What colleges and universities offer Physician’s Assistant programs in New York?
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There are nineteen colleges and universities which offer Physicians Assistant programs in New York, including Albany Medical College in Albany, DYouville College in Buffalo, Le Moyne College in Syracuse, Long Island University in Brooklyn, Mercy College in the Bronx, Pace University in New York City, Wagner College on Staten Island.

In order to become a PA, you typically need two years of specialized schooling.  Most people who pursue this career already have a Bachelor’s Degree.  The typical PA program has some prerequisites, including at least two years of college, classes in biology and chemistry, and sometimes previous experience. 

The program itself will include biochemistry, pathology, human anatomy, physiology, microbiology, clinical pharmacology, clinical medicine, geriatric and home healthcare, disease prevention, and medical ethics.  Students also must take on clinical training with a supervisor, usually in these areas:  primary care medicine, inpatient medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, geriatrics, emergency medicine, psychiatry, and pediatrics.  In New York, there are numerous hospitals and clinics which work with the schools, including Albany Medical Center in Albany, Bronx-Lebanon Medical Center in the Bronx, New York Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, VA Western New York Health Center in Buffalo, NYU Medical Center in New York City, Staten Island University Hospital on Staten Island, and SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. Healthcare is the number-one-hiring field across the country right now.
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