Physician Assistant - Clinical Focus (Assistant Professor)

Physician AssistantFull-Time

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Job Description

Job Title

Physician Assistant - Clinical Focus (Assistant Professor)

Department: Physician Assistant Studies (Justin Gambini)

FLSA

United States of America (Exempt)

Location: Philadelphia Campus

Position Summary

The Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program within the College of Health Sciences is seeking a full-time Assistant Professor. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to educate PA students and cultivate clinical learning opportunities within the community.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Contribute in designing, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating the curriculum
  • Deliver instruction in traditional lecture based format and facilitate small group learning activities
  • Develop learning objectives to guide student learning in the didactic and clinical phase of the program
  • Serve as a course director or course liaison for courses in the PA curriculum
  • Participate in the creation and refinement of exam questions
  • Evaluate student academic performance
  • Assist in student remediation
  • Evaluate research projects of clinical year students
  • Provide academic advisement to didactic and clinical year PA students
  • Participate in the admissions process and selection of applicants to the program
  • Serve on select departmental and college-wide committees
  • Provide letters of recommendation for students and graduates upon request
  • Participate in student events such as student society activities, orientation, the white coat ceremony, and commencement
  • Attend professional conferences to enhance delivery of student instruction and patient care
  • Engage in scholarly activity
  • Participate in ongoing program analysis
  • Ensure compliance with educational objectives during the clinical phase of the program
  • Participate in the annual curriculum review and annual faculty retreat
  • Assist in obtaining and completing documentation required to satisfy ARC-PA clinical site requirements

Required Skills and Experience

Minimum of 3 years of clinical experience (5 years preferred)

Education and Certifications

  • Nationally certified (NCCPA) Physician Assistant
  • Must hold a current, valid, and unrestricted state license
  • Minimum of a Master's degree

Compensation will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience, education, and the responsibilities of the role.

The referenced salary range is based on PCOM good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. PCOM offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement.

PCOM prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, race, sex, color, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, sexual orientation, religion, creed, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, military and military veteran status or any other legally protected class status in all its programs, activities, and employment practices.

Key Responsibilities

The Assistant Professor will contribute to the design and delivery of the Physician Assistant curriculum while facilitating clinical learning opportunities. Responsibilities include student advisement, participation in the admissions process, and ensuring compliance with ARC-PA clinical site requirements.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree and be a nationally certified (NCCPA) Physician Assistant with a current, valid state license. A minimum of 3 years of clinical experience is required, with 5 years preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Curriculum designClinical educationClinical site coordinationNCCPA certification

Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 72% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physician Assistant roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,540 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.