FSU UWF Pathway

FSU UWF Physician Assistant

Pathway Program (PAPP)

The Physician Assistant Pathway Program is a mission-based program. The goal is to recruit and to train qualified students to become physician assistants who will care for elderly, rural, minority, and underserved populations in Florida.

Students with a history of strong academic success and a commitment to care for underserved populations are encouraged to apply to the FSU UWF PA Pathway Program. As part of the PA Pathway partnership agreement between Florida State University and the University of West Florida, up to 10 students for each matriculating class may be selected for admission to the FSU School of Physician Assistant Practice through the PA Pathway Program. Pathway students must meet specific criteria to be eligible for this program.

Pathway Admissions Requirements:

• Hold a degree from UWF or reside permanently in one of the following Florida panhandle counties: Bay, Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington
• Meet all admissions requirements for FSU School of Physician Assistant Practice
• Successfully complete the program interview process in Tallahassee
• Agree to complete all clinical rotations in Pensacola
• Contact Kimberly Berggren, Kimberly.berggren@med.fsu.edu, to schedule an informational meeting.
• Apply through the Central Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA) application portal

*Note: Those students not accepted to the Pathway Program but meet the regular FSU PA Program admission requirements may still apply to the PA program as a general applicant. * 

Florida counties eligible for

FSU UWF Physician Assistant Pathway Program:

Bay, Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington.