Stand Out with Northwestern
Stand out as a healthcare professional who practices with integrity and compassion. Experience exceptional hands-on and faith-informed learning, strong support in a smaller cohort, and robust medical preparation in a rural setting.
Academic excellence
You want to become an excellent physician assistant and develop the skillset to work with any healthcare team as soon as you graduate. At Northwestern College, you will learn evidence-based medicine through a module curriculum organized by body systems for more effective learning. You will develop your critical thinking skills and apply what you're learning to case scenarios and hands-on opportunities throughout the program.
Faith and purpose
Our intentionally faith-based program allows you to examine how your own faith informs your work as a PA and how faith will inform your patients. Learn how to be a practitioner who practices with a holistic approach to medical care, understanding how mind, body and soul connect in your medical care. Grow in your sense of purpose to lead a faithful life.
Supportive cohort and faculty
As a PA, you will work as a vital member of a healthcare team. At Northwestern, we want you to develop your gifts as a leader and teammate to become an effective practitioner and colleague. You will be part of an intentionally smaller cohort. You will support each other, work as a collaborative team and experience a strong mentorship program.
Rural benefits
Learning through the lens of rural medicine allows you to have a more robust scope of knowledge to care for your patients. Providers in rural areas are typically primary care physicians who serve patients with a wide variety of healthcare needs. Northwestern's unique rural setting allows you to gain experience with more than may be possible in a metropolitan area. You can also gain experience in larger healthcare systems through your preceptorships. You will be prepared to pursue your career in any location or specialty.
Accreditation
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Northwestern College Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Northwestern College. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.
Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be September 2034. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.
The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website at https://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-historynorthwestern-college/.
