Master of Physician Assistant Studies, MPAS

https://www.hsutx.edu/academics/graduate-programs/physician-assistant-program/

Jennifer Eames, MPAS, DHSc, PA-C

Physician Assistant Program Director

The Hardin-Simmons University Physician Assistant (PA) Program is dedicated to academic excellence in medical education. Our mission is to develop and prepare compassionate, professional PA providers who are committed to life-long leadership, learning and community service. Our graduates will work as part of the healthcare team to deliver exceptional healthcare to rural West Texas and under-served communities worldwide.

Physician Assistant Program Goals

Recruit outstanding PA students that will demonstrate a commitment to community service. 

Prepare PA students for the practice of medicine as exemplified by achieving a pass rate on the national certifying examination that exceeds the national average and attainment of employment after graduation.

Provide training opportunities for PA students in rural and under-served medical settings.

Accreditation Statement

The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to the Hardin-Simmons University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Hardin-Simmons University. 

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. 

Accreditation-Provisional does  not ensure any subsequent accreditation status. It is limited to no more than five years from matriculation of the first class. The program's accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website at http://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-history-hardin-simmons-university/.

Physician Assistant Program Admission Criteria

Applications are accepted by applying to CASPA (Centralized Application Service for Physician Assistants). A new class begins each fall semester in August. Prerequisites must be successfully completed prior to matriculation. 

*Will accept 3 additional hours of Psychology as an alternative

Physician Assistant Program Curriculum

The Physician Assistant curriculum will be delivered on a full-time, continuous basis for a total of 27 months. Students will matriculate as a cohort (30 students) into a 12-month didactic phase, followed by 13 months of clinical education. In the final semester, the two months prior to graduation are didactic.

Total Credit Hours: 112