Palm Beach Atlantic University

Palm Beach Atlantic University
2751 South Dixie Highway \r\n \r\n
West Palm Beach, Florida 33405

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*Last updated February 11th, 2026

General Information

Mission Statement: The Mission of PA Medicine is to develop highly qualified PAs that embrace servant leadership and provide culturally competent care.

Unique Program Features: PBA’s new PA Medicine is an innovative program, focusing on providing medical services to diverse populations. PBA is a faith-based institution that focuses on servant leadership and community outreach. The curriculum for the program will be a mixture of lectures, small groups, team-based and problem-based learning. PBA is planning a completely new facility for the PA program close to housing and will contain new classrooms, labs, technology, and OSCE lab.

Curriculum Focus: Case-Based Learning; Collaborative or Team-Based Learning; Early Clinical Exposure; Hybrid of Traditional or Case-Based Learning; Organ-Based/Systems-Based Learning; Problem-Based Learning

Credentials Offered: Master's degree (not Master's of Public Health)

Type of Masters Degree: MMS/MMSc: Master of Medical Science

Undergrad to Masters Bridge or Dual Degree: No

Doctorate Degree Offered: No

Masters to Doctorate Bridge or Dual Degree: No

Program Length: 28 Months

Start Month: August 2027

Estimated Incoming Class Size: 56

Part-time Option: No

Distance Learning: No

On-Campus Housing: No

Required Onsite Interview: Yes

Types of Interviews: Traditional Interview; Group Interview

Admission Type: Rolling - Applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis

Deadlines, Fees, & Eligibility

Application Deadline: 11/01/2026

Deadline Requirement: Blue-Submit only: the applicant must only submit the application by your posted deadline.

Out of State Students Accepted: Yes

Transfer Students Accepted: No

DACA Status Applicants Considered: No

International Applicants Accepted: No

Support for Veterans: Clinical partnerships: Partnerships with veteran organizations for rotations.;Special admission consideration: Processes that recognize military veterans.;Veteran faculty: Faculty members who have veteran status.;Yellow Ribbon program: Institutional participation in the a university-funded scholarship program for veterans.;Yellow Ribbon Schools program

Separate Tuition Rates: No

Tuition: $97,860

Seat Deposit: Yes

Seat Deposit Cost: $1,000

Refundable Seat Deposit: No

Supplemental Application: No

Supplemental Deadline: No information provided

Supplemental Application Fee: No information provided

Supplemental Application Fee Waiver: No information provided

Requirements

Special Considerations: Student with military service, long-term mission work, medical mission experience, and those who attended PBA are granted special consideration

Minimum Number of Reference Letters Required: 3

Types of References Required: No restrictions

Standardized Test(s) Required: Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) - will not accept MCAT

Minimum Overall GPA Required: 3.00

Minimum Prereq GPA Required: 3.00

Minimum Science GPA Required: N/A

Experience

Healthcare Experience: Yes, required

Paid Health Care: Recommended but not required

Volunteer/Community Service Health Care: Recommended but not required

Hours Needed: 500

Time Limit in Which To Complete Experience: No Requirement

Paid Direct Patient Care: Recommended but not required

Volunteer Direct Patient Care: Recommended but not required

Direct Patient Care Hours Needed: 500

Direct Patient Care Time Limit: No Requirement

Other Paid Health Care: Recommended but not required

Other Volunteer Health Care: No information provided

Shadowing a PA: Recommended but not required

Shadowing a Physician: Recommended but not required

Shadowing other health care provider: Recommended but not required

Clinical and/or non-clinical research: Recommended but not required

Virtual Health Care Accepted: No

Virtual Shadowing Accepted: No

Prerequisites

Human Anatomy: 4 Credit(s), Lab Required

Biology (general): 4 Credit(s), Lab Required

Microbiology: 4 Credit(s), Lab Required

Chemistry (general): 8 Credit(s), Lab Required

Human Physiology: 4 Credit(s), Lab Required

Psychology: 3 Credit(s)

Prereq requirements: Online courses are not accepted if it requires a lab component unless taken during the COVID pandemic. AP coursework may be accepted for Gen Bio or Gen Chem IF an upper-level science course in the same subject area has been taken.

Prereq time limit: No Requirement

Outstanding pre-requisites must be completed in the following time frame: 7/1/2027

Maximum number of outstanding prerequisites allowed: 2

Matriculants

Matriculant GPAs

Matriculant Overall GPA: 3.43

Matriculant Science GPA: 3.5

GRE Average Scores

Average Verbal Reasoning GRE Score: 151.7

Average Analytical Writing GRE Score: 3.98

Average Quantitative Reasoning GRE Score: 151.52

GRE Average Percentiles

Average Verbal Reasoning GRE Percentile: 48.59

Average Analytical Writing GRE Percentile: 57.44

Average Quantitative Reasoning GRE Percentile: 32.18

Program Matriculants by Gender

Female: 46

Male: 10

Non-Binary: -

Gender Unknown: -

Ethnicity of Program Matriculants by Number

American Indian or Alaskan Native: -

Asian: 7

Black or African American: 7

Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish: 14

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: -

White: 23

Multiracial: 4

Other: 1