At Larkin University and our Colleges of Pharmacy, Physician Assistant and Biomedical Sciences it’s all about impacting Lives – yours, your community, and the people and patients you will serve.

In a sea of sameness, Larkin is different. The University and its College of Pharmacy, its School of Physician Assistant Studies and College of Biomedical Sciences were borne out of a health care delivery pioneer – Larkin Health Systems – with deep roots and commitment to the needs of local communities they have served for two decades. For these Larkin institutions it has never been about pivoting to meet or exploit a trend or a perceived opportunity, but rather a singular focus on healthcare where everything done in the classroom, in a lab, on a clinical rotation, or on a research initiative begins and ends with a patient in mind and serving the greater good.

We invite you to explore all that our Colleges and Programs have to offer and how our innovative, collaborative educational approaches best prepare our students to contribute to today’s healthcare system team-based care models.

Larkin University Launches New Physician Assistant Program 

The Accreditation Review Commission on Education has granted accreditation – provisional status – to Larkin University for their new Physician Assistant Program (ARC-PA)

“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.”

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.

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. 

 

At Larkin University and our College of Pharmacy, our Physician Assistant Program and College of Biomedical Sciences, we strive to deliver our L.I.O.N. promise every day in all we do. It’s what differentiates us from other institutions of higher learning. Here is what it means to us and what we promise to you:

Leadership

Where future leaders learn about themselves, others and commit to serving the common good. Accessible to ALL.

Innovation

Where the curious learn to take risks, experiment, and test assumptions.  A transformational experience based on a new way of thinking.
 

Opportunity

Where your future is defined by the value you bring, not solely by the value you get.
 

 Nurturing

Where our investment in the individual is matched by our commitment to the community.

Striving to have a positive impact on the future.

Our educational programs, research and scholarly activity, and development of solutions promote the common good of health care and society  – this is a fundamental building block of our being. 

Within an exceptional community of students, faculty, and administrators, our culture and environment stimulates new thinking and a better understanding of the communities our students will serve, while developing leaders that will improve human healthcare worldwide. 

Immersive learning to empower and
prepare future healthcare leaders and exemplary practitioners.

Our singular focus on Pharm.D., Physician Assistant and Biomedical Sciences healthcare programs uniquely positions us to provide focused, clinical and non-clinical experiences with opportunities to work beside award-winning faculty within a small, hands-on, collaborative environment.

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