Physician Assistant Program

Todd Wills MD

Welcome to the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine Physician Assistant Program.

The program is an intensive 24-month program designed to prepare graduates for a career as a Physician Assistant in the dynamic healthcare field of the 21st century.

We encourage prospective students to explore our website to learn about our program’s patient-focused curriculum. We train students to excel in their unique role as PAs while fostering inter-professional teamwork.

Prospective students should carefully review our program’s updated webpages reflecting prerequisite course and admission requirements.

Thank you for your interest in our program.

Todd Wills, MD

Assistant Dean and Associate Professor 
Program Director
University of South Florida
Morsani College of Medicine

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Accreditation Information

The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to the University of South Florida Physician Assistant Program sponsored by the University of South Florida.

Accreditation-Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet enrolled students appear to demonstrate the program’s ability to meet the ARC-PA Standards or when a program holding Accreditation Provisional status appears to demonstrate continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class (cohort) of students.

Accreditation-Provisional does not ensure any subsequent accreditation status.

It is limited to no more than five years from matriculation of the first class.