Current-cycle decision support
Turn confirmed information into a first practice
Allocate a limited same-day appointment
Practise making a fair, patient-safe recommendation when capacity is limited. Review whether you identify missing clinical information, avoid blaming either patient, explain your prioritization, and offer a workable alternative; then record again.
Quick facts
- Degree: Master of Physician Assistant Practice.
- Duration: 26 months.
- Location: Tucson, Arizona.
- Cohort: up to 50 students each August.
- Interview: in-person MMI, small-group and one-on-one assessment.
- Accreditation: ARC-PA Accreditation-Provisional.
- Entry year: not labelled on the recurring schedule.
Admission requirements
Applicants need U.S. citizenship or permanent residence, a bachelor's degree by matriculation, C-or-better prerequisites within ten years, science prerequisites complete before CASPA submission and three to five letters. Medical terminology and intermediate Spanish are due July 1 of the matriculation year. Official requirements
Important dates
- Mid-June: CASPA opens.
- July: review and invitations begin.
- August through November: in-person interviews.
- October 1: final Green-Verified CASPA deadline, including at least three recommendation letters.
- January 1: final offer, hold or denial status.
- August: recurring cohort start; the entry year is not labelled.
The detailed dates page controls over a conflicting November 1 recommendation reference elsewhere. Official dates
How selection works
Rolling holistic review considers prerequisites, preference factors, letters, PA motivation, writing and mission fit. Final review uses the application, experiences, letters, MMI evidence and GPA reflection, with no single criterion described as disproportionate. Official dates and selection
Interview details
Confirmed
About 200 applicants are invited to an in-person Saturday assessment in Tucson. It combines MMI stations with small-group and one-on-one interactions. Published domains include primary care, rural health, empathy, leadership, resilience, professionalism, communication and readiness.
Not published
Station count, timing, prompts, file access and scoring scale are not public. Official dates and selection
Who this program may suit
This program may suit applicants drawn to Arizona's primary-care and rural-health mission who can reason clearly in an in-person MMI and collaborative assessment. Official program page
Practice and next step
Record a first response to a limited same-day appointment scenario. Review your fairness, access and patient-safety reasoning. Record a second response and compare.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a separate Phoenix PA program?
No. The official policy places this PA program in Tucson and states there is no distant campus.
Is the interview virtual?
No. The program specifies an in-person Tucson assessment.
Which recommendation deadline should applicants use?
Use the detailed October 1 Green-Verified deadline and recheck before submission; another page carries a conflicting November 1 reference.
Is the program accredited?
It currently holds ARC-PA Accreditation-Provisional.
Sources
Recommended preparation
Physician Assistant Interview Essentials
Build a credible PA interview foundation through four focused spoken responses: profession-specific motivation, interprofessional teamwork, fair clinical decision-making, and reflective use of feedback.
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