Faculty and administrators at Elon University welcomed the inaugural class of students in Elon’s Physician Assistant Studies program to campus in January. The PA program is newest addition to the university’s graduate offerings in the field of health care.
The charter class of 38 physician assistant students represents undergraduate institutions such as UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Connecticut, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Wake Forest University, and Elon University. Students range in age from 20 to 33 and have a variety of health care experiences. Enrolling students come from 10 states including Texas and California. (Excerpted and reprinted with permission from Elon University)