Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Number of students: 41

Application Cycle: April - August 1 through CASPA w/ supplemental app

Interview dates: Invites out in October for November intervies

Start date: Early May

Length of Program: 27 months

Public/Private: Public, but no preference given to residents of Utah

HCE: Minimum 2,000 hours

GPA: Minimum 3.0 with minimum C in all courses

Shadowing: Not required

The Good Stuff:

This interview with 2 current students in the program is a pretty good representation of most PA programs.
Coursework must be completed by the summer before matriculation (so while applying)
No GRE required
No specific requirement for Organic Chemistry
After 1 year, students may apply for in-state status
They offer information sessions
International rotation options in Thailand or Guatemala
The supplemental application is a time-limited form where you answer short essay style questions on the spot.
The interview process seems to be a little different here. In October they send out either an interview invite, a waitlist for an interview, or rejections. It's a 2-day interview with a group session and a test over medical terminology, anatomy, and other assorted subjects.

Program Link: University of Utah PA Program

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