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M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies

Making the World Smarter, Safer and Healthier

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Launch your PA career in the heart of New York City.

Our 86-credit, 28-month Physician Assistant master's program prepares students for in-demand, highly rewarding PA careers. 

Yeshiva University is not currently accepting applications for the admissions cycle of Fall 2025. The admissions process will be held in abeyance until the ARC-PA probation review of the program at its March 2025 meeting.

 


M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies

86 credits  I  Full-Time Program in New York City

Physician Assistants (PA) are medical professionals who diagnose disease, develop and implement treatment plans, perform surgical procedures, prescribe medications and often serve as a patient’s principal health care provider. PAs complete thousands of hours of medical training to become versatile and collaborative clinicians. They practice nationwide, improving patient access to high-quality health care in medical and surgical settings. 

Physician assistant is  among the highest-paying and fastest-growing professions  in the country. In 2021, it was ranked the  Best Job Overall and Best Healthcare Job by U.S. News & World Report. Yeshiva University’s 86-credit M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies is a rigorous 28-month graduate program that prepares students for in-demand, highly rewarding PA careers. 

Admissions Update: For the application and admissions cycle of 2025, the Yeshiva University PA Program will be held in abeyance until after the Commission's probation review of the program at the March 2025 meeting. This will impact the class scheduled to matriculate in September 2025.

Program Highlights

Train in state-of-the-art virtual cadaver and simulation laboratories

Master diagnostic and patient-care skills in top-tier physical diagnosis and clinical skills laboratories

Participate in interprofessional training opportunities with students and faculty from diverse health science backgrounds

Study with expert clinicians during 50 weeks of medical and surgical clerkship rotations

Explore your personal clinical interests during 10 weeks of elective rotations

Network with leaders in the health professions at state and national conferences

Full Program Breakdown

M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies

86 credits  I  Full-Time Program in New York City

Physician Assistants (PA) are medical professionals who diagnose disease, develop and implement treatment plans, perform surgical procedures, prescribe medications and often serve as a patient’s principal health care provider. PAs complete thousands of hours of medical training to become versatile and collaborative clinicians. They practice nationwide, improving patient access to high-quality health care in medical and surgical settings. 

Physician assistant is  among the highest-paying and fastest-growing professions  in the country. In 2021, it was ranked the  Best Job Overall and Best Healthcare Job by U.S. News & World Report. Yeshiva University’s 86-credit M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies is a rigorous 28-month graduate program that prepares students for in-demand, highly rewarding PA careers. 

Admissions Update: For the application and admissions cycle of 2025, the Yeshiva University PA Program will be held in abeyance until after the Commission's probation review of the program at the March 2025 meeting. This will impact the class scheduled to matriculate in September 2025.

Program Highlights

Train in state-of-the-art virtual cadaver and simulation laboratories

Master diagnostic and patient-care skills in top-tier physical diagnosis and clinical skills laboratories

Participate in interprofessional training opportunities with students and faculty from diverse health science backgrounds

Study with expert clinicians during 50 weeks of medical and surgical clerkship rotations

Explore your personal clinical interests during 10 weeks of elective rotations

Network with leaders in the health professions at state and national conferences

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M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies

86 credits  I  Full-Time Program in New York City

Physician Assistants (PA) are medical professionals who diagnose disease, develop and implement treatment plans, perform surgical procedures, prescribe medications and often serve as a patient’s principal health care provider. PAs complete thousands of hours of medical training to become versatile and collaborative clinicians. They practice nationwide, improving patient access to high-quality health care in medical and surgical settings. 

Physician assistant is  among the highest-paying and fastest-growing professions  in the country. In 2021, it was ranked the  Best Job Overall and Best Healthcare Job by U.S. News & World Report. Yeshiva University’s 86-credit M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies is a rigorous 28-month graduate program that prepares students for in-demand, highly rewarding PA careers. 

Admissions Update: For the application and admissions cycle of 2025, the Yeshiva University PA Program will be held in abeyance until after the Commission's probation review of the program at the March 2025 meeting. This will impact the class scheduled to matriculate in September 2025.

Train in state-of-the-art virtual cadaver and simulation laboratories

Master diagnostic and patient-care skills in top-tier physical diagnosis and clinical skills laboratories

Participate in interprofessional training opportunities with students and faculty from diverse health science backgrounds

Study with expert clinicians during 50 weeks of medical and surgical clerkship rotations

Explore your personal clinical interests during 10 weeks of elective rotations

Network with leaders in the health professions at state and national conferences

Admissions Update: For the application and admissions cycle of 2025, the Yeshiva University PA Program will be held in abeyance until after the Commission's probation review of the program at the March 2025 meeting. This will impact the class scheduled to matriculate in September 2025.

