The Weill Cornell Medicine Physician Assistant Studies (MSHS PA) Program is a twenty-seven-month intensive course of study which begins annually in mid-January. It is comprised of three phases: a classroom and technical skills development pre-clinical phase, a preceptor guided clinical phase, and a research phase culminating in the development of a thesis and oral defense. Graduates are eligible to take the National Certifying Board Examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
The principal mission of the Weill Cornell Medicine MSHS Physician Assistant Program is to educate highly competent, compassionate, and culturally sensitive physician assistants drawn from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who will be capable of practicing and excelling in varied clinical and academic settings.
The MSHS PA Program offers a rigorous and thorough foundation in generalist medicine and primary care education, striving for a balanced curriculum that provides students with fundamental principles of clinical practice along with training in general surgery and the surgical subspecialties.
Consistent with the mission of its sponsoring institution, the MSHS PA Program offers a course of study to advance the art and science of medicine, thereby contributing to the betterment of health care at both national and community levels and to the PA Profession through clinical practice, research and other scholarly endeavors.
