Duke University Medical Center

Duke University Medical Center
800 South Duke Street
Durham, North Carolina 27701

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*Last updated February 1st, 2023

General Information

Mission Statement: The Duke Physician Assistant Program’s mission is to educate caring, competent primary care physician assistants who practice evidence-based medicine, are leaders in the profession, dedicated to their communities, culturally sensitive, and devoted to positive transformation of the health care system.

Unique Program Features: Birthplace of the PA profession, Teaching hospital, Wet Tissue Lab, Full Dissection Cadver Lab, International rotations, Alumni Services Coordinator, Diverse faculty who are leaders at the national level

Curriculum Focus: Asynchronous Learning; Early Clinical Exposure; Organ-Based/Systems-Based Learning

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

Doctorate Degree Offered: No information provided

Type of Masters Degree: MHS: Master of Health Science

Program Length: 24 Months

Start Month: August 2024

Estimated Incoming Class Size: 91

Part-time Option: No

Distance Learning: No

On-Campus Housing: Yes

Required Onsite Interview: No

Types of Interviews: Traditional Interview; Group Interview

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

CASPA & Deadlines

CASPA Member: Yes

Upcoming CASPA Cycle: Yes

Application Deadline: 09/01/2023

Deadline Requirement: Green-Verified: the application has been submitted, payment, all transcripts, and at least two evaluation letters must be received by CASPA by the posted deadline, and the application has a verified status, meaning all GPAs have been calculated by CASPA.

Supplemental Application: Yes

Supplemental Deadline: 09/15/2023

Supplemental Application Fee: $60

Supplemental Application Fee Waiver: Yes

Tuition & Deposits

Separate Tuition Rates: No

Tuition: $93,684

Seat Deposit: Yes

Seat Deposit Cost: $1,125

Refundable Seat Deposit: No

Matriculants

Out of State Students Accepted: Yes

Transfer Students Accepted: No

DACA Status Applicants Considered: Yes

International Applicants Accepted: Yes, with exceptions. Please visit the program's website.

International Application Link

Support for Veterans: No information provided

Program Matriculants by Gender

Female: 71

Male: 19

Non-Binary: -

Gender Unknown: -

Ethnicity of Program Matriculants by Number

American Indian or Alaskan Native: 1

Asian: 28

Black or African American: 14

Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish: 15

Native Hawaiin or Pacific Islander: 0.0

White: 29

Other: -

GRE Average Scores

Average Verbal Reasoning GRE Score: 154

Average Analytical Writing GRE Score: 4

Average Quantitative Reasoning GRE Score: 151

GRE Average Percentiles

Average Verbal Reasoning GRE Percentile: No information provided

Average Analytical Writing GRE Percentile: No information provided

Average Quantitative Reasoning GRE Percentile: No information provided

Requirements

Minimum Number of Reference Letters Required: 3

Types of References Required: Employee/Supervisor; Other health care provider

Minimum Overall GPA Required: No GPA minimum required

Minimum Prereq GPA Required: No GPA minimum required

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

Healthcare Experience: Yes, required

Hours Needed: No information provided

Time Limit in Which To Complete Experience: No information provided

Paid Health Care: Recommended but not required

Volunteer/Community Service Health Care: Recommended but not required

Paid Direct Patient Care: Required

Volunteer Direct Patient Care: Recommended but not required

Direct Patient Care Hours Needed: 1000

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: Not Required

Virtual Health Care Accepted: No

Virtual Shadowing Accepted: Yes

Prerequisites

Prereq time limit: 10 Years

Human Anatomy: 3 Credit(s)

Microbiology: 3 Credit(s)

Human Physiology: 3 Credit(s)

Statistics: 3 Credit(s)