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Admissions Update: For the application and admissions cycle of 2025, the Yeshiva University PA Program will be held in abeyance until after the Commission's probation review of the program at the March 2025 meeting. This will impact the class scheduled to matriculate in September 2025.

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“The role of physician assistant is woven into the fabric of patient care. We are the listeners, the advocates and the compassionate hands guiding patients through their most vulnerable moments. It is a unique privilege and responsibility—one we don’t take lightly.” 

Ronee Goldman, PA-C

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“One thing our professors always said is that you should treat the patient, not the labs. Cut out all the distractions, because there are many in a fast-paced, dynamic emergency room, and give patients what they need in the moment because your primary goal is to make them better.” 

— Sharona Abramova, PA-C
Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant, New York Community Hospital

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“The curriculum immerses you completely in what you’re learning. You get to see the same thing from so many different angles at the same time, so it’s almost impossible not to retain information.” 

— Anthony Pagan, PA-C
Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital

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“My mentors and professors at the Katz School have shaped me into the provider I am today. One of the biggest lessons I learned was to look at the patient, not just the symptoms. Every patient is different, and it's important to treat them as individuals.” 

Alaa Etouni, PA-C 
Inpatient Internal Medicine PA, Montefiore Medical Center

Capstone: Efficacy of Immediate Delivery vs. Expectant Management in Pregnant Women with Preeclampsia 

“We need studies that show exactly the percentage likelihood of each outcome. The more data the patient has to make an informed decision, the better.” 

— Simone Northman, PA-C 

Medical Mission: The Gambia


On a medical mission to The Gambia in West Africa, led by Dr. Lorraine Cashin, students provided much-needed medical attention to underserved communities. More than an opportunity to practice medicine—it was a transformative experience that deepened their understanding of global healthcare disparities, honed their clinical skills and reinforced their commitment to compassionate patient care.

“At the end of each day, I asked the students to sum up their experience in one word. One of them said ‘love.’ That’s what this work is about—providing care, offering hope and making a difference, one patient at a time.” 

Lorraine Cashin, Assistant Dean and Director, M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies

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“This trip was a humbling experience. It wasn’t like here, where you have a lot of diagnosing abilities. You can’t take bloodwork. You’re not running EKGs. You have to treat it empirically, and our school did a good job of emphasizing those skills.” 

 Irvin Cespedes, PA-S

Program News

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Completion Ceremony Honors PA Students

Read about the ceremony at Yeshiva Museum

Completion Ceremony Honors PA Students

In an event filled with pride and gratitude, 31 students of the M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies participated in a Completion Ceremony on December 17 at the Yeshiva University Museum. The ceremony marked a significant milestone in their journey toward becoming licensed healthcare providers.

Read the story in the Katz School blog.

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After Successfully Performing Procedure, PA Grad Offered an ER Job

Read more about Anthony Pagan

After Successfully Performing Procedure, PA Grad Offered an ER Job

During one of Anthony Pagan’s clinical rounds at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in his last semester in the Katz School's M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies, he was summoned by the attending physician to perform an ultrasound-guided intravenous procedure on an older man with a life-threatening bowel obstruction. 

Read the story in the Katz School blog.

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In the E.R., A PA's Compassion Overcomes Language Barrier

Read about Sharona Abramova

In the E.R., A PA's Compassion Overcomes Language Barrier

Sharona Abramova was drawn to the PA faculty’s reputation for clinical excellence and the curriculum emphasizing compassionate care. She recently joined Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital as a PA.

Read the story in the Katz School blog.

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PA Graduates Ace National Certifying Exam

Read more about PA's first graduating class

PA Graduates Ace National Certifying Exam

All 22 students in the first graduating class of the Katz School’s M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies have passed the profession’s national board certification exam on the first attempt and did better than the national average in key content areas.

Read the story in the Katz School blog.

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PA Program Honors Its Inaugural Class

Read more about the PA students

PA Program Honors Its Inaugural Class

Twenty-two students in the inaugural cohort of the Physician Assistant Studies program were honored at the first Graduate Awards Ceremony for their hard work, sacrifice and pursuit of clinical excellence, and for establishing an exceptional standard for future cohorts.

Read story in the Katz blog.

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For This PA, Morning Rush Includes Emergency Care

Read more about Carin Gannon

For This PA, Morning Rush Includes Emergency Care

Two weeks into a clinical rotation in the emergency department at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway, Queens, Carin Gannon was put to the test. A local man gashed his leg on a piece of glass and was rushed into the emergency department bleeding profusely.

Read story in Katz blog.

