Marietta College Recognizes National PA Week, Celebrates Vital Role of Physician Assistants
Marietta, Ohio (10/03/2023) — Marietta College President Dr. Margaret L. Drugovich has signed a proclamation recognizing National Physician Assistant Week from October 6-12. The proclamation honors the PA profession and the high-quality care provided by Marietta College's graduates.
Marietta's PA alumni work across numerous medical specialties, including primary care, surgery, oncology, cardiology, orthopedics, pediatrics, emergency medicine, and more. As advanced practice clinicians, PAs practice medicine as members of healthcare teams alongside physicians and other providers.
Marietta College's PA program, established in 2002, provides students with the in-depth medical training and clinical skills needed to qualify for state licenses and national certification. Graduates have a first-time PANCE pass rate above the national average, and 26 of 36 students from the Class of 2023 had secured jobs before graduation at an average salary of $109,361.
Learn more about Marietta College's accredited Physician Assistant Studies Program at www.marietta.edu/pa-program.
Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy, which was founded in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers more than 50 majors and is consistently ranked as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review. Marietta was selected seventh in the nation according to the Brookings Institution's rankings of colleges by their highest value added, regardless of major.
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