Location: Glendale, PA or Christiana, DE
Number of students: 100
Application Cycle: CASPA with rolling admissions due by October 1st; if Arcadia student - August 1st
Interview dates: June - December/January
Start date: Summer (May)
Length of Program: 2 years
Public/Private: Private
HCE: Minimum 200 hours
GPA: Recommended 3.0 or better; may make an exception for applicants with "exceptional" clinical experience (RN, OT, PT, PharmD) for >3 years
Shadowing: No specific requirement
The Good Stuff:
- Option of international rotations to Nicaragua
- Dual MPH program available (3 years) - at Glenside campus only
- Pre-PA 4+2 program
- Full cadaver dissection lab
- Simulation training
- Includes attendance to a national PA conference in tuition
- Courses must have been completed within 10 years
- One-on-one interviews
Program Link: Arcadia PA Program
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Pre-PA
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