2‑4 weeks each.
- 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
95.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
20
Cohort
Resident tuition
$81,667
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
2.9:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Jun 1, 2026Supplemental duePassed
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Jun 15, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Jun 15, 2026CASPA verification duePassed
- Not publishedProgram starts
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 3.00
- Healthcare experience
- Not required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Virtual permitted · Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Application style
Single decision date
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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Source: med.umkc.edu
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Coursework
Prerequisites
Coursework policies
7 recorded policy fields
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Source: med.umkc.edu
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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- Psychology
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Other
1 required course.
- Medical terminology
Science
8 required courses.
- General biology with lab
- Anatomy with lab
- Physiology with lab
- Microbiology with lab
- General chemistry (or equivalent) with lab
- Organic chemistry with lab
- Biochemistry (upper level course)
- Genetics
Course requirement details
11 prerequisite records
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Source: med.umkc.edu
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Admitted students
Class profile
Gender
- female 80%
- male 20%
Ethnicity
- white 58%
- black 21%
- asian 16%
- hispanic 5%
Admissions and outcomes
4 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Source: med.umkc.edu
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2024): 100.0%
Two-year average: 95.0%
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6 years of PANCE results
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Source: med.umkc.edu
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2013/09/06
- Last continued
- September 2017
- Next review
- October 2027
- June 2025Program Change
Program Change: Expansion to a distant site (Columbia, MO). The commission approved the proposed expansion with a class size of 20 at the distant campus in addition to the class size of 20 at the main campus in Kansas City, MO.
- March 2024Progress Report
The program received an alert through the Program Management Portal that the number of students exceeded the maximum entering class size. The program submitted the required Exceeding Class Size report. The commission accepted the report.
- June 2023Progress Report
The program received an alert through the Program Management Portal that the number of students exceeded the maximum entering class size. The program submitted the required Exceeding Class Size report. The commission accepted the report.
- June 2022Progress Report
The program received an alert through the Program Management Portal that the number of students exceeded the maximum entering class size. The program submitted the required Exceeding Class Size report. The commission accepted the report.
- June 2020Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of the proposed plan in response to COVID-19.
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Where this data comes from
- mcphs.edu/academics/programs/physican-assistant-s…pas-acceleratedUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.