About - Doctor of Medical Science

About The Doctor of Medical Science

Our Mission

To develop doctoral PAs who advance the PA profession, champion research, and advocate for excellence in their workplaces.

Our Vision

To be the national benchmark for doctoral PA education, shaping the future of healthcare through executive leadership, applied scholarship, and clinical excellence.

Program Goals

Foster Executive Leadership

Equip graduates with the sophisticated administrative and strategic skills necessary to lead complex healthcare organizations and advocate for the profession in both public and private sectors worldwide.

Champion Applied Scholarship

Develop scholar-practitioners who critically appraise and contribute to the evidence base, driving innovation and promoting a culture of lifelong learning within the profession.

Build on Clinical or Leadership Excellence

Leverage advanced clinical competence as the foundation for credible leadership, confident practice, and influential decision-making in specialized areas of medicine.

Why Earn a DMSc?

“Earning the DMSc allowed me to broaden my view of what a PA can do. Since graduation, I have co-authored multiple papers with amazing alumni colleagues, I have expanded my teaching roles in multiple educational institutions, I’ve served on and led global health missions, and I’m more competent in my clinical practice. If PA school was the investment that made me a clinician, then the DMSc is the investment that developed me into a confident researcher and servant leader.”

Rob Gray, DMSc, MBA, PA-C, FIBODM