The Physician Assistant (PA) Program at Mayo Clinic is designed to provide the knowledge and skills needed to serve the healthcare needs of tomorrow. Our transformational education model focuses on active learning that will engage you in evidence-based clinical reasoning needed for high-quality patient care.

Program highlights include:

• Excelling in direct patient care. Through our curriculum, you’ll learn foundational clinical knowledge and skills with a distinct focus on providing exceptional healthcare to patients from all walks of life.
• Exceptional faculty and mentors. As you learn from experts in their field, you’ll also be at their side for clinical experiences. Our teaching faculty provides unique mentorship opportunities from people who not only teach, but practice in the field every day.
• Serving local community health needs. Our program is committed to educating local community providers. Therefore, applicants who live in the communities served by Mayo Clinic in the Midwest are preferred applicants.
• Prioritizing your personal wellness. To support students in their rigorous studies, we have woven into our curriculum unique opportunities and activities for personal wellness development. You will have the tools to later guide your future patients toward optimal health.
• Developing PA leaders for tomorrow. In our team-based approach to care, you will learn leadership skills that contribute to the most effective utilization of your talents as a PA in patient care.

After successfully completing this program, you will receive a Master of Health Sciences degree in PA studies from Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences.

Inclusive environment

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science strives for inclusive learning and training environments. If you experience or anticipate experiencing any disability-related barriers, contact Disability Access Services at mccms.ds@mayo.edu.

Mission statement

To develop extraordinary Physician Assistants/Associates (PAs) through transformative and innovative education, that will exemplify the leadership and values that define Mayo Clinic, ready to deliver exceptional healthcare within patient-centered care teams.

Program vision and values

Program vision

The Mayo Clinic Physician Assistant Program will become the leader in PA education by preparing future PAs to:

• Provide high-quality, evidence-based healthcare
• Provide respectful, compassionate care for all
• Become team-oriented, effective leaders

Program values

The primary value at Mayo Clinic is that “the needs of the patient come first.” Reflecting this and other core values of Mayo Clinic core values, the Physician Assistant Program values are:

• Belonging: Aspire to foster a diverse community of students, staff, and faculty and ensure inclusiveness by providing a welcoming, respectful, and culturally appropriate environment to all.
• Integrity: Adhere to the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, and personal responsibility, worthy of the trust our patients place in us.
• Teamwork: Value the contributions and talents of all healthcare team members. 
• Excellence and resiliency: Deliver the best outcomes of the highest quality through dedicated effort, overcoming obstacles when necessary to reach success.
• Meeting local community needs: Promote service and provide a workforce for local and rural health communities. 
• Scholarship: Assure a commitment to the best practices of discovery, integration, application, and teaching of knowledge in continuous personal growth and professional development.
• Wellness: Encourage the pursuit of a lifestyle that respects a balance of physical, emotional, and spiritual health and contentment.

Accreditation

The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences Physician Assistant Studies Program sponsored by the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.

Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be September 2034. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.

The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website at https://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-history-mayo-clinic-school-of-hs/.