Graduates of the BSHS Physician Assistant track will be able to:

• Perform data collection, medical interviewing and physical examination skills, and communicate the acquired information effectively.
• Formulate medical decisions and treatment plans.
• Perform procedural skills appropriate to the physician assistant?s role.
• Provide education to patients about appropriate treatments and interventions to maximize health.
• Prescribe medication and other treatment modalities to enable the physician assistant to function at the full scope of practice as allowed by individual state law.
• Provide assessment and care for common mental health conditions and concerns.
• Practice as a physician assistant within the physician assistant?s legal relationship with supervising and delegating physicians.
• Increase health care access by providing primary care services to under-served populations.