Department of Physician Assistant Studies
September 23, 2020
Physician Assistant Students Receive White Coats in Virtual Ceremony
The Department of Physician Assistant Studies in the College of Health Professions celebrated the Class of 2022 with a virtual white coat ceremony Sept. 17.
June 11, 2019
Physician Assistant Class of 2021 Accepts their White Coats
The Physician Assistant Studies program presented 40 students from the Class of 2021 with their white coats May 24 in a ceremony in the Fred W. Smith Auditorium in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute.
September 4, 2018
UAMS Celebrates Achievements of Graduating Physician Assistants
Sept. 4, 2018 | What does it take to become a physician assistant? For the Class of 2018, it required more than 58 exams (not including quizzes), more than 2,240 hours of patient care on clinical rotations, 48 hours of labs, at least 30 hours of service learning, 30 hours of interprofessional education at the 12th Street Health & Wellness Center, a capstone project and more —as they earned 128 credit hours in just 28 months.
April 18, 2013
UAMS Physician Assistant Program Achieves Accreditation
<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The physician assistant program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received accreditation from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, the final approval needed before admitting its first class of students.</p>