Is the Physician Assistant Program accredited?
The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Physician Assistant Program has received accreditation from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). The Physician Assistant Program provides students with the academic and clinical training necessary to practice as competent, reliable healthcare practitioners and to obtain professional certification. Graduates will be eligible to sit for the Physician Assistant National Certification Examination. This National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants NCCPA certification is required by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and most states to practice as a physician assistant.
