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Additional Program Info

Assignment of Clinical Rotations

Misericordia University has affiliation agreements in place with physicians and healthcare institutions allowing for a complete course of clinical rotations to be set up for each student by the program. The responsibilities of the sponsoring institution and the clinical site will be defined within each affiliation agreement.  No student will be required to provide or solicit clinical sites or preceptors. The clinical faculty will create the rotation schedule to ensure everyone gets a well-rounded experience that meets our accreditation standards and educational goals while maximizing opportunities at our clinical sites and with our preceptors. As you progress through the program, our clinical faculty will consider your unique interests and strive to create a clinical rotation schedule that aligns with your personality and medical aspirations. Please be aware that students will not have the option to recommend clinical sites or preceptors.

Individual physician assistant student assignments will be scheduled through EXXAT. The Physician Assistant Program reserves the right to develop and make changes to the schedule on an as needed basis for the entire duration of the program, without prior notice to the student. Once the clinical schedule has been confirmed, the program will not consider schedule changes unless required for the clinical site or the program. 

Students will be required to maintain housing within a 50-mile radius from campus for the entire duration of the program. Students will be required to travel or find housing if scheduled at a clinical site outside of the 50-mile radius from campus. Housing and travel expenses will be at the expense of the student.

Professional Licensure Information

The Misericordia University Physician Assistant Program satisfies the academic requirements for licensure and NCCPA certification credentials set forth by the State of Pennsylvania. Requirements for licensure and/or advanced practice certification/endorsement eligibility vary from one profession to another and from state to state. For students who wish to practice in a state other than Pennsylvania, please review the following national site that contains state board directories https://www.nccpa.net/state-licensing-boards/.

AAPA State licensing information link:   https://www.aapa.org/advocacy-central/state-advocacy/state-licensing/ for additional licensing information including: List of Licensing Boards, Statutory and Regulatory Requirements for Initial Licensure and License Renewal, and State Laws and Regulations.

Recognized Regional Accrediting Agencies

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE); New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE); Higher Learning Commission (HLC); Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU); Southern Association of Colleges and Schools-Commission on Colleges (SACS COC) Western Association of Schools and Colleges-Accrediting Commission for Community & Junior Colleges (WASC-ACCJC); WASC Senior College & University Commission (WSCUC)

Physician Assistant Facilities

Misericordia University has a 7,575 square foot, custom designed Physician Assistant educational facility within the Baloga Hall building on its main campus. The Chair of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies and PA program faculty have been directly involved in the design of the new educational area. Key features of this space include a dedicated Physician Assistant didactic year classroom, an open-floor-plan physical assessment and procedural skills lab with eleven examination areas, four private physical examination rooms which may be used for refining examination skills or objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs), a PA student study area, and private offices for all PA program faculty and staff.

A high level, state-of-the-art, new cadaver lab is located in the new Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Science Center, immediately adjacent to the Baloga Hall building.   Our Anatomy professor, Anthony Serino, Ph.D., comes to our program with many years of experience in providing anatomy instruction within graduate medical education programs. The lab offers multiple full cadaver stations, allowing for direct participation by each PA student. The lab includes a virtual dissection table that supports expanded learning opportunities for Physician Assistant Students.

Watch a video tour highlighting the facilities of the Physician Assistant Program.

Equipment and Instructional Resources

The following equipment has been or will be purchased to support the educational activities of the Misericordia University Physician Assistant Program: