Our inaugural cohort of Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) students arrived on Monday full of energy and enthusiasm to start the program. They took advantage of opportunities to get to know one another and have already begun to develop friendships. During orientation on Monday and Tuesday, they learned about resources available to them through the University as well as expectations that the PA faculty and staff hold for them, and they have stepped up to the plate. They have already donned their RMUoHP Scrubs and claimed study spots around campus so they can get a jump-start on the material they are required to learn.
Students are quickly picking up the different technology avenues that the program uses and are well on their way to becoming technologically savvy physician assistant students. We are so excited to see what the next several months has in store for our eager MPAS students!
This group of students is highly impressive and they are as intelligent as they are diverse: the average aggregate GRE score of our inaugural cohort is 303.6 and the written is 3.85. Their average overall total GPA is 3.47 and the average science GPA: 3.36. The ration of females to males is nearly 1:1, and the average age is 27. Our PA students represent eight different states across the nation, and nearly half of the incoming students are bilingual or multilingual! Languages spoken other than English include Arabic, Gujarati, Japanese, Mongolian, Portuguese and Spanish.
This first PA cohort also possesses a wide range of prior healthcare experience, bringing many strengths and perspectives to the program. They are Certified Nursing Assistants, Phlebotomy Technicians, Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapy Technicians, Radiologic Technicians, Critical Care Technicians, Cardiac Rehabilitation Technicians, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Technicians, Hospice & Home Health Care Providers, Clinical Researchers, Medical Interpreters, Medical Scribes, Exercise Physiologists, Dental Assistants and more.
For more information about our Master of Physician Assistant Program, visit the program webpage.
