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  • Home / Blog / Tips for Students / 8 Great Reasons to Earn Your Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) at Chamberlain

8 Great Reasons to Earn Your Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) at Chamberlain

January 30, 2023 by Chamberlain University
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You’ve decided to become a physician assistant. Congratulations! The field itself is expected to grow 28% from 2021 to 2031, with an average of approximately 12,700 positions opening up each year for the next decade.1  In order to embark on this exciting, rewarding, in-demand career, you’ll need to earn a master’s degree such as a Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS). Chamberlain University is an excellent choice for your healthcare education and we’d like to share a few of the many reasons.

1. Chamberlain University specializes in educating healthcare professionals.

What if you could earn your degree at a university that is entirely focused on your field? You can! Chamberlain is known for empowering nurses and healthcare professionals to advance the health of their patients and communities. The university has a proud history of healthcare education dating back to the late 1800s.

2. Chamberlain is an accredited university.

Accreditation is a mark of quality that protects students and helps to ensure that your degree is valued. Chamberlain University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education. This institutional accreditation validates the quality of Chamberlain’s academic programs. It also affirms that Chamberlain adheres to its mission, operates with integrity, and offers programs that focus on student learning.

3. Chamberlain’s SIMCARE CENTER™ replicates the experience of working in a hospital.

Scrub in at the sink, pull back the curtain, and address your patient at their bedside—just like you would in a clinical setting. Chamberlain’s incredible SIMCARE CENTER allows you to practice medical protocols and procedures on high-fidelity mannequins that are hooked up to patient monitoring equipment. In the physician assistant program lab exam rooms, you’ll observe ultrasound imaging, chest tube insertions, joint injections, and more. The full-scale experience even includes a birthing simulator.

4. Thrive with small class sizes.

Chamberlain’s Master of Physician Assistant Studies program is kept purposely small, so that students receive the individual support they need to succeed. In your inclusive, small classes, you’ll receive instruction, simulations, and skills training. Through case-based learning, you’ll encounter the same medical scenarios you would in a clinical practice.

5. Earn your Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) degree in just two years.

While earning your physician assistant degree can take two to three years, Chamberlain’s program is designed to be completed in as few as two years. The first year of the program is focused on instruction. The second 12 months are spent in a series of clinical clerkships that offer supervised experiences in clinical practice.

6. Clinical clerkships give you diverse, practical experience.

After you complete your classroom-based instruction, the next step in Chamberlain’s physician assistant program is to complete 10 four-week clerkships in clinical settings. Thanks to Chamberlain’s relationships with quality healthcare providers, you’ll have a variety of settings to choose from. Your clerkships will give you practical experience in family medicine, emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, behavioral health, surgery, pediatrics, and internal medicine. Additionally, you’ll have two elective clerkships that allow you to focus on an area of medicine you’re particularly interested in. In at least one rotation, your clerkship will empower you to serve an underrepresented, diverse community in Chicago.

7. You could receive financial assistance.

More than 90% of Chamberlain students receive financial assistance in some form. Our admission representatives can help you identify financing options. They can also inform you about available scholarships, discuss possible transfer credit with you, and connect you with a financial aid advisor.

8. Our campus was built just for you.

Chamberlain University’s Chicago campus was newly built in 2021, specifically for physician assistant students! This brand-new location in the heart of the city features a lecture hall, lab group areas, individual exam rooms, and the SIMCARE CENTER. After class, enjoy the nearby riverside park, restaurants, coffee shops, and more.

 

 

Chamberlain University provides a healthcare-focused academic culture that empowers physician assistant students to succeed. Earn your Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) degree and start an in-demand career caring for patients. If you are ready to enroll or you have additional questions, we’re happy to speak with you! Request more information online or call (877) 751-5783.

Chamberlain University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (www.hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

1Source: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/physician-assistants.htm

The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to the Chamberlain University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Chamberlain University. 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 appear 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. Accreditation-Provisional does not ensure any subsequent accreditation status. It is limited to no more than five years from matriculation of the first class. The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website at http://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-history-chamberlain-university/

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† Chamberlain University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (www.hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master’s degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Chamberlain University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, ccneaccreditation.org. The Chamberlain University Doctor of Nursing Practice (delivered via distance education) is accredited by the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20037 (202-909-2526). Chamberlain University’s Master of Public Health Program is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, www.ceph.org. For the most updated accreditation information, visit chamberlain.edu/accreditation. Chamberlain University’s Master of Social Work degree program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education’s Commission on Accreditation, www.cswe.org. The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to the Chamberlain University Physician Assistant Program. 

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