Motivation. This study describes instructional practices of physician assistant (PA) programs in educating students to discuss spirituality and religion during patient encounters. Methodology: An electronic survey was e-mailed to 143 programs across the U.S., with questions regarding these practices. Results: Of the 143 PA programs, 38 schools completed the survey for a 27% response rate. 68.4% of respondents expressed that their students have a desire to be trained to discuss spirituality or religion during patient encounters while 36.8% of program respondents do not offer this training. 69.2% of respondents would consider adding curriculum to teach students to discuss spirituality during patient encounters. 92.3% would not consider adding curriculum to teach students to discuss religion during patient encounters.