Health Science: Pre-Physician Assistant Studies

Health Science: Pre-Physician Assistant Studies Overview

Build a strong foundation in the sciences. Preparing students to apply for the Mercy University graduate program in Physician Assistant Studies.

The Bachelor of Science in Health Science, Pre-Physician Assistant Studies Concentration, offers a comprehensive curriculum grounded in scientific principles and its practical application to prepare students for application to a graduate physician assistant program. The diverse curriculum that includes general education requirements, the foundational sciences and psychology courses that are typically pre-requisites for application to a graduate program in physician assistant studies.

What is a PA?

Physician Assistants can be found in general medical and surgical hospitals, public or private practices, outpatient care centers, health maintenance organizations, government agencies, colleges and universities, and professional schools. The Physician Assistant Studies Program at Mercy University will prepare you for a worthwhile and fulfilling career in medicine. Graduates of the Mercy University PA Program are employed in some of the best hospital centers in and around the Tri-State area within the following medical specialties:

• Outpatient medicine or primary care
• Emergency medicine
• Orthopedic surgery
• General surgery
• OB/GYN
• Neonatology

Others are employed in hospital-based medicine, critical care, urology, pain management, rehabilitation medicine, breast surgery, oncology, pediatrics, addictive medicine, dermatology and interventional radiology.