Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital PA Program Information
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 |
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 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 Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Pace University. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.
Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be September 2023. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.
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.