A program that prepares individuals to practice medicine, including diagnoses and treatment therapies, under the supervision of a physician. Includes instruction in the basic medical and clinical sciences and specialized preparation in fields such as family medicine; pediatrics; obstetrics; gynecology; general surgery; psychiatry; behavioral medicine; the delivery of health care services to homebound patients, rural populations, underserved populations; and community health services.
| A major in Physician Assistant is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 32
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Physician Assistant among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
Los Angeles, CA | 36
(94.7%) |  |  | |
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| | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport
Shreveport, LA | 35
(60.3%) | | - | |
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| | South University-Savannah
Savannah, GA | 10
(38.5%) |  |  | |
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| | Jefferson College of Health Sciences
Roanoke, VA | 22
(30.6%) | | | |
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| | SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY | 31
(16.4%) | | - | |
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| | Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA | 39
(11.9%) | | | |
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| | D'Youville College
Buffalo, NY | 29
(10.0%) | | | |
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| | Touro College
New York, NY | 125
(8.2%) |  | | |
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| | Wagner College
Staten Island, NY | 28
(7.3%) | |  | |
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| | Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus
Brooklyn, NY | 40
(6.9%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.