master of physician assistant studies News Archive

More than 20 students stand in two rows. They are wearing white coats and stethoscopes around their necks. They each hold a program and read the Physician's Pledge.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Physician assistant students excited to start program

September 4, 2025 —
Sydney Larence was working at the Health Sciences Centre last summer when she grabbed a coffee in Brodie Centre. In the atrium, the Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) Inaugural Exercises just happened to be taking place.

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Two rows of students are wearing white coats and stethoscopes. They are standing and each are reading off a paper they are holding.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Double the number of UM physician assistant students set to start program

September 4, 2024 —
When Kimberly Dela Rosa crossed the stage to receive her first stethoscope during the master of physician assistant studies’ (MPAS) Inaugural Exercises on Aug. 30 she said it felt surreal to be part of the program’s largest class ever.

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