Master of Science PA Medicine
PAs play a vital role in healthcare, providing diverse services with specialized training in diagnosis, treatment and patient education. Their collaborative approach ensures quality care, versatility and dedication. Join St. Scholastica’s PA Medicine program to prepare for this fulfilling career.
Prepare for Your Clinical Practice
For more than 100 years, St. Scholastica has been committed to meeting the healthcare needs of rural areas in Minnesota and neighboring states. Those needs led to the creation of our nursing program in the 1930s as well as the development of our PA program.
Through a values-based curriculum, our primary care-focused PA program teaches students to provide exceptional primary healthcare in any setting. As a student, you’ll receive advanced training in medical diagnosis, treatment, patient management, and educating patients on health maintenance and disease prevention.
You will learn in the classroom, through hands-on labs and clinical placements throughout the Midwest. You’ll also collaborate with graduate students in several health professions to prepare for clinical practice through interprofessional teamwork. Upon graduation, you’ll be eligible to sit for the and be practice-ready.
Fast Facts
- The only PA Medicine program north of the Twin Cities
- Innovative rural healthcare-focused curriculum and high-tech classrooms
- Procedure and skills-based training
- Focus on experiencing continuity of care with 12 weeks of primary care rotations
- Opportunities for longitudinal pathway with multiple rotations in a rural community
- 28-month program, including summers
The St. Scholastica Advantage
In this program, you will receive individualized attention from career-focused faculty at the region’s leader in health science education. Learn in a state-of-the-art setting featuring the latest simulation, telehealth and technology-supported patient care equipment. Through the program, you’ll also gain knowledge and skills through:
- Grant-supported program to enhance and expand rural primary care curriculum using medical simulation software, anatomy body painting and online textbooks
- Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), laparoscopic simulation, Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) training and telehealth certification
- Collaboration with regional health systems known for excellent clinical education — including two local Level I and II trauma-designated, award-winning healthcare systems that offer over 75 specialties
Faculty interactions have been excellent. We work with very lifelike mannequins and we have also had simulated patient encounters.
Meet Our Faculty
Experienced, Dedicated and Distinguished Educators
Expect to be heard, to be challenged and to be involved. St. Scholastica faculty are world-class scholars and experts in their field who invest in your success. Our values of community, respect, stewardship, hospitality and love of learning reflect our faculty’s commitment to lifting up others and celebrating our common humanity.