Yale Physician Associate Program
The Yale Physician Associate program accepted its first class in 1971. The mission of the program is to educate individuals to become outstanding clinicians and to foster leaders who will serve their communities and advance the physician associate profession. The programs founder, Dr Alfred M. Sadler Jr, served as its first director in 1970. Dr. Sadler will return to Cedar Street to deliver the programs commencement address for 2008.
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[edit] Academics
Completion of the rigorous 28 month curriculum results in award of a master's degree. The education is divided into two portions (a didactic and clinical phase). The faculty of the Yale School of Medicine provides the education, which is coordinated by the Physician Associate program core faculty. The didactic year includes clinical and basic sciences as well as courses in research methods, ethics and physical examination. The clinical phase is fifteen months in duration with thirteen one month rotations and two months for research. Yale University requires all graduates to complete an original thesis under the mentorship of the School of Medicine faculty. Many graduates have pursued this research topic through a Yale Downs fellowship. This fellowship provides the student with an opportunity to act out his/her ideas in an international underserved setting.
With the class of 2010 the PA program will begin offering a joint degree (MMSc/MPH) with the Yale School of Public Health.
[edit] International
The PA program keeps with the Yale University global focus and encourages students to study internationally. The program currently has clinical sites in Uganda, Peru, Central America, and the UK.
[edit] Admissions
Acceptance is extremely selective. The common application for PA schools is used by Yale. For the entering class of 2013, 700 applicants applied for 36 spots, yielding an acceptance rate of approximately 5%. The average overall GPA was 3.62 and the average science GPA was 3.54. Many of the selected students had accomplished graduate work in other areas.
[edit] Alumni
Alumni have found their way into influential positions within the healthcare system. Many graduates are in leadership positions in the American Academy of Physician Assistants and Physician Assistant Academics.
[edit] Notable Alumni
George S. Bottomley DVM, PA
Cynthia Booth Lord MHS, PA (Director of Quinnipiac University PA Program, President Elect AAPA)
John Cavenagh Ph.D, PA-C (Chairman Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine PA Department)
