Primary Care Physician Assistant Program at USC

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The Master of Physician Assistant Practice (MPAP), offered by the USC Primary Care Physician Assistant Program, trains students in a range of social and behavioral sciences required for competent clinical practice. Physician assistants are educated in basic medical sciences and clinical disciplines, including human anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and clinical laboratory medicine. Further, PA stu

dents are taught to hone the cognitive skills required for medical decision-making. The 33-month graduate curriculum includes integrated course work in the basic sciences, medicine, clinical skills, public health and epidemiology, health care administration, and psychosocial and behavioral sciences. Students enter the Program having completed a Bachelor’s degree as well as a set of Program prerequisites. Our unique location within the Keck School of Medicine of USC provides students with a vast array of educational and clinical resources that contribute to the excellence in training. The physician assistant (PA) is a health care professional qualified by academic and clinical education and by formal certification to practice medicine with the supervision of a doctor of medicine or osteopathy. Physician assistants perform diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive and health maintenance services in any setting in which physicians provide care. Physician assistants are accountable for their own actions as well as being accountable to their supervising physician. Visit our Facebook Community Guidelines page here: http://www.facebook.com/notes/primary-care-physician-assistant-program-at-usc/facebook-community-guidelines/375406872567674

08/20/2026

A day of service with the Class of 2029! ❤️

Today we traded the classroom for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, working together to support our community and learn a little more about what it means to serve as healthcare professionals.

Proud of this group and excited for all the ways they’ll show up for their patients and communities throughout their PA journey. 🥫🩺✨

08/17/2026

First day in the Trojan PA Family! Orientation is always a blurr that gives a feeling that lasts a lifetime.

Welcoming Our Newest Norman Topping Fellows ❤️💛A special welcome to members of the USC PA Class of 2029, who are beginni...
08/17/2026

Welcoming Our Newest Norman Topping Fellows ❤️💛

A special welcome to members of the USC PA Class of 2029, who are beginning their PA journey as both members of the Trojan PA family and newly named Norman Topping Fellows!✌️

Top: Gisela Torres, Jose Luis Gutierrez Jr., Sabrina Espadas, Jenna Lai, Jacqueline Moreno
Bottom:Tiffany Nguyen, Kayla Solorio, Darlene Vera, Martha Farah, Melissa C. Ramirez

We’re so proud to welcome these outstanding students into the Norman Topping family and can’t wait to see all they accomplish as future PAs and leaders in our community. Congratulations, Fellows! 🎓❤️💛

Welcome, Class of 2029 ❤️💛Officially welcoming the USC PA Class of 2029 to their first day of orientation and, more impo...
08/17/2026

Welcome, Class of 2029 ❤️💛

Officially welcoming the USC PA Class of 2029 to their first day of orientation and, more importantly, to the Trojan PA family!🎓❤️💛

Your journey starts today, and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome you into our community of future PAs, educators, mentors, and lifelong colleagues. Here’s to the friendships, challenges, growth, and countless memories ahead.
Welcome to the family, Class of 2029! Fight On! ✌️❤️💛

🎓 Celebrating our Trojans Scholarship Recipients! ❤️💛Congratulations to Sara Rahnoma-Galindo, Class of 2028, recipient o...
08/10/2026

🎓 Celebrating our Trojans Scholarship Recipients! ❤️💛

Congratulations to Sara Rahnoma-Galindo, Class of 2028, recipient of the Dr. Rodolfo Montes Memorial Scholarship!

Sara’s commitment to academic excellence, mentorship, expanding access to healthcare, and serving her community reflects the spirit of this meaningful scholarship.

Congratulations, Sara! We can’t wait to see where your PA journey takes you. ✌️❤️💛

Calling all Trojan PA Alumni & Current Students! 🎉Be part of the admissions process and help shape the future of the Tro...
07/31/2026

Calling all Trojan PA Alumni & Current Students! 🎉
Be part of the admissions process and help shape the future of the Trojan PA family!
We’re looking for volunteers to participate in our 2026–2027 Virtual Interview Days. Your experience and insight play an important role in selecting the next generation of Trojan PAs.
Interview Dates
• September 18, 2026
• October 16, 2026
• November 13, 2026
• January 22, 2027
• February 19, 2027
• March 12, 2027
🔗 Link for sign up available in the comments.
Thank you for supporting the next generation of Trojan PAs! Fight On! ✌️

Celebrating the incredible USC PA Class of 2026 at our Graduate Awards Brunch ❤️💛We honored the students who have helped...
05/15/2026

Celebrating the incredible USC PA Class of 2026 at our Graduate Awards Brunch ❤️💛

We honored the students who have helped shape our program through leadership, service, advocacy, scholarship, and collaboration — from PASS leadership roles and Pathways mentors to scholarship recipients, advocacy trip participants, Pi Alpha inductees, and our Interprofessional Education & Collaboration in Geriatrics participants.

We also celebrated our Preceptor of the Year, Dr. Shafai, for the mentorship and dedication that help make our students’ clinical education so impactful.

So much talent, heart, and dedication in one cohort. And of course, we had to capture one final graduation photo together before everyone goes on to pass the PANCE and become the amazing PAs we know them all to be! ✨

We are so proud of the Class of 2026. Fight On forever ✌️

The CASPA and Supplemental application is now open for the 2026-2027 application cycle! Our Supplemental application for...
04/30/2026

The CASPA and Supplemental application is now open for the 2026-2027 application cycle! Our Supplemental application for the 2026-2027 cycle is now live on our website. Friendly reminder that the deadline to apply is September 1st, 2026 (8:59PM PST/ 11:59 PM EST).

For more information including application procedures and requirements, please visit our “Apply Here” tab on our website at http://usc.edu/pa. If you have any questions, please send our team an email at [email protected]

Good luck this application cycle, you got this!

What an incredible day at St. Agnes! In collaboration with USC PA students and USC Viterbi Biomedical Engineering studen...
04/27/2026

What an incredible day at St. Agnes! In collaboration with USC PA students and USC Viterbi Biomedical Engineering students—alongside dedicated faculty preceptors Mitzi D’Aquila and Sarah Elizabeth Thebarge—we came together to serve our community in a meaningful way.

In just 4 hours, we connected with and provided care to over 80 community members. This is what interprofessional collaboration and community impact look like in action.

Proud of the students, grateful for our partners, and inspired by the community we serve. 💛

Collaboration at its best 🤝On Tuesday evening at UPC, our PA students teamed up with USC Viterbi biomedical engineering ...
04/16/2026

Collaboration at its best 🤝

On Tuesday evening at UPC, our PA students teamed up with USC Viterbi biomedical engineering students for health fair training—combining clinical insight with innovative thinking to better serve our community.

Future healthcare, built together. 💛

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