{"id":304,"date":"2018-08-20T09:59:06","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T09:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/physician-assistant\/pa\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T17:35:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T17:35:23","slug":"pa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/physician-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Physician Assistant Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The Department of Physician Assistant Studies<\/h1>\n<p>The department of PA Studies prepares current and future PAs to serve Arizona, with an emphasis on vulnerable populations. 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