Admissions Policies

The Yale Physician Associate Program is committed to the principles of equal opportunity in education. In accordance with Yale University nondiscrimination policy and Yale School of Medicine nondiscrimination policy, the Physician Associate Program does not discriminate in admissions against individuals on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, disability, illness, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, socioeconomic background, or other individual characteristics. There are no specific policies or practices that favor specific groups of applicants. Each application is reviewed and the merits are considered individually.

The Yale PA Program offers advanced placement only to Yale PA-MPH joint degree students for successful completion of the following Yale School of Public Health core courses:

• Biostatistics in Public Health (PUBH 505) or Biostatistics in Public Health II (BIS 505)
• Foundations of Epidemiology and Public Health (PUBH 508)

These courses satisfy the requirement for the PA Program’s Epidemiology and Methods I (PA 2090) and Epidemiology and Methods II (PA 2190) courses. Additionally, successful completion of the YSPH thesis satisfies the PA capstone (PA 1046) requirement.