{"id":881,"date":"2020-08-24T14:24:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T19:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stfrancis100.org\/?page_id=881"},"modified":"2025-07-31T16:58:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:58:24","slug":"physician-assistant-studies-ms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/physician-assistant-studies-ms\/","title":{"rendered":"Physician Assistant Studies (M.S.)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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This program is no longer being offered at the University of St. Francis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Physician Assistant Studies program is no longer being offered at the University of St. Francis. The program ran from 2006 until April 30, 2025. It was previously accredited by:<\/p>

Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc.<\/span><\/a>
12000 Findley Road, Suite 150, John\u2019s Creek, GA 30097
Phone: 770-476-1224 | Fax: 770-476-1738<\/p>

ACCREDITATION STATUS NOTICE<\/strong><\/p>

The USF Physician Assistant Program in New Mexico voluntarily surrendered its accreditation with ARC-PA on April 30, <\/span>2025<\/span> and successfully taught out the program with all students graduated from an accredited program. The university closed the program to consolidate locations, as the main campus is in Illinois.<\/span><\/p>

The campus for the Physician Assistant Studies program was located at:
1500 N. Renaissance Blvd. NE, Suite C,\u00a0Albuquerque, NM 87107<\/p>

Cohort pass rates for the PANCE exam can be found on the Your Right to Know<\/a> page under Program Pass Rates.<\/p>

Verifications should be requested from the University of St. Francis registrar at registrar@stfrancis.edu<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>

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