Rachel Kazmirski of Colliers was recently enrolled into Marietta College’s Physician Assistant Graduate Program. Forty students are part of the Class of 2026 that began a rigorous 26-month journey in June.
Kazmirski will earn a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies in July 2026 if she completes the requirements of the program. Kazmirski earned an undergraduate degree from Marietta College.
The Physician Assistant Program began in 2002 after receiving a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC).
The master’s program is designed to help meet the need for qualified healthcare providers by choosing individuals with the academic, clinical, and interpersonal aptitudes necessary for education as physician assistants.
Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy back in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers more than 50 majors and is consistently ranked as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation’s best by Forbes.com. Marietta was selected seventh in the nation according to the Brookings Institution’s rankings of colleges by their highest value added, regardless of major.
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