Program Overview

Salus at Drexel Physician Assistant Program

The Salus at Drexel Physician Assistant (PA) program is a competitive, full-time, 25-month program that prepares graduates to join one of the fastest-growing professions in the country and become integral members of today's healthcare delivery team. Upon successful completion of the program, students receive a Master of Medical Science degree (MMS).

Program Overview

The Salus at Drexel PA program is patient-centered with a primary care philosophy and holistic approach, emphasizing the need to care for the patient as a whole. The program features early and extensive clinical training, innovative teaching through small group and case-based learning, and a strong basic science and pathophysiology foundation.

Program Components

• A strong basic science and pathophysiology foundation
  • Anatomy instruction with an onsite full cadaver dissection lab augmented with virtual anatomy
• Innovative, evidence-based instruction integral to the development of critical thinking skills
• Observational patient care introduced in the first year
• The second year dedicated entirely to clinical rotations that provide direct patient care experiences in primary and specialty care disciplines

Degree Offered

• Degree: Master of Medical Science (MMS)
• Availability: Full-Time
• Location: Elkins Park

Application Requirements

Application requirements and deadlines can be found on the Elkins Park Campus website.

Program Details

The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in physician assistant studies, including:

• Biochemistry of health and disease
• Biomedical studies
• Biomedicine
• Cancer biology
• Clinical research
• Drug discovery and development
• Fundamental concepts in infectious disease
• Histotechnology
• Human lactation consultant
• Immunology
• Infectious disease
• Intensive medical sciences
• Interdisciplinary health sciences
• Laboratory animal science
• Low vision rehabilitation
• Medical research
• Medicine
• Microbiology and immunology
• Molecular basis of cancer
• Molecular and cell biology and genetics
• Molecular medicine
• Neuroscience
• Orientation and mobility
• Pathologists' assistant
• Pharmacology and physiology
• Quantitative principles for clinical research
• Regulatory affairs for cell and gene therapy
• Teacher of students with vision impairments
• Translational research in infectious disease
• Vision rehabilitation therapy
• Clinical optometry