Program History

MSUCOM began exploring the beginning of a PA program in 2017 and attended a January 2018 ARC-PA meeting to better understand the process.  In June 2018, a Founding Program Director was hired followed by subsequent program faculty/staff to develop the PA Medicine curriculum and prepare for accreditation submission.

The Program submitted an application to ARC-PA for the September 2021 commission review cycle and was granted accreditation-provsional status in 2021 (see the Program Accreditation Information)

The MSU College of Ostepathic Medicine Department of PA Medicine enrolled the first class of 32 PA students in May 2022 with a subsequent graduation in August 2024.