Career Outcomes
The physician assistant profession is ranked as one of the fastest growing occupations in the health care field. Physician assistants from Springfield College are in great demand. Having graduated from Springfield College you will have been well-versed in the spirit, mind, and body philosophy that pervades this campus.
In a recent survey of 2022-23 graduates, 100% of graduates who responded from the Physician Assistant Studies program reported being employed. A sampling of our graduate employers and job titles is below.
| Company | Job Title | Location |
|---|
| Brattleboro Memorial Hospital | Physician Assistant | Brattleboro, VT |
| Cooley Dickinson Hospital | Physician Assistant | Northampton, MA |
| Ludlow Medical Center | Physician Assistant | Ludlow, MA |
| Montefiore Health System | Critical Care Physician Assistant | Bronx, NY |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Surgical Physician Assistant for Sports Medicine | Boston, MA |
| Bridge Primary | Physician Assistant | Greenfield, MA |
| Endocrine Associates of Western MA | Physician Assistant | Springfield, MA |
| The Bone and Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital | Orthopedic Surgery Physician Assistant | Hartford, CT |
| Personal Primary Care | Physician Assistant | Springfield, MA |
Clinical Training
The Physician Assistant Studies graduate program consists of supervised clinical training in family medicine, internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry, emergency medicine, and other specialties. Students will complete clinical rotations in all areas of medicine, giving them the experience needed to feel comfortable in any job.
Each rotation lasts four weeks and demands a minimum of 40 hours per week. This training takes place in a number of clinical facilities, including offices of private physicians, community hospitals, community health centers, HMOs, and other healthcare facilities.
