FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –  Miami, FL, July 17, 2025 – The Accreditation Review Commission on Education has granted accreditation – provisional status – to Larkin University for their new Physician Assistant Program (ARC-PA). This approval allows the University to officially launch its PA program with the first cohort of students beginning October 1, 2025, with an entering class size of up to 50 students.

“This is a transformative milestone for Larkin University,” said Dr. Rudi Ettrich, President of Larkin University. “We are thrilled to expand our commitment to healthcare education and look forward to training the next generation of physician assistants who will serve our communities with skill, compassion, and purpose.”

Dr. Ettrich extended heartfelt congratulations to Dean Pascale Gehy and the entire PA Program leadership and faculty for their tireless efforts in navigating the rigorous accreditation process. “Dean Gehy and her team have demonstrated outstanding leadership, professionalism, and dedication. Their work, along with support from across our university, made this success possible.”

Larkin University continues to grow as a leader in health sciences education, with this new program playing a key role in expanding access to high-quality healthcare training in South Florida and beyond. 

Located in Miami Gardens, FL and established in 2013, the university has become a diverse academic community that promotes leadership in the healthcare industry. Larkin University focuses on graduate and professional programs and offers the only PharmD program in Miami- Dade County and the only 3-year PharmD program in the State of Florida. The College of Biomedical Sciences has an exemplary success rate of leading students on their path into health professions. 

ABOUT LARKIN UNIVERSITY 

Larkin University, is a private non-profit university founded in 2013 located in Miami Gardens, FL serving a diverse student body with the goal of bridging the diversity gap in the healthcare community. 

For further details regarding the new PA program, including admission requirements and application, please visit: larkin.edu/academics/physician-assistant-program/