ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ

The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Board of Trustees has approved the establishment of a master of science program in physician assistant studies. The board's vote at its Oct. 22-23 fall meeting will launch ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s sixth graduate program.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's new master of science program in physician assistant (PA) studies will be located on the university's main campus. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's board of trustees made the decision in a special vote on Jan. 5, following more than two months of study and fundraising efforts.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's new PA program, which enrolls its first class in January 2013, was featured in the July 25 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's board of trustees voted April 15 to establish a new School of Health Sciences, serving graduate students in the existing doctor of physical therapy (DPT) program along with students in the new physician assistant (PA) studies master's program, which will enroll its first class in January 2013.

In the new issue of the Magazine of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, President Leo M. Lambert outlines plans for eight major construction projects as part of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Commitment strategic plan. More than 1,284 new residence hall spaces will be built over the next three years as part of a transformation of the residential experience. Other projects include a new retail building, including the campus bookstore, on Williamson Avenue; the Gerald L. Francis building on Haggard Avenue for graduate programs in physical therapy and physician assistant studies; a new multi-faith center in the Academic Village; and new facilities for Phoenix athletics.