The Physician Assistant Program at the Center for Health Science recruits, educates,
and mentors a diverse group of students to increase competent and compassionate health
care emphasizing increased access in rural and underserved Oklahoma. The Program is
28 months in duration consisting of 13 months of didactic training followed by 15
months of clinical rotations. At the end of the Program, students earn a Master of
Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies.
The Oklahoma State University Physician Assistant Program is a 28-month program which
consists of 124 total credit hours including 13 months of didactic training and 15
months of clinical training.
The didactic curriculum consists of in-class lectures and hands-on experiences that
will prepare the PA student for clinical rotations. The clinical curriculum includes
seven required rotations as well as medical and/or surgery electives.
Faculty
The goal of the Physician Assistant Program is to educate students to become competent
clinicians who make a positive impact on their patients as well as their surrounding
community.
The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to the Oklahoma State University
Center for Health Sciences Physician Assistant Program sponsored by the Oklahoma State
University Center for Health Sciences.
Accreditation-Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource
allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet
enrolled students appear to demonstrate the program’s ability to meet the ARC-PA Standards
or when a program holding Accreditation-Provisional status appears to demonstrate
continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation
of the first class (cohort) of students.
Accreditation-Provisional does not ensure any subsequent accreditation status. It
is limited to no more than five years from matriculation of the first class.