NMU Pre-physician Assistant Program

Northern Michigan University's pre-physician assistant
program is an intensive program designed to give students
plenty of opportunity to fully explore the field before
applying to a physician assistant program.  The program is
advised by Dr. Dave Lucas, head of NMU's Physics
Department.   NMU's pre-physician assistant program
is similar to the pre-medical program because of the strong
emphasis on basic sciences and requisite courses focused on the
human body and functions. More advanced courses required for
admission to a specific physician assistant program may vary
widely depending on the school. Students may have any major but
must complete the science courses required for entry to the
programs to which they are applying.

NMU has an articulation agreement with Central Michigan
University's physician assistant program that allows for four
NMU students to have a guaranteed interview with a high
probability of acceptance into the program on a non-competitive
basis providing the students meet all of the admission criteria
in the CMU curriculum guide, and minimum GPA requirements.

Pre-physician assistant students must take certain courses
in biology, chemistry, and physics. NMU has outstanding
teaching facilities in all of these areas. The Seaborg Science
Complex is one of the premier university science facilities in
the Midwest. The complex is the largest academic facility on
NMU's campus. It consists of the New Science Facility, opened
in 2001, and the completely renovated Luther S. West Science
Building and features state-of-the-art instructional equipment
and technology including more than a dozen different types of
scientific laboratories. We also offer our students
opportunities to participate in high-level faculty research
projects another activity that is highly regarded by
professional schools. You might become involved in cancer or
genetics research or you might help research particles and
fields theory, create lenses that mimic the gravity that bends
light around planets or uncover the mysteries of the aurora
borealis.

As a pre-physician assistant student at NMU, you'll have the
opportunity to learn from the best. Every week, select students
are invited to attend a clinical conference at the local
hospital to listen to various presentations by medical experts.
Every other year, we take sophomores and juniors to visit
Michigan medical schools so our students become familiar with
the facilities before they apply. The program is directed by an
advisory board comprised of NMU faculty members and local
physicians. In addition to providing professional guidance,
when you apply to professional school you may request that your
advisory board conduct a personal interview with you. Based on
that interview, the board will prepare an evaluation letter,
which they'll send to the professional school or schools of
your choice.

Learn more about Northern Michigan University's
pre-physician program through the following links:

• href="/bulletin0809/node/70?page=&action=progsprepro&phase=phase5&elementid=&subaction=674"
  target="_blank">Program Outline
• CMU Physician Assistant
  Program Agreement
• href="/preprofessional/node/25">
  Pre-Professional Program Opportunities
• Things to consider when
  choosing a program