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Program starts
May 1, 2027 · 194 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
To improve the quality of health and access to care, with a commitment to the medically underserved, by educating students to become highly proficient, socially conscious, and accountable physician assistants (PAs) in the primary care model.
Program features
1. Mission focus 2. Faculty and staff engagement 3. First year clinical experiences 4. Weekly tutorial groups 5. Community based master's project 6. Community engagement opportunities, student-run free clinics
Clinical rotations
The clinical year spans three semesters of intensive, full-time supervised clinical rotations. Each student completes core rotations in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, OB/GYN, Behavioral/Mental Health, and Emergency Medicine, plus two electives and two Family Medicine selectives; students return to campus periodically for evaluations and end-of-rotation exams.
- 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
Class size
68
Cohort
Resident tuition
$87,370
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Aug 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Sep 1, 2026CASPA verification duePassed
- May 1, 2027Program starts194 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
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
with exceptions. Please visit the program's website.
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: medicine.utah.edu
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Coursework
Prerequisites
Coursework policies
7 recorded policy fields
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Source: medicine.utah.edu
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Science
4 required courses.
- Human Anatomy
- Human Physiology
- Biology
- Chemistry
Course requirement details
4 prerequisite records
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Source: medicine.utah.edu
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Admitted students
Class profile
Admissions and outcomes
5 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Source: medicine.utah.edu
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate: Not published
Two-year average: Not published
Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 1972/11/01
- Last continued
- March 2016
- Next review
- April 2026
- January 2026Progress Report
The number of students in the Program Management Portal exceeded the maximum entering class size. The program submitted the required Exceeding Class Size report. The commission accepted the report.
- September 2021Progress Report
The program's PANCE pass rate percentage was 85% or less for its 2020 cohort. The program submitted the required analysis of PANCE performance. The commission accepted the report.
- June 2020Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of the proposed plan in response to COVID-19.
- March 2020Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 4th edition Standards C2.01a-d, modified Self-Study Report.
- March 2018Program Change
Program Change: Expansion to a distant campus (St. George, UT). The commission approved the proposed change.
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Where this data comes from
- medicine.utah.edu/physician-assistant-education-sciences/…ons/applicationUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.