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Pre-Physician Assistant Program at EIU
Physician assistants (PAs) practice medicine
under the supervision of licensed physicians, and they are qualified to
perform approximately 80% of duties commonly done by primary care
physicians. PAs, however, practice in almost all health care settings and
in many medical and surgical specialties. They must pass a national
certifying examination which is open only to graduates of accredited PA
programs.
The PA degree is a Masters-level degree based on a curriculum
involving both classroom instruction and clinical rotations. Therefore,
most students entering a PA program have already completed a baccalaureate
degree, usually in a medically related field such as nursing, or in a
science area. The average entrant has had approximately four years of
health care experience (some experience is at least highly recommended,
and is required by many programs) and has a Grade Point Average of 3.4.
Attributes such as demonstrated caring attitude toward others,
communication skills, emotional stability under stress and problem solving
ability are important selection factors.
Typical minimum academic requirements for a PA
program include:
Biology
BIO 1100 General Biology 4 SH
BIO 2200 Human Anatomy 4 SH
BIO 2001G Human Physiology 3-4 SH (or BIO 3520
Animal Physiology)
BIO 3300 General Microbiology 4 SH
Chemistry
CHM 1310, 1315; CHM 1410, 1415 General
Chemistry 8 SH
CHM 2430, 2435 Organic Chemistry 4 SH
(some require CHM 3450 Biochemistry) 3 SH
Psychology
PSY 1879 Principles of Psychology 3 SH
or PSY 2000 Intro. to Psychology
For additional information, please
visit the following web site:
Association of Physician Assistant Programs
For more information about the Pre-Physician
Assistant
Program at EIU, please contact us.
Ms. Pamela LeVine, Pre-Health
Professions Advisor
Life Science 2058
Department of Biological
Sciences
Eastern Illinois
University
Charleston, IL 61920
Phone: (217) 581-6390
Fax: (217) 581-7141
E-mail: plevine@eiu.edu
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