Traditional Pathway
The College of Idaho’s Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) is a 36-credit hour program that provides students with critical tools to become an implementation scientist and leader. The traditional pathway is completed in 18 months and offers PAs the option to choose a concentration in Health System Leadership, Health Professions Education, or Lifestyle Medicine and Advanced Clinical Practice. The Health System Leadership concentration is based on the American Academy of PA’s Competencies for PAs in Healthcare Administration and is designed to empower PAs to lead in a healthcare setting and meaningfully contribute to the safe, effective, and equitable delivery of healthcare services. The Health Professions Education concentration expands the knowledge and aptitude of established educators and prepares new or aspiring educators with educational skills based on the PA Education Association's Physician Assistant Educator Competencies. The Lifestyle Medicine and Advanced Clinical Practice concentration is built on a foundation of lifestyle medicine and implementation science and enables students to prepare for an external certification in a specialty area aligned with their professional goals.
Admission Requirements
To be eligible for the traditional pathway, individuals must meet the DMSc admission requirements (see Admission).
Curriculum
For detailed information about the curriculum for the traditional pathway, see DMSc Program Requirements.
Tuition and Fees
The curriculum for the traditional pathway for the DMSc program involves 36 credit hours that are completed in 18 months. The tuition and fees for the traditional pathway are as follows:
Tuition: $25,020 or $695 per credit hour*
Graduate Program & Technology Fee: $50 per 10-week block
*For the tuition and fees for the accelerated pathways option, see Accelerated Pathways.
Note: Tuition and fees for the Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) program are due before or on the first day of class. The DMSc program is a semester-based program (Fall: July-December and Spring: January-May). Each 20-week semester is broken into two 10-week course blocks. If you begin the degree program in the second 10-week block, tuition and fees will be due on or before the first day of class for your initial term, but then will be due on or before the first day of the semester thereafter (e.g., if you begin the DMSc program during Fall Block 2, all courses taken in Spring Block 1 and Spring Block 2 must be paid on the first day of the spring semester). The amounts above reflect the approximate total cost of the graduate degree program based on the current tuition and fees schedules. If your degree program spans more than one academic year, tuition and fees in future academic years are subject to change. The upcoming year’s tuition and fees schedules are posted in late spring. For more information, see Financial Arrangements. For additional information about cost of attendance for the DMSc program, see Cost of Attendance.