The UMDNJ Physician Assistant Program, in collaboration
with several New Jersey Universities, offers undergraduates an opportunity to
join the PA Program. These programs are designed as "3+3" programs
with the first three years spent as an undergraduate and the last three years
spent in the professional graduate program. Students may apply to the professional
program in April of their second year by contacting the PA Program for an application.
Personal interviews will be required of those applicants being considered for
admission. The interview will serve to determine the applicant's emotional and
intellectual maturity, the ability to communicate, and the potential to achieve
career satifaction within the PA role. All applications must be received by
June 1st and final notices of acceptance will be made by August 1st. Acceptance
will be guaranteed at the end of the third year if the applicant maintains a
3.0 GPA, is successful in the interview process, and meets all the requirements
for the undergraduate degree before the beginning of the fourth year (first
professional year).
Joint MS/MPH Program
The UMDNJ Physician Assistant Program, in conjunction
with the UMDNJ School of Public Health, offers a program leading to a Master
of Science in physician assistant studies and a Master of Public Health. The
program allows physician assistant students to complete both their graduate
Physician Assistant studies and MPH degree in four years (including summers).
Application to this program is limited to students who have already been accepted
to the Physician Assistant Program and have taken the GRE. Students accepted
into this dual degree track would attend the Physician Assistant Program part-time
for two years while attending the MPH Program part-time. Students may begin
this Program in the summer prior to beginning the Physician Assistant Program
or in the first fall semester. During the third and fourth years of the Program,
the student will be attending the Physician Assistant Program full-time and
completing their fieldwork for the MS and MPH. Students may choose to study
in one of the following divisions in the School of Public Health: Health Education
and Behavioral Science; Environmental and Occupational Health; or Health Systems
and Policy.
