Students will receive their 4-degree while completing all pre-PA prerequisites at La Sierra University. Students may also enroll in a 2-year master’s degree physician’s assistant program at an accredited college or university, or a combined bachelor’s degree – graduate certificate program. For the master’s program, the first year focuses on medically related courses such as pharmacology, physiology, anatomy, microbiology, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology. The second year emphasizes clinical experience in primary care or specialties within medicine. To work in a hospital or private practice, candidates must pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE).