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Please join us for our upcoming virtual information session:
Date: June 13th, 2020
Location: Online via Zoom
Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m
(Please note that seminar starts promptly at 9 a.m.)
You will have the opportunity to not only learn more about the program and the admissions process, but to address the faculty with any questions or concerns you may have. We hope you will join us to create a great atmosphere of learning and collaboration.
Click the link below to register:
PA Admissions Seminar #2
If you are unable to attend, you may register for one of our other virtual information sessions at the following page:
Upcoming Events
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Physician Assistant Program sponsored by The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. 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remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards.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 2023. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.
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UTRGV Department of Physician Assistant Studies |
The Department of Physician Assistant Studies is located in Edinburg, Texas in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. We are located approximately 4 hours south of San Antonio. The campus is located just 20 minutes from the Texas-Mexican border. The local population is primarily Hispanic. The Department of Physician Assistant Studies serves primarily the four counties of the Rio Grande Valley: Starr, Hidalgo, Willacy, and Cameron. Both Hidalgo and Cameron counties are urban/metropolitan counties with large rural areas while Starr and Willacy counties are almost exclusively rural. All Rio Grande Valley counties are classified as medically underserved areas (MUAs). The Rio Grande Valley experiences a unique population dynamic in that it shares its culture and livelihood with the much larger metropolitan border cities of Mexico, specifically Reynosa and Matamoros, both in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.
UTRGV Announces Physician Assistant Career Track Program (PACT)
PACT will provide South Texas high school students with a career path to becoming a future physician assistant while studying close to home.
View Photos from the PACT Press Conference
To learn more about PACT and eligibility requirements, click here.
This past weekend, the Department of Physician Assistants celebrated its 25th White Coat Ceremony, welcoming 100 students into its program.
Congratulations to each one of them on reaching this new milestone and receiving their very own White Coat!
