Mission Statement

The mission of the Child Health Associate/Physician Assistant Program is to provide comprehensive physician assistant education in primary care across the lifespan, with expanded training in pediatrics and care of the medically underserved.

Vision Statement

The UC Denver, School of Medicine,  Physician Assistant Program will be a leading educational program with a national reputation for excellence in innovative curriculum, research and scholarship, community engagement and clinical care.

Goals/Strategic Priorities

• Deliver an outstanding and innovative educational experience in primary care across the lifespan
• Train health care providers who excel in collaborative multidisciplinary inter-professional health care teams
• Educate health care professionals who will serve as leaders within the community at all levels -- locally, nationally, and globally with a commitment to the underserved
• Develop a community of scholars who will be life-long learners and teachers
• Enhance program-wide diversity and foster a culture of inclusion
• Conduct educational research and scholarship
• Responsibly secure the resources to achieve our vision
• Maximize the opportunities of our consolidated university and health sciences center to achieve our vision
• Engage in community service for the public good
• Grow strong, mutually beneficial partnerships that engage our local, national, and global communities
• Achieve recognition as a leading PA program educating for excellence