Academics & Admissions
Learning on Campus
The first 14 months of our 28-month program is spent in the classroom on the Vermillion campus. You will learn important medical concepts necessary to succeed. We strongly believe in the team teaching approach and many times during the year you will learn side-by-side with our health sciences and medical students. A complete list of courses and course descriptions can be found in the USD Graduate Catalog.
Beyond the Classroom
In the 14-month clinical phase, you will gain supervised clinical experience from licensed physicians and physician assistant preceptors. You will rotate through a number of clinical areas from family medicine to surgery to emergency medicine.
Curriculum
Admissions
The following information will provide you details on the requirements of our program as well as our admissions process.
Additional information about the PA application/admissions process can be found in our Admissions Guide.
For further questions regarding the application/admissions process, please contact our office: pa@usd.edu or 605-677-5128.