(as of October 9, 2014)  (http://www.nysspa.org/PAPrograms)

Please note the number of months to complete the program.

Albany Medical College 
Center for Physician Assistant Studies 
47 New Scotland Avenue MC-4, Albany, NY 12208-3412
Tel: 518-262-5251, Fax: 518-262-6698 
http://www.amc.edu/pa
David Irvine, DHSc, PA-C, Program Director
E-mail for information: GreenR@mail.amc.edu
Master’s Degree, 28 months
Program begins: January
CASPA participant

Clarkson University
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
8 Clarkson Ave, Box 5882. Potsdam, NY 13699-5882
315-268-7942
http://www.clarkson.edu/pa
Michael B. Whitehead, DHSc, PA-C Department Chair
pa@clarkson.edu
Master’s degree 28 month
Program begins: January
Will start CASPA with the next cohort

Daemen College 
Physician Assistant Program 
4380 Main Street, Amherst, NY 14226-3592 
Tel: 716-839-8653 or 8383, Fax: 716-839-8252 
http://www.daemen.edu/academics/physician_assistant/index.php 
Gregg Shutts, EdD, PA-C, Program Director 
E-mail for information: physician_assistant@daemen.edu 
Dual Bachelor/Master’s Degree, 60 months; Master’s only, 36 months
Program begins: September 
CASPA participant

D’Youville College 

Physician Assistant Department
320 Porter Avenue, KAB 307, Buffalo, NY 14201-9985
Tel: 716-829-7713, Fax: 716-829-7732 
http://www.dyc.edu/academics/physician_assistant/index.asp 
Maureen Finney, EdD, PA-C, Program Director 
E-Mail for information: paprogram@dyc.edu
Dual Bachelor/Master’s Degree, 54 months; Master’s only, 36 months

Become a licensed physician assistant in only four and a half years with our combined BS+MS physician assistant program.
Program begins: August

Hofstra University 

Program in Physician Assistant Studies 
113 Monroe Lecture Center, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549-1270 
Tel: 516-463-4074, Fax: 516-463-5177 
http://www.hofstra.edu/Academics/HCLAS/PAP/index_PAP.cfm 
Carina Loscalzo, MS, PA-C, Interim Program Director 
E-mail for information: paprogram@hofstra.edu 
Dual Bachelor/Master’s Degree, 64 months; Master’s only, 28 months
Program begins: September
CASPA participant

Le Moyne College 
Department of Physician Assistant Studies 
1419 Salt Springs Road, Syracuse, NY 13214-1399 
Tel: 315-445-4745, Fax: 315-445-4602 
http://www.lemoyne.edu/pa
Mary Springston, MS Ed, PA-C, Program Director
E-Mail for information: physassist@lemoyne.edu
Master’s Degree, 24 months
Program begins: August
CASPA participant

Long Island University Brooklyn Campus 
Divisions of Physician Assistant Studies 
#1 University Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11201-5372
Tel: 718-488-1505, Fax: 718-246-6364
http://www.liu.edu/Brooklyn/Academics/Schools/SHP/Dept/Physician-Assistant
Sharon Verity, MA, PA-C, Program Director 
E-Mail for information: Robin.Brizzi@liu.edu
Master’s Degree 
Program Begins: September
CASPA participant

Mercy College 
Graduate Program in Physician Assistant Studies 
1200 Waters Place, Bronx, NY 10461 
Tel: 914-674-7635, Fax: 718-678-8605 
https://www.mercy.edu/physicianassistantstudiesms
Lorraine Cashin PA-C, Program Director Graduate Program in Physician Assistant Studies
E-Mail for information: cbazan@mercy.edu
Dual Bachelor/Master’s Degree, 27 months 
Program begins: June
CASPA participant

New York Institute of Technology 
Physician Assistant Program 
Riland Bldg Suite 352, Northern Blvd P.O. Box 8000, Old Westbury, NY 11568-8000 
Tel: 516-686-3881, Fax: 516-686-3854
http://iris.nyit.edu/hpbls/pas
Lawrence Herman, PA-C, MPA, DFAAPA, Chair and Associate Professor 
E-Mail for information: pa@nyit.edu 
Dual Bachelor/Master’s Degree, 72 months; Master’s Degree only, 30 months
Program begins: September 
CASPA participant

Pace University Lenox Hill Hospital 
Physician Assistant Program 
163 William Street, 5th Floor 
Tel: 212-618-6050, Fax: 212-618-6055 
http://www.pace.edu/physician-assistant/ 
Kathleen Roche, MPA, PA-C, Program Director 
E-mail for information: paprogram@pace.edu or paprogram_admissions@pace.edu
Master’s Degree, 26 months
Program begins: July
CASPA participant

