Texas Tech has now expanded upon the current physician assistant program to produce more of these well-rounded individuals in the medical field.
Christina Robohm-Leavitt is the regional dean and physician program director at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Leavitt described what a physician assistant is, what their responsibilities are and what is required to get into the Tech program.
âA physician assistant is a highly educated medical provider who can do most of what a physician can do,â Leavitt said. âWe can take medical histories, do physical exams, give diagnoses or have lab tests and write prescriptions.â
Leavitt said the physicianâs program at Tech requires that the applicant have a baccalaureate degree since the program is a masters level program. There are also a couple of prerequisite courses within the basic and behavioral sciences and a minimum GPA requirement is a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.Â