Johnson & Wales physician assistant program to enroll up to 6 URI grads in its master’s degree program

PROVIDENCE – The Johnson & Wales University Physician Assistant Studies Program will enroll up to six qualified University of Rhode Island graduates in each admission cycle of JWU’s master’s degree program, according to an agreement school officials plan to sign Friday.
In a media advisory, URI said that the president of each university and other key officials from both schools would meet Friday at 10 a.m. at the URI Alumni Center at 73 Upper College Road on the Kingston campus to sign the agreement.
The first class of 23 students, chosen from a field of more than 1,000, began this past June, said Lisa Pelosi, executive director of communications and media relations for JWU. Students are now in their second semester, she said.
Also on hand Friday will be George Bottomley, director of the JWU program and a 1973 URI graduate. Born in Newport, Bottomley studied widely and has led or worked for physician-assistant centers across the United States, including at the University of New England in Portland, Maine.
According to data URI provided from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and a 2013 CNNMoney/PayScale project, the need for physician assistants is expected to grow by 30 percent during the coming decade.
U.S. News and World Report has ranked the physician assistant career as one of the most in demand in the country, with a median annual salary of $90,930 in 2012, URI said.

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