
There are currently 30 PA programs in Pennsylvania. Schools are listed alphabetically; numbers indicate the location on the map. The numbered circles indicate which county each school is in, not the relative location within the county.
1. ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY (Provisional Accreditation March 2024)
Renee Langstaff MSPAS, PA-C
Program Director
Physician Associate Program
400 Saint Bernardine Street
Reading, PA 19607
610-796-8423
2. ARCADIA UNIVERSITY
Erin G. Wolfe, PA-C
Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
450 S. Easton Rd.
Glenside, PA 19038-2082 215-572-2888
3. CARLOW UNIVERSITY (Provisional Accreditation)
333 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
4. CHATHAM UNIVERSITY
Alyssa Abebe, PA-C
Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
107 Woodland Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
412-365-1412
12. COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Jennifer K. Bell, MHS, PA-C
Program Director
Physician Associate Program
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
432 Railroad St.
Lock Haven, PA 17745
570-484-2929
5. DELAWARE VALLEY UNIVERSITY (Provisional Accreditation)
Shannon Diallo, PA-C
Program Director
700 East Butler Avenue
Doylestown, PA 18901
6. DESALES UNIVERSITY
Kathy Ehrhardt, PA-C
Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
2755 Station Avenue
Center Valley, PA 18034
610-282-1100 x1415
7. DREXEL UNIVERSITY
Jeffrey Owens, DMSc, PA-C
Chair, Physician Assistant Department
Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
245 North 15th St.
MS 504
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1194
215-762-7135
8. DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY
Kristen D’Acunto, MPA, PA-C
Department Chair
Physician Assistant Studies
John G. Rangos Sr. School of Health Sciences
Duquesne University
405 Health Science Bldg.
Pittsburgh, PA 15282-0010
800-456-0590
9. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (Provisional Accreditation)
Dionna Raokey, PA-C
Program Director
One Alpha Drive
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
10. GANNON UNIVERSITY
Kristen Grippe, MPAS, PA-C
Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
109 University Square
Erie, PA 16541
814-871-5643
11. KING’S COLLEGE
Diana Easton, MPAS, PA-C
Program Director
King’s College Physician Assistant Program
133 North River Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
570-208-5853
13. MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY
Marie Bonavoglia, PhD, PA-C
Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
2300 Adams Avenue
Scranton, PA 18509-1598
570-348-6298
14. MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY
Robin Newhook, PA-C
Program Director
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
501 East 38th Street
Erie, PA 16546
814-824-2598
814-824-2007 F
15. MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY
Erin Burns Kilduff, PA-C
Program Director
Misericordia University
Physician Assistant Program
301 Lake Street
Dallas, PA 18612
570-674-6716
16. PENN STATE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM
Larissa Whitney, DBA, MHS, PA-C
Assistant Dean/Program Director
500 University Dr.
PO Box 850
Mail Code H152
Hershey, PA 17033
717-531-0003 x285595
17. PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Melissa Sedor, PA-C
Interim Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
One College Ave
Williamsport, PA 17701-5799
570-327-4779
18. PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Justin M. Gambini, DMSc, PA-C
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
PCOM Department of PA Studies
4190 City Avenue, Suite 207
Philadelphia, PA 19131
678-225-7540
19. SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY
Carrie Beebout, PA-C
Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
PO Box 600
Loretto, PA 15940-0600
814-472-3130
20. SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY PA PROGRAM (Provisional Accreditation)
Allison Williams, MSPAS, PA-C
Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
600 South 43rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-596-7141
21. SALUS at DREXEL UNIVERSITY
Rachel Ditoro, EdD, PA-C
Program Director
Drexel University – Elkins Park Campus
8360 Old York Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027
Office: 215 780 1519
Fax: 215 780 1515
22. SETON HILL UNIVERSITY
Nicole Ludwig, PA-C
Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
Seton Hill Drive
Greensburg, PA 15601
724-830-1097
23. SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY
Breanne Blake, PA-C
Program Director
PA Program
Vincent Science Center
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA 16057
724-738-4887 (Office)
724-738-4669 (Fax)
24. TEMPLE UNIVERSITY LKSOM PA PROGRAM
Christine Mount, MS, PA-C
Program Director
3440 North Broad Street
Kresge Hall, Suite 200
Philadelphia, PA 19140
pa-admissions@temple.edu
215-707-4802
25. THIEL COLLEGE
James E. Tkacik, DMSc, PA-C
Department Chair and Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
75 College Ave
Greenville, PA 16125
724-589-2290
26. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY CENTER CITY
Daniel Pavlik, PA-C
Program Director
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
Thomas Jefferson University
130 South 9th Street, 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
P 215-503-0177
F 215-503-0315
27. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY EAST FALLS
Amanda Seymour, MS, PA-C
Program Director
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
Kay and Harold Ronson Health and Applied Sciences Building
4201 Henry Avenue, Suite 326
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Phone: (215) 951-0952
28. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
Susan Graff, EdD, MS, PA-C
Program Director and Assistant Professor
Department of PA Studies
3396 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-624-6743
28. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH – Hybrid
Christine Rogers, EdD, MPAS, PA-C MPH
Program Director, PAS Hybrid Program
3396 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-383-6565
28. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH – DMSc Program
Mary C. Allias, EdD, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA
Program Director, DMSc Program
3396 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-383-2798
29. WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY (Provisional Accreditation)
Amy E. Baker, M.S., PA-C
Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
930 East Lincoln Highway
Exton, PA 19341
610-436-3272
30. WIDENER UNIVERSITY (Provisional Accreditation)
Lori Felker, PA-C
Program Director
One University Place
Chester, PA 19013