• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

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The mission of the Physician Assistant Studies Program at the University of South Dakota is to provide a comprehensive primary care education that prepares graduates to deliver high quality healthcare to meet the needs of patients in South Dakota and the region.

To accomplish this mission, the USD PA Program:

• Promotes and supports the ideal of a competent, caring, and compassionate physician assistant
• Promotes and supports excellence and professionalism
• Fosters an evidence-based approach to patient care
• Expects students to be accountable for individual learning
• Expects faculty and students to be partners in the educational process within an environment of mutual respect
• Empowers students to be lifelong learners
• Selects individuals likely to practice in South Dakota and the surrounding region
• Fosters interest in primary care to rural and underserved populations
• Selects individuals who have the interpersonal aptitudes and maturity that are necessary for successful practice as a physician assistant

Physician Assistants and students should demonstrate the following core beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors at all times:

• Professional and personal ethical behavior
• Honesty and integrity
• Compassion
• Service to those in need
• Advocacy for a team approach to healthcare
• Commitment to lifelong learning
• Sensitivity to cultural and individual differences
• Promotion of the physician assistant profession and its ideals

Physician Assistants (PAs) are health care providers who practice medicine. The University of South Dakota Physician Assistant Studies Program is a 24-month program, half as a Preclinical Phase in Vermillion and a half as a Clinical Phase at practice sites around South Dakota. At the conclusion of the 24 months and successful completion of course work, students are awarded a Master?s Degree. The USD PA Studies Program received national accreditation in April 1995 and has been awarded continued accreditation.

所属院系

进入哪个院系学习？ School of Health Sciences

中国学生入学要求

为来自中国的学生设计 Applicants must have successful completion of a baccalaureate degree or an equivalent degree from an institution with full regional accreditation for that degree. A minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 2.7 on conferred degree and/or graduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better, based on a 4.0 scale, on all graduate coursework. English Language Requirements: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): A minimum score of 79 on the Internet-Based TOEFL (iBT) or 550 on the Paper-Based TOEFL (PBT); International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) - a minimum IELTS score of 6.0, and Pearson Test of English (PTE) - a minimum PTE score of 53.

课程信息

学制：全日制(104 学分)

学费：

开学时间：2022八月30日, 2022一月25日

申请截止日期：

留学地点：School of Health SciencesLee Medical Building Room 302,414 East Clark Street,VERMILLION,South Dakota,57069, United States