Note: The numbered circles indicate which county each school is in, not the relative location within the county.
There are currently 30 PA programs in Pennsylvania.
1. ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY (Provisional Accreditation March 2024)
Renee Langstaff MSPAS, PA-C
Program Director
Physician Associate Program
400 Saint Bernardine Street
Reading, PA 19607
610-796-8423
2. ARCADIA UNIVERSITY
Erin G. Wolfe, PA-C
Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
450 S. Easton Rd.
Glenside, PA 19038-2082 215-572-2888
3. CARLOW UNIVERSITY (Accreditation Pending)
Mark Freeman, PA-C
Program Director
333 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
4. CHATHAM UNIVERSITY
Judy Truscott, PA-C
Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
Woodland Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
412-365-1412
5. DELAWARE VALLEY UNIVERSITY (Accreditation Pending)
Shannon Diallo, PA-C
Program Director
700 East Butler Avenue
Doylestown, PA 18901
7. DREXEL UNIVERSITY
Cathy Nowak, PA-C
Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
245 North 15th St.
MS 504
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1194
215-762-7135
8. DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY
Kristen D’Acunto, MPA, PA-C
Department Chair
Physician Assistant Studies
John G. Rangos Sr. School of Health Sciences
Duquesne University
405 Health Science Bldg.
Pittsburgh, PA 15282-0010
800-456-0590
9. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (Accreditation Pending)
Dionna Raokey, PA-C
Program Director
One Alpha Drive
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
10. GANNON UNIVERSITY
Kim Cavanaugh, DHSc, PA-C
Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
109 University Square
Erie, PA 16541
814-871-5643
11. KING’S COLLEGE
Diane Easton, MPAS, PA-C
Program Director
King’s College Physician Assistant Program
133 North River Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
(570) 208-5858
12. LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY
Jackie Borst, DMSc, MSPAS, PA-C
Program Chairman
Physician Assistant Program
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
432 Railroad St.
Room 213
Lock Haven, PA 17745
570-484-2929
13. MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY
Abigail Davis, PA-C
Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
2300 Adams Avenue
Scranton, PA 18509-1598
570-348-6298
14. MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY
Robin Newhook, PA-C
Program Director
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
501 East 38th Street
Erie, PA 16546
814-824-2598
814-824-2007 F
15. MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY
Erin Burns Kilduff, PA-C
Program Director
Misericordia University
Physician Assistant Program
301 Lake Street
Dallas, PA 18612
570-674-6716
16. PENN STATE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM
Larissa Whitney, DBA, MHS, PA-C
500 University Dr.
Route 130
Hershey, PA 17033
717-844-0869
17. PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Joshua Bower, PA-C
Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
One College Ave
Williamsport, PA 17701-5799
570-327-4779
18. PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Lauren Levy, PA-C
Physician Assistant Program
PCOM Department of PA Studies
4190 City Avenue, Suite 207
Philadelphia, PA 19131
215-871-6772
19. SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY
Carrie Beebout, PA-C
Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
PO Box 600
Loretto, PA 15940-0600
814-472-3130
20. SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY PA PROGRAM
David DeFilippo, DHSc, MBA, MSPAS, PA-C
Chair of the Physician Assistant Program
Program Director of the Physician Assistant Program
600 South 43rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-596-7141
21. SALUS UNIVERSITY
Rachel Ditoro, PA-C
Program Director
8360 Old York Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027
Office: 215 780 1519
Fax: 215 780 1515
22. SETON HILL UNIVERSITY
James France, MD
Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
Seton Hill Drive
Greensburg, PA 15601
724-830-1097
23. SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY
Megan Borger, PA-C
Program Director
PA Program
Vincent Science Center
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA 16057
724-738-4887 (Office)
724-738-4669 (Fax)
24. TEMPLE UNIVERSITY LKSOM PA PROGRAM
Christine Mount, MS, PA-C
Program Director
3440 North Broad Street
Kresge Hall, Suite 200
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Contact: Christine Connolly
215-707-8207
25. THIEL COLLEGE
Lynn Williams, MD
Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
Department Chair
Physician Assistant Program
75 College Ave
Greenville, PA 16125
724-589-2290
paprogram@thiel.edu
26. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY CENTER CITY
Daniel Pavlik, PA-C
Program Director
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
Thomas Jefferson University
130 South 9th Street, 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
P 215-503-0177
F 215-503-0315
27. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY EAST FALLS
Christopher Foti, MS, PA-C
Program Director
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
Hayward Hall 224
4201 Henry Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Phone: (215) 951-2908
Fax: (215) 951-2526
28. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
Jason Hare, PA-C
Program Director
Department of PA Studies
3420 Forbes Avenue
Murdoch Building second floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-624-6743
29. WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY
Amy E. Baker, M.S., PA-C
Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
930 East Lincoln Highway
Exton, PA 19341
610-436-3272
30. WIDENER UNIVERSITY (Accreditation Pending)
Lori Felker, PA-C
Program Director
One University Place
Chester, PA 19013