Physician Associate/Assistant

Physician Associate/Assistant is a bachelor's degree program offered at the University of New Mexico-Main Campus, a public institution located in Albuquerque, NM. The program is part of the physician assistant studies field (CIP 51.0912) and trains students in clinical medicine, patient assessment, and diagnostic reasoning to work alongside physicians in delivering patient care.

The University of New Mexico also offers related health programs including Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at both the associate and bachelor's levels, Computer and Information Systems Security, Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic), and Medical Radiologic Technology/Science. Students in this program can expect rigorous pre-clinical and clinical instruction covering anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and supervised patient care experiences across multiple medical specialties.