Rochester Institute of Technology 
Physician Assistant Program 
Building 75-CBET, 153 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623-5608 
Tel: 585-475-2548, Fax: 585-475-5809 
http://www.rit.edu/cos/medical/physician_assistant.html
Heidi Miller, MPH, PA-C, Program Director 
E-mail for information: nhmscl@rit.edu
Bachelor’s Degree, 48 months 
Program begins: September

Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at the City College of New York/Harlem Hospital Center 
The Physician Assistant Program 
160 Convent Avenue , Harris Hall, Suite 15, New York, NY 10031 
Tel: 212-650-7745 no fax
http://www1.ccny.cuny.edu/prospective/med/programs/paprogram.cfm
Theresa Horvath, MPH, PA-C Program Director
E-mail: paprog@ccny.cuny.edu 
Bachelor’s Degree, 29 months
Program begins: July

St. John’s University
Physician Assistant Program 
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Andrew Bartilucci Center, 175-05 Horace Harding Expwy, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 
Tel: 718-990-8417, Fax: 718- 357-4588
http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/undergraduate/pharmacy/programs/pa
Louise Lee, MHA, PA-C, Program Director
E-mail for information: simoneg@stjohns.edu
Bachelor’s Degree, 23 months
Program begins: August 
CASPA participant

State University of New York Downstate Medical Center 
Physician Assistant Program 
450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 1222, Brooklyn, NY 11203 
Tel: 718-270-2325, Fax: 718-270-7459 
http://www.downstate.edu/CHRP/pa
Felix Nwamaghinna, MSB, PA-C, Program Director
E-mail for information: admissions@downstate.edu
Bachelor’s Degree, 27 months
Program begins: June

State University of New York Upstate Medical University
College of Health Professions, Department of Physician Assistant Studies
750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, New York 13210
Telephone: 315-464-6561, Fax 315-464-6914
http://www.upstate.edu/chp/programs/pa
Sandra Banas, MST, PA-C, Program Director
Master’s Degree, 27 months
Program begins: June

Stony Brook University 
Dept. of Physician Assistant Education, School of Health Technology and Management 
SHTM-HSC L2-424, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8202 
Tel: 631-444-3190, ext. 6, Fax: 631-444-1404
Entry-Level PA Program
Post-Professional Program (Online and/or onsite)
Peter D. Kuemmel, MS, PA-C, Clinical Associate Professor and Chair
E-mail for information: paprogram@stonybrook.edu
http://healthtechnology.stonybrookmedicine.edu/programs/pa/elpa/studentonly/society 
Master’s Degree, 24 months 
Program begins: June/July
CASPA participant

Touro College Manhattan Campus 
Physician Assistant Program, School of Health Sciences 
27-33 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010
Tel: 212-463-0400, ext.5792, Fax: 212-741-0195
http://www.touro.edu/shs/pany/ 
Program Director
E-Mail for information: enrollhealth@touro.edu
Dual Bachelor/Master’s Degree, 32 month
Program begins: August

Touro College of Health Sciences
Physician Assistant Program 
1700 Union Boulevard, Room 212, Bayshore, NY 11706 
Tel: 631-665-1600 ext 6248 or 6203, 1866touro-4-u, Fax 631-665-6342 
http://www.touro.edu/shs/pali/
Joseph Tommasino, PhD, PA-C, Program Director
E-Mail for information: enrollhealth@touro.edu
Dual Bachelor/Master’s, 24 months 
Winthrop Extension Center: Program begins: January
Bayshore Campus: Program begins: August
CASPA participant

Wagner College 
Physician Assistant Program
1 Campus Road, Staten Island, NY 10301
Tel: 718-420-4142, Fax: 718-420-4004
http://www.wagner.edu/departments/pa_program/
Nora Lowy, MPA, PA-C, Program Director
Email for information: admissions@wagner.edu
Dual Bachelor/Master’s Degree, 36 months 
Program begins: June

Weill Cornell Medical College 
Physician Assistant Program – A Surgical Focus
575 Lexington Avenue, Suite 600, New York, NY 10022 
Tel: 646-962-7277, Fax: 646-962-7290 
http://www.med.cornell.edu/education/programs/phy_ass.html 
Gerard Marciano, PA-C, Program Director
E-Mail for information: dav2009@med.cornell.edu
Master’s Degree, 26 months
Program begins: March
CASPA participant

York College at the City University of New York 
Physician Assistant Program
94-20 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, Room 112 SC 
Jamaica, NY 11451 
Tel: 718-262-2823 Fax:
http://york.cuny.edu/academics/departments/health-professions/program-courses/physician-assistant-program
Program Director: Robert Brugna, PhD, MBA, PA-C 
Email for information to: paprogram@york.cuny.edu 
Bachelor’s Degree, 24 months
Program begins: August