The Schools of Health Professions and Public Health are proud to continue collaboration on the SUNY Downstate PA Master’s Completion Program. This program successfully commenced in the spring 2020 semester, and is in response to longtime alumni interest in a homegrown MS post-professional program.
The PA Master’s Completion program provides the opportunity for Downstate PA graduates and other PA graduates who currently only possess the BS degree to attain the minimum entry Master’s degree adopted by the PA profession after the year 2020.
Structured as a joint program with the School of Public Health, our 30-credit completion program confers graduates with the advantage of acquiring public health epidemiological skills that are relevant to practice evidence-based medicine and to assume leadership roles as a PA.
This online program is also intended to accommodate the busy working schedule of practicing PAs. The cost of this program is very affordable; to defray tuition costs, graduates may take advantage of professional development funds from respective places of employment. This 30-credit MS completion program combines courses specifically selected to improve the clinical impact and marketability of practicing PAs along with a 15-credit block of courses designed to give graduates a solid foundation in the core public health disciplines.
It can be conveniently completed over an 18–24 month period or earlier and with the eventual thesis or master’s project tailored to a student’s area of clinical practice or public health interest.
All the courses will be completed via an online platform.
Students who successfully complete the PA Master’s Completion program will be awarded an MS degree and an Advanced Certificate in Public Health.
Careers & Outcomes
Physician assistants are valuable members of the patient-care team. They help keep costs down and increase quality of care. Job demand is steady—typically, our graduates choose from two to three job offers each.
Job Titles
- Physician Assistant
Employers
- Hospitals
- Private Offices
- Armed Forces
Meet Our Faculty
SUNY Downstate's PA faculty have a wide range of experience in clinical practice, and have years of instructional experience. You'll work with faculty from SUNY Downstate University Hospital and Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn.
Program Highlights
Join a winning team.
SUNY Downstate's PA program is ranked #64 in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
Grow your network.
Join the Physician Assistant Student Society, part of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, or the Physician Assistant Club.
Tap our expertise.
As a student at Brooklyn's only academic medical center, you'll learn from surgeons, researchers, physicians, nurses and others who are part of the Downstate team. This collaborative, interdisciplinary experience will make you a better problem solver and team player.