Physician Assistant Studies

 
   
  Kathleen Roche,
RN, FNP, RPA-C, MPA
Program Director
   

Welcome to the Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital Physician Assistant Studies Program.

Our master’s program in physician assistant studies prepares students to become successful physician assistants able to provide medical care to patients within the scope of practice of their supervising physician by effectively collecting essential medical data (through medical history-taking, physical examination, and ordering and interpreting necessary diagnostic testing); diagnosing patients by assessing the available patient, medical data; and providing patients with specific therapies, including the prescribing of medications, counseling, and patient education appropriate to the patients’ conditions.

The Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital Physician Assistant Program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), and is a member of the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA).  The program is registered by the New York State Department of Education.

As noted in the program’s mission statement, we commit to creating an academic environment that will produce superior physician assistants who possess the requisite skills, knowledge and understanding to function in diverse communities designated as health professional shortage areas, and to treat all patients with dignity, respect and compassion.  The program attracts faculty, staff and students who are dedicated to providing quality and culturally sensitive medical care.

Kathleen T. Roche, RN, FNP, RPA-C, MPA
Program Director
New York City Campus
kroche@pace.edu

For program information contact the Physician Assistant program at paprogram@pace.edu or (212) 346-1357.