West virginia university physician assistant program

The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant ARC-PA requires programs to define, publish and make readily available to enrolled and prospective students general program information regarding the most current annual student attrition information. Please find annual student attrition data as of January 27, here. Students Physician Assistant Studies. Comprehensive training for a flexible career. Who you are Physician Assistants PAs are certified and licensed medical professionals who work as integral members of the health care team to provide patient care in a wide variety of medical specialties and settings.

What you'll do Physician Assistants are vital to providing patient care. Some examples of daily duties include: Provide preventive health care services Evaluate and manage patients with acute and chronic health conditions: Obtain medical history and perform physical examination Order and interpret diagnostic studies Diagnose illness and develop a comprehensive treatment plan including patient education and counseling and prescription of medications Perform office-based procedures e.

Hear from current Mountaineers. Duration: Courtney Amend Physician Assistant Studies. Courtney's Story. Sarah Shumate Physician Assistant Studies. Recognizes risk factors for acute and chronic medical conditions including mental health conditions. Understands the importance of using evidence-based interventions for disease prevention and health maintenance. Communicates with patients and other members of the healthcare team in a professional and respectful manner. Identifies relevant information from the medical record and accurately documents patient encounters and procedures.

Performs commonly utilized medical and surgical procedures with proper technique and attention to patient safety. Takes into account costs to the patient and the health care system when ordering medication, diagnostic studies, or therapeutic interventions. Selects diagnostic studies most likely to be useful in evaluation of patients with acute and chronic disease.

Formulates a patient-specific differential diagnosis using patient data including history, physical examination, and diagnostic studies. Suggests appropriate treatment modalities for emergent, acute and chronic medical and surgical conditions, including pharmacologic treatment and behavioral modifications.

Accreditation-Provisional does not ensure any subsequent accreditation status. It is limited to no more than five years from matriculation of the first class. Send Page to Printer. Download Page PDF. Open Menu Toggle search. Undergraduate Catalog Toggle Undergraduate Catalog. Applied Sciences Toggle Applied Sciences. Liberal Arts Toggle Liberal Arts. Leonard C. Nelson College of Engineering and Sciences.

Admissions In order to be eligible for admission, a bachelor's degree in any discipline from an accredited U. Have a minimum cumulative undergraduate and prerequisite grade point average of 3. Complete all prerequisite courses with a grade of C or higher. Complete 80 hours of experience in a clinical setting paid or unpaid. Health care experience obtained to meet requirements for any course or degree program may not be counted toward the 80 hours of experience in a clinical setting.

Applicants logging more than the minimum of 80 hours will not receive additional preference in the admission selection process. Please note that individuals with hands-on patient care experience and those with decision-making responsibility will receive additional preference see Selection Process section for details.

All healthcare experience must have been obtained no earlier than the freshman year of college. However, both grades will be reflected in the cumulative GPA Credit hours represent semester hours Advanced placement AP courses will not be accepted for prerequisite requirements Due to changes in course delivery method associated with the COVID pandemic, online courses taken during the spring semester and beyond will be accepted to meet ALL PA program prerequisite requirements.

This policy will be in place until further notice and the online courses will meet requirements for future admissions cycles provided that they meet other prerequisite requirements as specified above.

Courses in the natural sciences taken prior to the spring semester must have been taken in-person. Natural sciences include biology, chemistry, physiology, and microbiology. Online courses in anatomy taken prior to the spring semester must receive approval of the PA Admissions Committee to fulfill this requirement. In order to fairly evaluate each candidate, no more than two prerequisite courses may be outstanding at the time of the interview.

There will be no waivers or exceptions to the requirements Important Dates April 29, CASPA cycle opens August 1, Deadline for application to be completed and verified August Interviews September 15, Offers of acceptance mailed January 6, Deadline to submit post-acceptance requirements January 10, First day of spring semester classes Selection Process Interviews Interviews will be conducted during the month of August and will be conducted virtually until further notice.