MTSU News
Middle Tennessee State University’s Board of Trustees endorsed Tuesday the creation of a master’s degree in physician assistant studies that could be offered as soon as summer 2022.
The governing board unanimously approved the recommendation from the Academic Affairs, Student Life and Athletics Committee following a report from committee chair, Trustee Pam Wright.
Provost Mark Byrnes said the program focuses upon one of the largest of the fastest growing occupational sectors in the region and aligns with the university’s goal to create additional pipelines from undergraduate major to graduate programs.
Only one other public university, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, currently offers a master’s in physician assistant studies.