STEP for MPAS Applicants

Support To Entry Program (STEP) for prospective Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) Applicants

This page is for applicants to the Master of Physician Assistant Studies program only. For all other prospective applicants to Cumming School of Medicine programs, please visit the main STEP page linked below.

Main STEP Page

STEP for MPAS Applicants

The Support to Entry Program (STEP) is a Cumming School of Medicine initiative designed to help remove barriers for applicants from underrepresented backgrounds, including but not limited to people who self-identify as Black, racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQ+, from a rural or remote community, persons with diverse abilities or those facing financial barriers.

STEP-MPAS provides supports for Parallel Admissions Pathway applicants to the Masters of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) program. This program is open to individuals who are applying for entry in the fall of 2025 through the MPAS Parallel Admissions Pathways, and who will be submitting their MPAS application by the Feb. 2, 2025 deadline.

Supports will include an information panel on writing your MPAS Parallel Admissions Pathway Essay and support for Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs).

Note that your application is valid for the 2024-25 MPAS admissions cycle only; you will need to apply annually to STEP-MPAS if interested in supports for future years.

Questions? Contact STEP@ucalgary.ca

STEP-MPAS Registration Form

Click on link below to apply to register for STEP-MPAS.

Registration Form

Equity Admissions Pathway Essay Support

Those applying to MPAS through a Parallel Admissions Pathway are required to submit a 500-word essay. Linked below is a handout that provides guidance on preparing a Admissions Pathway essay.

MPAS Parallel Admissions Pathway Essay Support Guide