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First Year Curriculum
Summer Semester I 12 weeks
| Course |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| PA 501 |
The Physician Assistant Profession | 1 |
| PA 502 | Clinical Anatomy |
4 |
| PA 510 | History and Physical Exam I |
3 |
| PA 503 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| PA 505 | Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms of Health and Disease | 3 |
| Semester Totals |
15 |
Fall Semester I 16 weeks
| PA 504 |
Pathophysiology |
4 |
| PA 507 | Patient Diagnostics |
2 |
| PA 511 |
History and Physical Exam II | 4 |
| PA 512 | Clinical Medicine I |
6 |
| PA 515 | Pharmacology I |
4 |
| Semester Totals |
20 |
Spring Semester 1 16 weeks
| PA 506 |
EKG | 1 |
| PA 513 |
Clinical Medicine II | 6 |
| PA 516 | Pharmacology II | 4 |
| PA 517 |
Medical Ethics |
2 |
| PA 518 | Clinical Skills (Bedside and Surgical Procedures) | 2 |
| PA 519 |
Research Methods and Evidence-Based Medicine | 3 |
| PA 520 | Behavioral Medicine and Preventive Measures | 2 |
| Semester Totals |
20 |
Summer Semester II 12 weeks
| PA 521 |
Healthcare Policy and Delivery | 2 |
| PA 522 |
Leadership and Preparation for Practice | 2 |
| PA 523 | Emergency Medicine | 4 |
| PA 514 | Clinical Medicine III |
6 |
| PA 524 |
Integrative Patient Care Management |
2 |
| Semester Totals | 16 |
Second Year Curriculum
Fall Semester II 16 weeks
| PA 6xx | Clinical Practicum I |
2 |
| PA 6xx |
Clinical Practicum II |
2 |
| PA 6xx |
Clinical Practicum III | 2 |
| PA 6xx |
Clinical Practicum IV | 2 |
| PA 615 |
Professional Development Seminar I |
1 |
| Semester Totals | 9 |
Spring Semester II 16 weeks
| PA 6xx | Clinical Practicum V |
2 |
| PA 6xx | Clinical Practicum VI |
2 |
| PA 6xx | Clinical Practicum VII |
2 |
| PA 6xx | Clinical Practicum VIII |
2 |
| PA 625 |
Professional Development Seminar II | 1 |
| PA 660 |
Introduction to the Master’s Capstone Project |
1 |
| Semester Totals | 10 |
Summer Semester III 12 weeks
| PA 6xx | Clinical Practicum IX |
2 |
| PA 6xx | Clinical Practicum X | 2 |
| PA 670 | Master’s Capstone Project |
3 |
| Semester Totals | 7 | |
| Total Program Credit Hours |
97 |
| Course Number |
Clinical Practicum |
Credit Hours |
| PA 610 |
Family medicine |
2 credits |
| PA 611 |
Pediatrics |
2 credits |
| PA 620 |
Internal Medicine |
2 credits |
| PA 621 |
General Surgery |
2 credits |
| PA 630 |
Women’s Health |
2 credits |
| PA 631 |
Psychiatry/Behavioral Medicine |
2 credits |
| PA 640 |
Geriatrics |
2 credits |
| PA 641 |
Emergency Medicine |
2 credits |
| PA 650 |
Elective |
2 credits |
| PA 651 |
Elective |
2 credits |