Heritage Sends More Medical Professionals To Work In Pacific Northwest

It’s a first for Heritage University and we all might be the better for it -- or perhaps “healthier” for it. Heritage University has graduated its first class of 31 Physician Assistants.  The plan is for these medical graduates to be part of improving health care in the Yakima Valley and rural areas of the Pacific Northwest.

During their clinical work, the students performed much of the same care as a doctor, including diagnosing and treating illnesses, ordering lab tests, prescribing medications and even assisting in surgeries.

Heritage reports that the graduates are now eligible to take the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) board exam, which, when passed, will allow them to practice as a physician assistant in any state in the United States and in some foreign countries.

The Physician Assistant program, along with the Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Medical Laboratory Science programs, are all part of Heritage’s initiative to   provide health science related degree programs that reflect the needs of the community.