MS in Physician Assistant Studies - East Falls & New Jersey

College

  • East Falls Campus
  • New Jersey
  • College of Health Professions

Degree Earned

  • Master of Science

Program Length

25 months

Program Type

  • On Campus

Program Format

Full-time

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Name: Physician Assistant Program
Department: Jefferson - New Jersey Campus

443 Laurel Oak Road, 2nd Floor
Voorhees, NJ 08043

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Leadership

Name: Amanda L. Seymour, MS, PA-C
Position: Program Director, Physician Assistant Studies East Falls & New Jersey Programs
Organization: Jefferson - East Falls & Voorhees

Kay & Harold Ronson Health & Applied Science Building
4201 Henry Avenue Suite 326
Philadelphia, PA 19144

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For Verification of Education forms or Credentialing Documents please email the paperwork to the below website EFNJCredentialing@jefferson.edu, and allow at least 10 business days for processing.

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Curriculum

Jefferson - East Falls or Voorhees Campus

The Program spans 25 months. This curriculum has been carefully sequenced to build upon concepts in order to facilitate learning. The didactic phase is approximately one year in length. The clinical phase is also approximately 1 year in length and includes 9 five-week clinical rotations, the Transition to the Clinical Year and the Master’s Comprehensive Experience courses.

Successful completion of the Physician Assistant Program includes:

  • Completing all required courses and rotations
  • Maintaining a 3.0 grade point average
  • Successfully passing Summary Testing
  • Meeting all standards listed in the Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) Graduate Catalog and Physician Assistant Handbooks

Graduates from this program have historically scored very well on the national certification exam and enjoy a high job placement rate upon completion.

Didactic Phase, Year 1 (51 Didactic Total Credits)

Course Title Credits

Advanced Human Anatomy A

2

Course Title Credits

Advanced Human Anatomy B

3

Medicine I

7
Patient Care and Clinical Reasoning I 5

Principles of PA Practice I

4

Course Title Credits

Medicine II

8

Patient Care and Clinical Reasoning II

5

Principles of PA Practice II

3.5
Diagnostic Medicine

2

Course Title Credits

Medicine III

6

Patient Care and Clinical Reasoning III

3

Principles of PA Practice III

1.5

Pharmacotherapeutics Seminar

1

Clinical Phase, Year 2 (62 Clinical Total Credits)

Course Title Credits

Transition to the Clinical Year course

6

Course Title Credits

Internal medicine

6
Pediatrics 6
Women’s Health 6
Psychiatry/Mental Health 6
Surgery 6
Emergency Medicine 6
Primary Care 1 (Family Medicine) 6
Primary Care 2 6
Elective 6
PA Master's Comprehensive Experience 2
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