Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Put your caring spirit and medical aptitude to work in the physician assistant studies program at Wingate University.
The Harris Department of Physician Assistant Studies is dedicated to developing educated, productive and ethical physician assistants to serve the healthcare needs of the communities in which they practice.
A dedicated faculty firmly believes in this philosophy. Plus we have amazing students committed to building lives of healing and compassion. We know that becoming a physician assistant is not a snap decision. Chances are, you’ve thought about your life’s work for a long time. That’s why we owe you the best educational experience possible to seek your goals.
You see, we like knowing that we have a part in preparing the kind of people who don’t come along every day, who want to make the world a better place. That’s definitely one thing we have in common. You’ll find that’s just the beginning, but what a beginning it is.
Our Mission
The Wingate University Department of Physician Assistant Studies is dedicated to developing educated, productive and ethical physician assistants to serve the healthcare needs of the community in which they practice.
We also want your experience to be one of active learning. All classes are interactive and students should be prepared to contribute at many levels throughout their time with us. Learning to work in a group dynamic prepares you for organizational and patient situations in your career. We encourage questions and participation now so that you’ll be ready to interact meaningfully in your work.
- We provide comprehensive didactic instruction that is aligned with NCCPA’s blueprint for each semester. To maintain this, we continually assess and review our curriculum to ensure we meet this goal.
- Our training produces clinically competent physician assistants. To ensure this standard, we ask our program preceptors to complete an extensive survey at the end of rotation examinations.
- We support a culture of learning and sharing information gained through practice for our clinical year students. We maintain this by assessing the elective rotations, capstone presentations and the interdisciplinary assignments for 8 of 10 required rotations.
We are proud to be recognized by U.S. News and World Report as a 2025 Best Graduate School for our Physician Assistant Program!
Our program has also been designated as an American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) Partial Academic Pathway! This provides our students with a unique opportunity to jumpstart their journey toward becoming certified in lifestyle medicine.
"My cohort was hand-selected by the faculty with meshing in mind. I have made a huge number of friends, arguably more close relationships than I have ever had at one time. The faculty are approachable, supportive and encouraging, and on top of all that I have access to people from the class above to give me guidance and reassurance. PA school is hard, do not get me wrong, but I am beyond grateful I decided to do something so hard at such a great place."
Ellie Simmons, Class of 2027
Contact Us
Wingate Campus
(704) 233-8051
pa@wingate.edu
Hendersonville Campus
(828) 309-0609
pahendersonville@wingate.edu