Pace University -Lenox Hill Hospital PA Program

Campus: NYC

New York City Campus

The Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital Physician Assistant (PA) Program is an intensive 26-month program that prepares you to become a practicing physician assistant - examining patients, ordering diagnostic tests, prescribing medications, and developing treatment strategies.

Excel in a highly competitive and rapidly growing field. Graduates of our program have a 5-year aggregate pass rate on the National Certification Exam (PANCE) for first-time takers that is consistently higher than the national average.
Integrated curriculum and innovative advanced degrees. The PA program offers an integrated curriculum that takes a holistic approach to healthcare. Preclinical training exposes students to multiple disciplines simultaneously, so the learning experience is analogous to the manner in which they will practice.

Admissions

Students may apply only through Central Application Services for Physician Assistants (CASPA) at https://paeaonline.org/caspa.

Prerequisites

Students are eligible to apply to the MS degree program if they have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and have met specific requirements set forth by the PA program.

Plan of Study Grid
Didactic Summer II		Credits
PAS 505	Human Physiology	3
PAS 506	Health History & Physical Diagnosis I	2
PAS 510	Psychosocial Medicine	2
PAS 511	Professionalism and Biomedical Ethics	2
	Credits	9
Didactic Fall
PAS 512	Gross Anatomy	2
PAS 534	Pathophysiology I	2
PAS 547	Medical Pharmacology I	3
PAS 601	Clinical Medicine I	5
PAS 604	Laboratory Medicine and Diagnostic Methods I	4
PAS 606	Health History and Physical Diagnosis II	4
	Credits	20
Didactic Spring
PAS 513	Gross Anatomy II	2
PAS 514	Epidemiology & Evidence-Based Medicine	3
PAS 535	Pathophysiology II	2
PAS 602	Clinical Medicine II	7
PAS 605	Laboratory Medicine & Diagnostic Methods II	3
PAS 607	Health History & Physical Diagnosis III	4
PAS 609	Surgical and Technical Skills I	2
PAS 648	Medical Pharmacology II	3
	Credits	26
Didactic Summer I and II
PAS 515	Health Promotion and Disease Prevention	2
PAS 603	Clinical Medicine III	10
PAS 610	Surgical and Technical Skills II	2
	Credits	14
Clinical Year
PAS 620	Research Methods/Master's Project	3
PAS 701	Clerkship in Internal Medicine	3
PAS 702	Clerkship in Pediatrics	3
PAS 703	Clerkship in Women's Health	3
PAS 704	Clerkship in Behavioral Medicine	3
PAS 705	Clerkship in Family Medicine	3
PAS 706	Clerkship In Emergency Medicine	3
PAS 707	Clerkship in Surgery	3
PAS 708	Clerkship in Selected Elective	3
PAS 709	Clerkship Selected by Program	3
PAS 799C	Clinical Year Capstone	3
	Credits	33
	Total Credits	102

The Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital Physician Assistant Program is a member of the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA). The program is registered by the New York State Department of Education and awards an MS in Physician Assistant Studies.