University of Washington
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This program has had 3 accreditation actions in the past 5 years, including Focused Visit, Probation. See the accreditation history section for details.
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Program starts
Jun 1, 2027 · 225 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
MEDEX Northwest is dedicated to expanding healthcare access by educating qualified individuals across the WWAMI region and Hawaiʻi through a primary care-focused curriculum. We graduate competent and compassionate PAs who are committed to serving and advocating for medically underserved and rural communities.
Program features
Established in 1969, MEDEX NW is the second oldest PA program, and is currently the largest civilian PA program in the U.S. It has 5 campuses located in 3 states (WA, AK, HI); the AK campus is the only PA program in the state of Alaska, and the HI campus is the only PA program on Hawaii island.
Clinical rotations
Ten total rotations. A four-month family medicine preceptorship is divided into four 4-week SCPEs (Pediatrics, Women’s Health, Family Medicine, Underserved/Community Health), plus six 4-week clerkships: Inpatient Medicine, Surgery, Behavioral Medicine, Emergency Medicine, 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
68.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
162
Cohort
Tuition
$111,683
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Oct 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Oct 1, 2026CASPA verification duePassed
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Oct 1, 2026Supplemental duePassed
- Jun 1, 2027Program starts225 days
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 3.20
- Min PCE hours
- 2,000
- Min direct patient care
- 2,000 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Group Interview; Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
On-site required · Group Interview; Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Application style
Rolling admissions
Supplemental application required
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
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 or Biostatistics
Science
3 required courses.
- Human Anatomy & Physiology (A&P I and II)
- Microbiology
- Biochemistry or Organic Chemistry
Course requirement details
4 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.60
- Avg science GPA
- 3.40
Gender
- female 67%
- male 31%
- nonBinary 2%
- unknown 1%
Ethnicity
- white 45%
- asian 24%
- hispanic 11%
- black 9%
- multiracial 6%
- nativeHawaiian 4%
- americanIndian 1%
Average age and experience
1 recorded age and experience field
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Admissions and outcomes
5 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2025): 71.0%
Two-year average: 68.0%
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8 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 1973/02/01
- Last continued
- September 2019
- Next review
- October 2026
- January 2026Progress Report
The commission reviewed and requested more information on the report addressing 5th edition standards, with several standards still lacking evidence of compliance. Several other standards were found to have sufficient evidence and require no additional information.
- September 2025Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of updates to the program's Program Management Portal and website.
- March 2025Focused Visit
Focused Visit. The commission noted 34 areas of noncompliance with the Standards.
- September 2024Accreditation-Probation
Adverse Action-Accreditation-Probation due to noncompliance concerns regarding the program's failure to demonstrate a fully defined ongoing self-assessment process, adequate data collection and analysis, and an effective self-study report. The program requested reconsideration of the commission's action. The action was upheld.
- March 2024Progress Report
The program's PANCE pass rate percentage was 85% or less for its 2023 cohort. The commission accepted the required analysis of PANCE performance dated October 20, 2023.
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.