2024-2025 Catalog and Student Handbook

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (MSPAS)

Physician Assistant Studies Program

Website: https://www.marietta.edu/pa-program

Program Director: Christi Gierhart (cmg004@marietta.edu)

Administrative Assistant: Donna Venham (dv001@marietta.edu)
Admissions Coordinator: Christy Burke (cb002@marietta.edu)

The mission of the Marietta College Physician Assistant Program is to help meet the need for qualified health care providers in Ohio and throughout the Appalachian region. The program’s curriculum educates these students by building the cognitive, clinical, interpersonal and professional skills needed for the supervised practice of medicine as physician assistants.

Accreditation

The Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies has received Accreditation-Continued status from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), with the next site visit scheduled for March 2028.

Student Organization

The Marietta College Physician Assistant Student Society’s purpose is to serve southeastern Ohio by raising awareness and by providing information and services regarding medical issues on a local, state, and national level.