PA Program Ranks Continue to Swell

The increased demand for 鈥 and value of 鈥 PAs in our health care system is regularly reflected in the growing number of new programs. Earlier this week, ARC-PA announced that it has awarded provisional accreditation to eight new entry-level PA programs, bringing the total number of programs nationally to an incredible 275.
Congratulations to our newest colleagues!
Ashland University
Mansfield, Ohio
Program Director 鈥 Melissa M. Irwin, DMSc, PA-C
Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York
Program Director 鈥 Susan Maria Salahshor, PhD, PA-C
Kean University
Union, New Jersey
Program Director 鈥 Carol A. Biscardi, PhD, PA-C
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Program Director 鈥 Amy Harrison, MHS, PA-C
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, California
Program Director 鈥 Dana L. Sayre-Stanhope, EdD, PA-C Emeritus
Thiel College
Greenville, Pennsylvania
Program Director 鈥 Lynn Ryan Williams, MD, MPH
West Chester University
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Program Director 鈥 Amy Elizabeth Baker, MS, PA-C
Yeshiva University
The Bronx, New York
Program Director 鈥 Sharon Verity, MPAS