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The program trains physician assistants to work with physicians as part of a health care team to improve the quality and access to primary care. At the successful completion of training, students are awarded a Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) degree.
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CASPA, the Central Application Service for Physician Assistants, is a web-based application service. The application cycle for the 2025 matriculating class will open in late April 2024. Carefully follow instructions given on the CASPA website and check your application status regularly.
Apply for a Physician Assistant license in the State of Utah.
Physician assistants (PAs) are health professionals licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision. Within the physician/physician assistant relationship, PAs make medical decisions and provide a broad range of diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive, and health maintenance services.
The Gold Standard. Celebrating 50 years, the Utah Physician Assistant Program strengthens its mission. By Wayne Lewis. Health equity—the desire to extend quality care to people who lack it—is not a new idea. The concept is at the heart of the movement that established the physician assistant as a profession.
Health Care Experience. A minimum of 2,000 hours of health care experience, acquired as of the August 1st application deadline, is required for an applicant to be considered. Note that the national average for healthcare experience is in the 4000 to 5000 hour range.
