{"id":4,"date":"2023-07-31T15:08:20","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T15:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/physician-assistant-program\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2025-03-04T15:31:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T23:31:33","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/physician-assistant-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Physician Assistant Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary has-image horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/physician-assistant-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/physician-assistant-hero-768x432.jpg\"\n          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menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-186\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/physician-assistant-program\/contact\/\" >Contact<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/li>\n\n    \n      <\/ul><!-- m--menu -->\n<\/nav>\n\n            <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--quote \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--quote\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n\n  <div class=\"quote-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"left\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description quote\">\n\n    \n  <p>We strive to provide excellence in education, both in the classroom and on rotations, by promoting inclusion and belonging, and being drivers of change in service and leadership through the strong efforts of our entire team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"attribution\">\n          Mitzi D&#8217;Aquila, MACM, PA-C<br>Director, Primary Care Physician Assistant Program\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/physician-assistant-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/Mitzi-DAquila-Director-of-the-Physician-Assistant-Program-1500x916-1-e1696443158112-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/physician-assistant-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/Mitzi-DAquila-Director-of-the-Physician-Assistant-Program-1500x916-1-e1696443158112-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Mitzi D'Aquila Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine (Clinician Educator) Director of the Physician Assistant Program.\"\n        \n                       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Learn about what makes a strong program candidate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/physician-assistant-program\/admission\/\"\n    aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;Explore&#x20;PA&#x20;Program&#x20;Admissions\">\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    Explore PA Program Admissions\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            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has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Our Mission\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>We are dedicated to advancing physician assistant education and providing service to the medically underserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/physician-assistant-program\/courses\/our-mission\/\"\n    aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;Explore&#x20;Our&#x20;Mission&#x20;and&#x20;Values\">\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    Explore Our Mission and Values\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n    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