Physician Assistant Studies Department
Frequently Asked Questions
Helpful Links
- Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA)
- American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
- Centralized Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA)
- National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
- New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Professions, Medicine
- New York State Society of Physician Assistants (NYSSPA)
- Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA)
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Frequently Asked Questions: General
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Marist College Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Marist College. 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remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards.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 approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be March 2030. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.
Each cohort is made up of 60 students.
Frequently Asked Questions: Program and Curriculum
The program has excellent PANCE pass rates for its graduating classes. It is housed in the Science and Allied Health building which includes a state-of-the-art simulation center and a traditional gross anatomy lab. The program integrates standardized patients into multiple aspects of the curriculum in both the didactic and clinical years. Simulated patient encounters are observed by faculty through one-way mirrors and videotape in five examination rooms.
A minimum of 500 hours of healthcare experience must be completed by January 15, 2024
Frequently Asked Questions: Competitive Applicant Profile
Frequently Asked Questions: Application
Applications are accepted through CASPA beginning at the end of April and must be verified by December 1, 2023, for the ninth cohort starting in May 2024.
If the applicant is a high school graduate outside of the United States, then TOEFL scores are required on the CASPA application. This is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
While the program determines the clinical placements for all rotations, students have an opportunity to make the preliminary contact with other choose electives from an existing list of available sites. These electives can be chosen to augment existing core rotations or to pursue experiences in a sub-specialty of interest.
Accreditation Status
*The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Marist College Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Marist College. 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 approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be March 2030. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.
The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website at http://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-history-marist-college/.
Updated: 10/1/2020