Emory University Physician Assistant Program

The mission of the program is to recruit, educate and mentor a diverse group of students to become highly regarded, sought after physician assistants providing compassionate health care of the highest quality.

The program emphasizes evidence-based primary care and preventive medicine, the provision of health care to the medically underserved and utilization of information technology to achieve these goals. The Program promotes team care, patient advocacy and the delivery of primary health care for all patients. Graduates are prepared to assume leadership roles, support research, to practice clinically in a wide variety of primary care and specialty settings and to engage in life-long learning.

The PA program faculty values the highest standards of professionalism and seeks to prepare graduates who have the ability to be strong supporters of team-based practice, to be flexible in meeting the challenges of a changing health care environment and to be role models for the profession.