The UW-L – Gundersen – Mayo PA Program
offers a graduate level Master of Science degree
in Physician Assistant Studies. The program's first
graduate students matriculated in June of 2004. The MS PAS curriculum
is 24 months in length including a
12-month Preclinical Year and a 12-month Clinical Year that
includes 44 weeks of clinical rotations.
The curriculum begins with summer session, meaning students
always matriculate in late May. Traditionally, students
begin the day after Memorial Day. The program accepts and
enrolls only one class each year. We do not accept
students for fall or spring enrollment.
The program does not offer a part-time curricular option nor
online courses. Our curriculum is tightly sequenced and is only
available on a full-time basis. Rarely, a student admitted on
full-time basis will develop extenuating circumstances that do
not allow them to succeed as a full-time student. Such students
may request extension of the didactic curriculum from one to two
years, which will be considered by program administration. This
option is, however, not available as an initial enrollment
option for new students. The clinical phase curriculum is only
available on a full-time basis. Thus, all students should plan
on completing the program on a full-time basis.
Due to the tight sequencing and integration of the curriculum
we do not accept didactic or clinical credits from other
institutions. All students, regardless of their prior
background and education, must complete the entire curriculum .
