Ohio is home to 17 Physician Assistant (PA) programs, each offering a master’s degree, as required for PA licensure in the state. Prospective students can apply to multiple programs through the Centralized Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA®), streamlining the admissions process.
While all programs meet licensure requirements, each differs in its admissions criteria, program length, and curriculum focus. Explore the schools below to find the program that best fits your goals.
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Ashland University
Ashland University
Mansfield, OH
paprogram@ashland.edu
Mission Statement:
Educate physician assistants based on a foundation of evidence-based medicine, to competently practice patient-centered care, exercise cultural humility and cultivate a team approach. Graduates will be prepared for the changing landscape of medicine to serve individuals locally, nationally and internationally. Physician assistants will be taught the Dwight Schar College Nursing and Health Science’s guiding values: integrity, caring, accountability, respect and excellence (ICARE), interprofessional collaboration and lifelong learning.
Baldwin Wallace University
Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH
paprogram@bw.edu
@bwpaprogram
Mission Statement:
To educate and successfully graduate skilled, compassionate physician assistants who are committed to advancing the profession, addressing the evolving needs of the healthcare workforce, and delivering high-quality, cost-effective, evidence-based care through a collaborative, team-based approach, while upholding the highest standards of professionalism and leadership in clinical practice.
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
paprogram@case.edu
Mission Statement:
The CWRU Physician Assistant Program strives to improve access to health care through the education and development of compassionate, highly competent physician assistants who are prepared to provide quality, patient-centered care in a collaborative environment and who are dedicated to:
- Clinical Competence—Utilizing an investigative and analytic approach to clinical situations and providing care that is evidence informed safe and equitable. Instilling an appreciation of the importance of life-long learning and a commitment to scholarship.
- Medical Professionalism—Improving access to high-quality health care by providing care with respect, compassion and integrity. Advocating for a just and cost-effective distribution of finite resources and maintaining trust by managing conflicts of interest.
- Leadership—Working effectively with health care professionals as a member or leader of a health care team or other professional/community group. Mentoring and developing future leaders within the profession and the community. Advancing the formal pursuit of clinical and scientific scholarship in the PA profession.
- Community Outreach—Demonstrating responsibility and accountability to patients, society and the profession through active community involvement and volunteerism.
- Cultural Humility—Enhancing sensitivity and developing the ability to function effectively to meet the needs of a diverse patient population. Promotion of an inclusive culture of global citizenship.
- Innovation—Utilizing the power of collaboration and visionary thinking to develop innovative solutions to address the healthcare needs of our nation.
Cedarville University
Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH
Contact
Mission Statement:
Driven by a submission to and passion for the Word of God and the Testimony of Jesus Christ, the Cedarville University PA Program equips Christ-following graduates through academic excellence, professional distinction, and intentional discipleship to practice medicine to meet the needs of those in their communities.
The program integrates the University's core values (love for God, love for others, integrity in conduct, and excellence in effort) and strives to develop in its graduates the key markers of excellence (glorifying God, thinking broadly and deeply, communicating effectively, developing academically and professionally, and engaging for Christ).
In summary, our mission is equipping and discipling the next generation of Christian PAs.
Kettering College
Kettering College
Kettering, OH
PA@kc.edu
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Kettering College physician assistant studies program is to provide, in a faith-based environment, the academic and clinical experience necessary to develop competent, empathetic professional healthcare providers who are passionate about service and advocacy for diverse patient populations.
Lake Erie College
Lake Erie College
Painesville, OH
admissions@lec.edu
Mission Statement:
The Lake Erie College Physician Assistant (PA) Program develops motivated individuals into competent, compassionate PAs who practice patient-centered, evidence-based medicine. We foster an environment of academic excellence, leadership, and collaboration dedicated to meeting the healthcare needs of the community.
