Our new Physician Associate (PA) Studies program is designed to equip future health
care leaders with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in patient care.
This comprehensive program focuses on advanced clinical training, evidence-based practices
and interprofessional collaboration.
You will gain hands-on experience through clinical rotations, state-of-the-art simulation
labs and a curriculum that emphasizes primary care, patient-centered care and medical
ethics.
At TCU, you will become a highly skilled and compassionate Physician Associate, ready
to make a significant impact in the health care field.
Gary Pérez, DMSc, PA-C
Meet the Founding Director of the Physician Associate (PA) Studies program at TCU.
100 hours of continuing medical education (CME after every two years)
A recertification exam every 10 years
Information Sessions
Check back soon for details.
Accreditation
The Physician Associate Studies program at Texas Christian University has applied
for Accreditation-Provisional from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). The Physician Associate Studies program anticipates matriculating its first
class in January 2027, pending achieving Accreditation-Provisional status at the September
2026 ARC-PA meeting.
Accreditation-Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource
allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet
enrolled students appears to demonstrate the program's ability to meet the ARC-PA
Standards or when a program holding Accreditation-Provisional status appears to demonstrate
continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation
of the first class (cohort) of students.
Updates will be made to this site as they are confirmed. To learn more about TCU's
Physician Associate (PA) Studies program, submit the interest form at the top of this
page or email g.c.perez@tcu.edu.