In the United States of America, latest estimates show that there are more than hundred accredited Physician Assistant Programs around. Just so you know - Each of these programs are being offered by the best institutes in the domain of healthcare. So, if you wish to do this program, all you have to do is enroll with any institute and within 2 years time, you would at least have the basic knowledge to be an assistant to a physician. Ideally talking, this course is again meant for any student who has an inclination to healthcare, but the course contents of this program, is definitely more challenging.