Curriculum
Students must achieve a grade of “C” or better in all courses and maintain a semester and cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher to remain in good academic standing. Students must also receive a passing grade on the program’s final summative exam and final OSCE.
PA PROGRAM CURRICULUM
Didactic Year
Spring
- PAS 5XX Anatomy (6 cr hrs)
- PAS 5XX Pathophysiology (4 cr hrs)
- PAS 5XX History Taking and Medical Documentation (3 cr hrs)
- PAS 5XX Laboratory and Diagnostic Medicine, I (3 cr hrs)
- PAS 5XX Pharmacology I (4 cr hrs)
- PAS 5XX PA Profession (1 cr hrs)
- Total: 21 credits
Summer
- PAS 5XX Evidence-Based Medicine (2 cr hrs)
- PAS 5XX Clinical Medicine I (7 cr hrs)
- PAS 5XX Physical Exam Techniques (3 cr hrs)
- PAS 5XX Laboratory and Diagnostic Medicine, II (3 cr hrs)
- PAS 5XX Pharmacology II (4 cr hrs)
- PAS 5XX Biomedical Ethics (2 cr hrs)
- Total: 21 credits
Fall
- PAS 5XX Clinical Medicine II (7 cr hrs)
- PAS 5XX Procedural Skills (3 cr hrs)
- PAS 5XX Behavioral Medicine (2 cr hrs) (8 week course)
- PAS 5XX Emergency Medicine (3 cr hrs) (8 week course)
- PAS 5XX Pharmacology III (4 cr hrs)
- PAS 5XX Public Health and Policy (2 cr hrs)
- PAS 5XX Leadership in Healthcare ( 1 cr hr)
- Total: 22 credits
Clinical Year
Spring
- PAS 5XX Clinical Preparation, I (2 cr hrs)
- PAS 601 Rotation #1 (3 cr hrs)
- PAS 602 Rotation #2 (3 cr hrs)
- PAS 603 Rotation #3 (3 cr hrs)
- Total: 11 credits
Summer
- PAS 604 Rotation #4 (3 cr hrs)
- PAS 605 Rotation #5 (3 cr hrs)
- PAS 606 Rotation #6 (3 cr hrs)
- PAS 607 Rotation #7 (3 cr hrs)
- Total: 12 credits
Fall
- PAS 608 Rotation #8 (3 cr hrs)
- PAS 609 Rotation #9 (3 cr hrs)
- PAS 610 Rotation #10 (3 cr hrs)
- PAS 5XX Clinical Preparation, II ( 2 cr hrs)
- PAS 6XX Masters seminar/Capstone (2 cr hrs)
- Total: 13 credits
Total credit hours for program: 100 credit hours
Required clinical rotations: primary care/family practice, internal medicine (2), emergency medicine, general surgery, women’s health, pediatrics, behavioral medicine, electives (2).
