Physician Assistant Program

The BUPAP hosts information sessions four times a year in March, May, June, and August.

All information sessions begin at 10:00 AM Central Time. These sessions are designed to present general information about the program and the physician assistant profession. 

Questions and RSVPs should be sent to the Admissions Associate Director at paprogram@bethelu.edu.

The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Bethel University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Bethel University. 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remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards.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 March 2024. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.

For more information on Bethel University's accreditation, refer to the Accreditation page.

The mission of the Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (SAAAPA) is to foster the personal and professional development of physician assistant students, encourage educational excellence, and advocate for student and professional issues.

The purpose of the society shall be to serve as the official organization for the students to promote academic achievement, clinical excellence, the physician assistant as a member of the health care delivery team.

For more information about the PA Program Student Society, call (731) 407-7663.

The PA Program Office is located at the address below, adjacent to the Henry County Medical Center Diagnostic Center and across Tyson Avenue from the Henry County Medical Center in Paris, Tennessee, approximately 18 miles north of the Bethel University main campus in McKenzie, Tennessee.

PA Program
Paris Campus, Bethel University
302B Tyson Avenue, Paris, TN 38242
(731) 407-7650
paprogram@bethelu.edu

Please note that the Bethel University Physician Assistant Program meets the requirements for professional licensure in Tennessee as well as all states recognize all accredited programs.