Location: North Chicago, Illinois
Number of students: 70
Application Cycle: April – December 1st through CASPA (rolling admissions)
Interview dates: September – February
Start date: Late May
Length of Program: 24 months
Public/Private: Private (no preference for Illinois students)
HCE: Strongly recommended (average of students is 800 hrs)
GPA: Minimum overall and science of 2.75 with minimum C is all prerequisite
Shadowing: Strongly recommended
The Good Stuff:
- Prerequisites are pretty basic – Biochem, anatomy/physiology, Psych, Microbiology. And that’s it! There are some other recommended courses as well, but no biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, or any of that.
- There’s an option to a diversity statement, separate from your personal statement, to tell them more about yourself and why you would be a good fit for the program.
- On the quarter system
- Interviews are MMI style (Multiple Mini Interviews)
Program Link: Rosalind Franklin University PA Program
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