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Drew University (PA Program) Charleston Southern University (PA Program) Chatham University (PA Program) Chicago Medical School - RFUMS Christian Brothers University (PA Program) City University of New York Clarkson University (PA Program) Clemson Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Cleveland State University Colibri University College of Health Professions - RFUMS College of Saint Mary (PA Program) College of St. Scholastica (PA Program) Colorado Mesa University (PA Program) Columbia Concordia University (PA Program) Cooper Medical School Cornell Medical School Creighton University CUNY York College (PA Program) Cuyahoga Community College/Cleveland State University (PA Program) D'Youville College (PA Program) Daemen College (PA Program) Dartmouth College Demo Des Moines University Des Moines University (PA Program) DeSales University (PA Program) Dominican University of California (PA Program) Dominican University, Illinois (PA Program) Drexel College of Medicine Drexel University (PA Program) Drury University Duke University Duke University Medical Center (PA Program) Duquesne University (PA Program) East Carolina University East Carolina University (PA Program) East Tennessee State University Eastern Michigan University (PA Program) Eastern Virginia Medical School Eastern Virginia Medical School (PA Program) Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Elmira College Elon University (PA Program) Emory & Henry College (PA Program) Emory University Emory University (PA Program) Florida Atlantic Florida Gulf Coast University (PA Program) Florida International University Florida International University Herbert Weirtheim College of Medicine (PA Program) Florida State University Florida State University (PA Program) Francis Marion University (PA Program) Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (PA Program) Frank H .Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University Franklin College (PA Program) Franklin Pierce University (PA Program) Frostburg State University Gannon University (PA Program) Gardner Webb University (PA Program) Geisinger Commonwealth Medical College George Washington University George Washington University (PA Program) Georgetown University Georgia State University Georgia Tech Grand Valley State University Grand Valley State University (PA Program) Greater Bethesda Hanover College Hardin-Simmons University (PA Program) Harding University Harding University (PA Program) Harvard Medical School Health Library Heritage University (PA Program) High Point University (PA Program) Hillsborough Community College Hofstra Hofstra University (PA Program) Howard University Idaho State University (PA Program) Illinois Institute of Technology Indiana State University (PA Program) Indiana University Indiana University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (PA Program) International American University International Medical Graduates International University of the Health Sciences Interservice (PA Program) Israel Institute of Technology Jagiellonian University Medical College James Cook University James Madison University (PA Program) Jefferson College of Health Sciences (PA Program) Jefferson Medical College Jichi Medical University Johns Hopkins University Johnson & Wales University (PA Program) Juntendo University Kaiser Permanente Kansas City University of Medicine and Bioscience Keiser University (PA Program) Kent State University Kettering College (PA Program) King's College (PA Program) King's College London La Sierra University Lake Erie College (PA Program) Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Le Moyne College (PA Program) Learnly Anesthesia Lenoir-Rhyne University (PA Program) Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine Lincoln Memorial University Lincoln Memorial University (PA Program) Lindsey Wilson College Lipscomb University (PA Program) Lock Haven University (PA Program) Loma Linda University Loma Linda University (PA Program) Long Island University (PA Program) Louisiana State University - New Orleans (PA Program) Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport (PA Program) Loyola LSU Manhattan AMSA Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine Marietta College (PA Program) Marist College (PA Program) Marquette University (PA Program) Marshall B. 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of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Mississippi Medical Center University of Missouri University of Missouri Kansas City University of Missouri Kansas City (PA Program) University of Montreal University of Mount Union (PA Program) University of Nairobi University of Nebraska (PA Program) University of Nebraska Medical Center University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine University of Nevada, Reno (PA Program) University of Nevada- Reno University of New England University of New England (PA Program) University of New Mexico University of New Mexico (PA Program) University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy University of Nicosia University of North Alabama University of North Carolina University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (PA Program) University of North Dakota University of North Dakota (PA Program) University of North Texas Health Science Center University of North Texas HS Center Ft Worth (PA Program) University of Notre Dame Australia 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