Physician Assistant Program No. 143 Receives Accreditation
ARC-PA granted provisional accreditation this month to the physician assistant program at Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in Harrowgate, Tenn.
The new program is the 143rd accredited PA program in the United States and the fourth in Tennessee.
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From the program's press release:
"We are excited to have received provisional accreditation," said Dr. Michelle Heinan, director of the Physician Assistant Program. "The inaugural class is made up of students who are from the Appalachian region. The students are dedicated to the Physician Assistant Program's mission of working in medically underserved areas with a focus in primary care and preventive medicine."
The Physician Assistant Program's inaugural class of 40 students will matriculate on May 18, 2009, with their first day of orientation. The program is a full-time, 27-month program that leads to the Master of Medical Science in Physician Assistant Studies.