Marietta College
Marietta College
Marietta, OH
ms023@marietta.edu
Mission Statement:
The Marietta College Physician Assistant Program is dedicated to educating future physician assistants to provide quality healthcare (physical, social, and behavioral) to meet the needs of patients in Ohio and throughout the Appalachian region. The program accomplishes this mission by educating individuals who have the academic, clinical and interpersonal proficiencies necessary to practice as physician assistants.
Mercy College of Ohio
Mercy College of Ohio
Toledo, OH
admissions@mercycollege.edu
Mission Statement:
The Mercy College of Ohio PA program provides a graduate-level learning experience that produces PA graduates who can provide competent, patient-centered medical care for diverse populations in a variety of clinical settings while also embracing service, scholarship, and leadership.
Miami University
Miami University
Oxford, OH
pastudies@miamioh.edu
Mission Statement:
Our mission is to create an environment that fosters compassionate, dynamic, well-rounded, professional clinicians who have an interest in rural medicine and clinical research to enrich the medical sciences allowing us to be an industry leader in Physician Associate education with our students embodying values of compassion, integrity, and commitment to diversity. The focus of our program will be to educate students on how to deliver interdisciplinary care, and practice evidence-based medicine while utilizing technology to its fullest potential.
Mount St. Joseph University
Mount St. Joseph University
Cincinnati, OH
PAProgram@msj.edu
@msjpaprogram
@MSJ.PhysicianAssistant
Mission Statement:
The specific mission of the Physician Assistant program is to educate outstanding, compassionate clinicians, fully prepared to deliver high quality, accessible health care, demonstrating commitment to life-long learning and ethical practice.
Ohio Dominican University
Ohio Dominican University
Columbus, OH
paprogram@ohiodominican.edu
Mission Statement:
The Ohio Dominican PA Program will educate students to become qualified members of the healthcare team, promoting service and excellence in academics, professionalism, and clinical care. Graduates will be prepared to deliver holistic, evidence-based, patient-centered care in a wide variety of practice settings.
Ohio University
Ohio University
Dublin, OH
PAinfo@ohio.edu
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Ohio University Master of Physician Assistant Practice program is to prepare students to be leaders in Physician Assistant practice in any clinical setting, with a particular emphasis on primary care in urban and rural underserved communities in the State of Ohio and throughout Appalachia.
University of Dayton
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH
paprogram@udayton.edu
Mission Statement:
Our mission is to produce physician assistants who are committed to the service of the human person through the skillful, compassionate and ethical provision of health care within the context of the Catholic, Marianist tradition. We emphasize excellent generalist care for the whole person, particularly upholding dignity for society's most vulnerable, in a learning environment which emphasizes leadership, life-long learning and service.
University of Findlay
University of Findlay
Findlay, OH
paprogram@findlay.edu
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Physician Assistant program at The University of Findlay is to provide our students with the medical knowledge, technical skills, and experience in a variety of didactic and clinical settings necessary for them to become ethical, competent, and compassionate health care providers as part of the health care team. This mission complements the University of Findlay's mission which is to equip our students for meaningful lives and productive careers.
University of Mount Union
University of Mount Union
Alliance, OH
ekeybd@mountunion.edu
Mission Statement:
The mission of the University of Mount Union Physician Assistant Studies Program is to educate knowledgeable, competent, and compassionate physician assistants who, under physician supervision, provide patient care with professionalism and integrity.
University of Toledo
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
PhysicianAssistant@utoledo.edu
Mission Statement:
The mission of the UToledo Physician Assistant Program is to provide comprehensive student-centered education to develop competent and compassionate PAs, as a member of an interprofessional healthcare team, to provide high-quality, evidence-based, patient-centered health care in diverse settings.
Ursuline College
Ursuline College
Pepper Pike, OH
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Mission Statement:
The mission of the Ursuline College Physician Assistant Program is to recruit exceptional individuals from diverse backgrounds and provide education expressed through the Ursuline tradition to develop adept, versatile, and compassionate physician assistants committed to delivering evidence-based whole person healthcare.
