The mission of the Family Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Program (FNP/PA) is to educate health care professionals to deliver care as a member of a health care team and to improve the availability of culturally relevant primary health care in underserved populations throughout California.   

Our unique education model incorporates distance learning, in-class time and community based training which allows you to work, study, and live in your home community with minimal in-class time. With over 35 years of experience, our faculty have educated over 1600 highly qualified clinicians. Our primary goal is to improve the health status for all, respecting and valuing diversity, with particular emphasis on medically underserved and underrepresented populations. We are very proud that the majority of our graduates have embraced this mission and are committed to working with diverse populations in medical shortage areas. We hope that this passion to serve will inspire you to join our team of future physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

Sincerely,

The FNP/PA Program Faculty & Staff