Mailing Address

Yale Physician Associate Program
Yale School of Medicine
P.O. Box 208083
New Haven, CT 06520-8083
203.785.2860 (phone)
203.785.3601 (fax)

Physical Address

Physician Associate Program
Yale University School of Medicine
Edward S. Harkness Memorial Hall
367 Cedar Street
New Haven, CT 06510

Student Information

Newly Admitted Students (click here)
Tuition and Financial Aid (click here)

Living

The Edward S. Harkness Medical Dormitory and University Student Family Housing are available to Program students. For those who prefer to live off campus, the University Housing Office can be of assistance. Apartments are available in the immediate vicinity of the Medical School and in the outlying areas of New Haven. Requests for information about housing and rental rates should be directed to the University Housing Office, at 155 Whitney Ave., New Haven (203/432-9756).

Dining

If the student chooses to live at Harkness Hall, a meal contract is required. There are several other student dining facilities throughout the Medical School, Hospital and University complex, and a variety of public restaurants within easy access.

Student Health Services

Students are automatically enrolled as members of the Yale University Health Plan. This prepaid health insurance plan for students, faculty, and staff is located in the center of the Yale campus and offers a full range of medical services. A full description of services and benefits is provided incoming students in the YHP Student Handbook.

The Jack Cole Society

The Jack W. Cole Society is the Yale PA chapter of the Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. The Society participates in community service projects, secures speakers on various topics, organizes social events, helps resolve problems that arise in the Program, and assists new students in becoming acclimated to the New Haven area.

Recreation

The University provides a number of recreational and cultural opportunities including collegiate sports and sports facilities. Yale's golf course is one of the top 100 courses in the country and the Sebastian Coe running track is reputed to be the fastest in the world. Ivy League football can be seen at the Yale Bowl. The Payne-Whitney gymnasium, open to all students at no cost, offers a wide range of classes, squash and racquetball courts, indoor and outdoor running tracks, a par course, and two Olympic-sized pools. The Yale Symphony, the Yale Chorale, and the Yale Glee Club offers an extraordinary caliber of collegiate musical entertainment. The Peabody Museum of Natural History, the Mellon Art Gallery, the Yale Art Gallery, and the Yale Center for British Art present impressive collections. The Connecticut Ballet Company, and the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Yale Repertory, and Long Wharf Theater (both theaters of national reputation) further add to the abundance of recreational possibilities to be enjoyed in New Haven. The Outdoor Recreation Center, consisting of 2,000 acres of East Lyme, Connecticut, includes a trout pond, trap and skeet fields, a wildlife conservation marsh, a rod and gun clubhouse, rifle ranges and a picnic grove.

Work Policy

Due to the labor and time intensive nature of the Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate Program, students are discouraged from working while enrolled in the Program. Any student who chooses to work while in the program is expected to attend scheduled classes and fulfill all stated activities of the program. A student who chooses to work may not switch classes, labs, special assignments or clinical rotations to accommodate their work schedule. Students are not at any time required to perform work duties for the PA program. If the student’s academic or clinical performance falls below the minimum program standard, the program director may recommend a student’s termination of employment. This recommendation will be made in writing and placed in the students file.

Student Grievance Procedure (click here)