The minimum admission requirements for accredited physician assistant programs include an earned bachelor’s degree with the following:
Along with a competitive Grade Record Examination score, a strong candidate will have an impressive overall grade point average and will be capable of independent thinking, judgment and action within the boundaries established by the employing physician. Since a physician assistant is educated in the same general way as a physician, the applicant must demonstrate the same genuine and compassionate interest in human well-being.
To learn more about preparing for a career as a physician assistant, review the following curriculum suggestions, professional resources, and virtual links to accredited programs in Texas.
Texas Academy of Physician Assistants
http://www.tapa.org/amsimis
Graduate Record Examination
http://www.takethegre.com/
Baylor College of Medicine
http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/pap
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/school-of-health-professions/programs/masters-programs/physician-assistant-studies/about-the-program.html
University of North Texas
https://www.unthsc.edu/school-of-health-professions/physician-assistant-studies/
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
https://som.utmb.edu/physician-assistant/pas
Texas Tech University Health Science Center
https://www.ttuhsc.edu/health-professions/master-physician-assistant-studies/default.aspx
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
https://www.utrgv.edu/pa/