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Impact lives by delivering quality medical care.

With comprehensive skills and knowledge, physician assistants have the power to provide quality and compassionate medical care. As a student, you have the opportunity to earn sought-after degrees, learning from the profession’s top educators in modern patient assessment laboratories with the most advanced technology available. And with wide-ranging clinical opportunities, you’ll gain hands-on experience, so you can begin your career with confidence.

  • Immersive Clinical Experience

    Featuring advanced equipment, our on-campus patient-assessment laboratories give students a practical and immersive education.

  • Advanced Degrees

    MCPHS offers several options to earn a master’s degree in physician assistant studies, including a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree, which can be completed in six years. 

  • Diverse Education

    Through a challenging series of supervised rotations in a wide variety of settings, students gain experience in surgery, women's health, psychiatry, pediatrics, emergency medicine and internal medicine.

Learn more about the field of Physician Assistant Studies at MCPHS.

Explore what makes this field unique at MCPHS, and find the right program for you.

Learn on the equipment you’ll be using in your career.

As a student, you have the benefit of immersive learning experiences on the same advanced technology that awaits you in professional settings, all in our controlled classrooms and laboratories.

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Boston PA Lab

With advanced equipment and technology, our lab is the optimal environment for students to master diagnostic skills, treatment skills, and all aspects of quality patient care.
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Physician Assistant student

Doctor of Science in Physician Assistant Studies

Advance your career and make your mark in the world of interprofessional and collaborative practice.
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Worcester and Manchester PA Labs

Our labs are designed to provide the most comprehensive hands-on learning experience available to mirror real-world healthcare settings.
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Collaborating to improve patient care

Discover how Interprofessional Education empowers PA students to share their knowledge with Optometry students.
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Arianna Maida, Premed/PA ’20, volunteering in Morocco.

"The experiences and knowledge I have gained have created a lasting impact on my life and career goals as a future physician assistant. My experiences in Peru last summer and Morocco this summer are preparing me to become a more well-rounded, empathetic, and culturally competent healthcare provider and person."

— Arianna Maida, Premed/PA ’20

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Meet the Faculty

At MCPHS you'll find passionate and engaged educators who are leaders in the field of Physician Assistant Studies.
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    As a former athlete, Rachael Sanders MPAS ’19 understands how teamwork can make all the difference. In fact, it was her love of being part of a team that inspired her to pursue a career as a physician assistant (PA).
  • MCPHS Alumni Joe Provost MPAS ‘17.

    Alumni Spotlight: Joe Provost MPAS ‘17

    One recent graduate of the MPAS program on the Worcester campus takes a break from studying for the boards to reflect on his time at MCPHS.