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Program Policies

Cohort Begins Fall 2025 | Credits 125 | 28 months | In-person, full time

Program Policies

Explore our Physician Associate Medicine Policy page for clear guidelines and regulations governing our program. It is your go-to reference for understanding structure, expectations, and requirements, ensuring excellence in healthcare education and practice.

Master of Medical Science in PA Medicine Policies for Prospective Students

Below is a curated list of policies, each with a direct link to its detailed webpage. Prospective students must review and understand these policies. 

Standard   Policy
A 3.03

 

 Policy: Soliciting clinical sites

Rotation Requirements (A3.03)
A 3.12a 

 

 ARC-PA accreditation status – Bottom of Page

Accreditation (A3.12a, D1.02c)
A 3.12b

 

 

 

 

 Evidence in effectiveness in meeting goals

Program Goal #1 (A3.12b)

Program Goal #2 (A3.12b)

Program Goal #3 (A3.12b)

Program Goal #4 (A3.12b)
A 3.12c 

 

 Current Annual PANCE Exam Performance Summary
Report Last 5 Years report provided by NCCPA

NCCPA Certification (A3.12c)

NCCPA PANCE first-time pass rate (A3.12c)
A 3.12d 

 

 Required curricular components

Program Course Rotation (A3.12d)
A 3.12e 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Academic credit offered by program

Term 1 (A3.12e)

Term 2 (A3.12e)

Term 3 (A3.12e)

Term 4 (A3.12e)

Clinical Rotations (A3.12e)

Program Total Credit Hours (A3.03, A3.12e)
A 3.12f

 

 Estimates of cost (tuition/fees)

Cost of Attendance (A3.12f)
A 3.12g

 

 Program required competencies

Program Competencies (A3.12g)
A 3.12h Services and resources related to distant campus – DOES NOT APPLY
A 3.12i 

 

 

 Student Attrition Information

Student Attrition (A3.12i)

Student Attrition (A3.12i)
A 3.13a

 

 Admissions practices favoring individuals/groups

Special Consideration: Favor for Specified Individuals or Group (A3.13a)
A 3.13b

 

 

 

 

 Admissions requirements (education/experience)

Admissions Requirements (A3.13b,d)

Prerequisite Coursework (A3.13 b,d)

Direct Patient Care (patient care experience) (A3.13b)

GRE (A3.13b)
A 3.13c 

 

 Practices for advanced placement

Advanced Placement (A3.13c)
A 3.13d

 

 

 

 Admissions requirements (academic standards)

Admissions Requirements (A3.13b,d)

GPA Requirements (A3.13 d)

Prerequisite Coursework (A3.13 b,d)
A 3.13e

 

 Technical standards 

Technical Standards (A3.13 e)

 

Accreditation (A3.12a, D1.02c)

PBA will begin interviewing for the inaugural class in the Spring of 2025, and pending ARC-PA approval, the first class will matriculate on October 1, 2025.

Palm Beach Atlantic University has applied for Accreditation – Provisional from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). The PA Program anticipates matriculating its first class in October 2025, pending achieving Accreditation – Provisional status at the June 2025 ARC-PA meeting. Accreditation – Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet enrolled students appear to demonstrate the program’s ability to meet the ARC-PA Standards or when a program holding accreditation-provisional status appears to demonstrate continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class (cohort) of students.
In the event that the Palm Beach Atlantic University’s PA Medicine Program does not achieve Accreditation-Provisional status as planned, selected students will not matriculate and will receive a full refund of deposits.