PA Program Ranks Continue to Swell

The increased demand for — and value of — PAs in our health care system is regularly reflected in the growing number of new programs. Earlier this week, ARC-PA announced that it has awarded provisional accreditation to eight new entry-level PA programs, bringing the total number of programs nationally to an incredible 275.

Congratulations to our newest colleagues!

Ashland University
Mansfield, Ohio
Program Director – Melissa M. Irwin, DMSc, PA-C

Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York
Program Director – Susan Maria Salahshor, PhD, PA-C

Kean University
Union, New Jersey
Program Director – Carol A. Biscardi, PhD, PA-C

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Program Director – Amy Harrison, MHS, PA-C

Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, California
Program Director – Dana L. Sayre-Stanhope, EdD, PA-C Emeritus

Thiel College
Greenville, Pennsylvania
Program Director – Lynn Ryan Williams, MD, MPH

West Chester University
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Program Director – Amy Elizabeth Baker, MS, PA-C

Yeshiva University
The Bronx, New York
Program Director – Sharon Verity, MPAS