PA计划的教育理念强调以患者为中心的医疗实践。我们的课程侧重于健康和疾病预防，以及与医学状况相关的流行病学，病理生理学和生理疾病。耶鲁大学PA毕业生的能力和课程的教育目标基于ARC-PA制定的认证标准。我们的课程旨在培养独立的学生学习，道德操守，教育责任和专业精神。PA的核心教师致力于帮助我们的学生在耶鲁任期内培养他们的终身学习技能。在整个计划中，鼓励学生与导师一起工作。在耶鲁大学医学院的主持下，耶鲁医师协会计划提供研究生水平的医学指导，课程范围长达28个月，并最终获得医学硕士学位（MMSc）。
The curriculum promotes curiosity and encourages exploration of one's interests by offering multiple clinical elective opportunities, through the development of an individual thesis project, and by supporting students as they pursue scholarship and leadership opportunities locally and nationally. The Yale Physician Associate Program, under the auspices of the Yale School of Medicine, offers graduate-level medical instruction with a curriculum extending over a twenty-eight month period and culminating in the conferral of a Masters of Medical Science (MMSc) degree. At Yale, we believe PA students are mature, motivated learners. Therefore, we foster a non-competitive, engaging, collaborative learning environment where students want to participate actively. We strive to ensure an inclusive learning community that values diversity and that cultivates ethical behavior and personal responsibility.