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Generally speaking, all PA programs require applicants to have several hours (ranging from 200 to 2000 hours) of patient-care experience in order to be competitive. The average age of matriculants into PA programs nationwide is 27 years old.
The typical physician assistant is female (About 65% are women). To give you some perspective, about 50% of physicians are female, and more than 95% of nurse practitioners are female. The typical physician assistant graduated from PA school at around age 30 . A wide range of ages represented (about 50 % of PAs are between 25 and 33).