Admissions Application Packet Components

In order for complete application packets to be processed and reviewed, the LMU-Tampa PA Program must receive the following four (4) items on or before October 1st.

Required Admissions Application Packet Components

1. Electronic application

2. Official transcripts (sent via Parchment or National Student Clearinghouse (NSC)

3. Three letters of recommendation *must meet the criteria listed below

4. Documentation of any paid direct patient care experience

Electronic applications submitted via the Lincoln Memorial University Online Application Portal (https://www.lmunet.edu/target-x/index.html).
Official academic transcripts
- Official transcripts must be sent to the Tampa Admissions Office at patampa@lmunet.edu via Parchment or National Student Clearinghouse (NSC).

3 letters of recommendation:
- One must be from a paid medical experience (for example, where you received your 500 hours of paid work experience)
- or
- Someone who can attest to your personal character and work ethic.
- or
- An academic instructor who knows the applicant well and can attest to their potential for success as a PA student learner, and a practicing PA

While not required, applicants are strongly encouraged to obtain a minimum of 500 hours of direct patient care experience (DPCE) prior to applying.
- Qualifying activities must be direct patient care hours, such as obtaining manual vital signs, collecting detailed patient histories, assisting with minor procedures or treatments, administering medications, etc. It is recommended that applicants obtain direct patient care hours in different medical settings, e.g., hospice, assisted living facility, hospital, underserved areas/countries, etc.
- To obtain strong direct patient care experience, students are encouraged to obtain certification credentials, e.g., paramedic, certified nursing assistant, phlebotomist, medical assistant, radiologic technologist, EKG tech, EMT (I or Basic), LPN, dental hygienist, or clinical laboratorians/scientists (the applicant MUST be performing phlebotomy, assisting with bone marrow aspirations/biopsy and must have direct patient interaction, not just with their specimens), and behavioral health technician.

All paid direct patient care hours should be clearly documented in the application, including the type of duties performed and healthcare setting.