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PA Student Helps Deliver Baby at Bellevue Hospital

Read more about Eliana's experience

PA Student Helps Deliver Baby at Bellevue Hospital

When Eliana Zachter was prepping for a cesarean section with her surgical team at Bellevue Hospital, she was warned by the resident physician that there’d be a lot of blood. But Zachter, who in high school had volunteered on her own in a hospital’s neonatal intensive care and maternity units, was unfazed.

Read more about Eliana's experience.

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Students Lobby for Bill Before New York Assembly

Read about the Physician Assistant Studies students

Students Lobby for Bill Before New York Assembly

PA students Noah Newlon, Irvin Cespedes, Jonathan Lehn and Michael Listro recently lobbied the New York state legislature for a bill that would make permanent a state executive order that has allowed physician assistants to practice without a supervising physician since 2020.

Read about the Katz School students.

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This PA Master's Student is a Boon to the Surgeon

Read more about Anthony Pagan

This PA Master's Student is a Boon to the Surgeon

PA student Anthony Pagan watched intently the rise and fall of a patient’s chest as he lay on the operating table, the noxious scent of burning flesh filling the air as a cauterizing instrument sliced through tissue.

Read the entire story in the Katz blog.

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Completion Ceremony Honors PA Students

Read about the ceremony at Yeshiva Museum

Completion Ceremony Honors PA Students

In an event filled with pride and gratitude, 31 students of the M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies participated in a Completion Ceremony on December 17 at the Yeshiva University Museum. The ceremony marked a significant milestone in their journey toward becoming licensed healthcare providers.

Read the story in the Katz School blog.

""

After Successfully Performing Procedure, PA Grad Offered an ER Job

Read more about Anthony Pagan

After Successfully Performing Procedure, PA Grad Offered an ER Job

During one of Anthony Pagan’s clinical rounds at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in his last semester in the Katz School's M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies, he was summoned by the attending physician to perform an ultrasound-guided intravenous procedure on an older man with a life-threatening bowel obstruction. 

Read the story in the Katz School blog.

""

In the E.R., A PA's Compassion Overcomes Language Barrier

Read about Sharona Abramova

In the E.R., A PA's Compassion Overcomes Language Barrier

Sharona Abramova was drawn to the PA faculty’s reputation for clinical excellence and the curriculum emphasizing compassionate care. She recently joined Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital as a PA.

Read the story in the Katz School blog.

""

PA Graduates Ace National Certifying Exam

Read more about PA's first graduating class

PA Graduates Ace National Certifying Exam

All 22 students in the first graduating class of the Katz School’s M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies have passed the profession’s national board certification exam on the first attempt and did better than the national average in key content areas.

Read the story in the Katz School blog.

""

PA Program Honors Its Inaugural Class

Read more about the PA students

PA Program Honors Its Inaugural Class

Twenty-two students in the inaugural cohort of the Physician Assistant Studies program were honored at the first Graduate Awards Ceremony for their hard work, sacrifice and pursuit of clinical excellence, and for establishing an exceptional standard for future cohorts.

Read story in the Katz blog.

""

For This PA, Morning Rush Includes Emergency Care

Read more about Carin Gannon

For This PA, Morning Rush Includes Emergency Care

Two weeks into a clinical rotation in the emergency department at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway, Queens, Carin Gannon was put to the test. A local man gashed his leg on a piece of glass and was rushed into the emergency department bleeding profusely.

Read story in Katz blog.

""

PA Student Helps Deliver Baby at Bellevue Hospital

Read more about Eliana's experience

PA Student Helps Deliver Baby at Bellevue Hospital

When Eliana Zachter was prepping for a cesarean section with her surgical team at Bellevue Hospital, she was warned by the resident physician that there’d be a lot of blood. But Zachter, who in high school had volunteered on her own in a hospital’s neonatal intensive care and maternity units, was unfazed.

Read more about Eliana's experience.

""

Students Lobby for Bill Before New York Assembly

Read about the Physician Assistant Studies students

Students Lobby for Bill Before New York Assembly

PA students Noah Newlon, Irvin Cespedes, Jonathan Lehn and Michael Listro recently lobbied the New York state legislature for a bill that would make permanent a state executive order that has allowed physician assistants to practice without a supervising physician since 2020.

Read about the Katz School students.

""

This PA Master's Student is a Boon to the Surgeon

Read more about Anthony Pagan

This PA Master's Student is a Boon to the Surgeon

PA student Anthony Pagan watched intently the rise and fall of a patient’s chest as he lay on the operating table, the noxious scent of burning flesh filling the air as a cauterizing instrument sliced through tissue.

Read the entire story in the Katz blog.

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