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Accreditation

The Doctor of Medical Science degree program is a post professional education program that provides the practicing PA with additional knowledge and skills beyond the entry-to-practice physician assistant program. The program utilizes distance learning as its method and requires no physical presence or resident time on the UNMC campus. As such, it is neither a residency program nor an entry-level program, and therefore is not accredited by, nor being considered for accreditation by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, which does not currently consider advancement programs under their purview.

The Program is an integral part of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s educational programs, which are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, a regional institutional accrediting agency.

To contact the Higher Learning Commission, please use the contact information below:

Higher Learning Commission
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, IL 60604-1413
Telephone: 312-263-0456
Toll Free: 800-621-7440
Fax: 312-263-7462
Email: info@hlcommission.org