MS Physician Assistant

Stony Brook University was among the first public universities in the United States to offer physician assistant education. The first class of Stony Brook Physician Assistant students entered the program in 1971. Ranked 15th in the Country by U.S. News and World Report, our 24-month program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) and grants a Master of Science (MS) degree upon graduation. The program is part of an academic Health Sciences Center (HSC) that includes a nationally-ranked University Hospital, and Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Social Work, as well as the School of Health Professions (SHP).  In addition to the Physician Assistant program, SHTM houses clinical programs in Speech Language Pathology (SLP), Athletic Training, Physical Therapy (PT), Occupational Therapy (OT), Respiratory Therapy, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, and EMT-Paramedic, as well as a number of non-clinical undergraduate and advanced degree programs.  As part of one of the top-ranked public research universities in the US, our HSC offers an exceptionally rich environment for health professions education, complemented by a group of affiliates that provide outstanding clinical training in a variety of environments.