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Physician Assistant (PA) pathway for an International Medical Graduate in Minnesota
ACCEPTANCE INTO AN ACCREDITED PA PROGRAM
OBTAIN PA DEGREE
OBTAIN NATIONAL
CERTIFICATION
OBTAIN MN LICENSE AND DELEGRATION
AGREEMENT
Submit application
Obtain external evaluation of
credentials
(from entity such as World
Education Service, recognized by the
PA program)
Assigns equivalencies to U.S.
courses.
Take any needed prerequisities
Complete degree
program
Pass English
proficiency
test
(TOEFL or
other test
recognized
by school)
Obtaining
mininum
score
required by
school.
1. Submit overall
application to CASPA
(Central Application
Service for PAs)
Take GRE
2. Submit any
supplemental
materials to
individual school
(e.g., essay)
Programs take 2631 months (about
3 academic years).
Includes 2,000
hours of clinical
rotations.
Pass the Physician
Assistant National
Certifying Exam
(PANCE)
Only graduates of
accredited PA
programs are
eligible to take the
exam.
Apply for
license
Obtain
Delegation
Agreement with
a physician
Cost $75,000$88,000.
Maintain
license
File Notice of
Intent to
Practice
3. Interview
Academic
prerequisites
In one MN
program,
these include
30 semester
hours in U.S.
higher
education
setting.
Clinical
experience
Depending on
school,
250-1,000
hours required
or strongly
recommended
Filed with Board
of Medical
Practice
4. Be accepted
into program
(very
competitive)
Includes
Continuing
Education
requirements
and
maintainence
of national
certification
Maintain
national
certification
Includes
Continuing
Education
requirements
and taking
recertification
exam every
10 years