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Program Curriculum

Physician Assistant Program

Physician Assistant ProgramProgram CurriculumThe following curriculum is subject to change. Technology is used extensively to improve instruction, to develop faculty, student, and staff technological self-efficacy, to manage evaluation data, and to facilitate the administration of the program.

First Year  

Fall

  • 530A The Physician Assistant Role in Modern Health Care 1
  • 585 Physiology 4
  • 580 Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 3
  • 590P Gross Anatomy with Lab 6
  • 605C Physical Diagnosis I 3
  • 621A Clinical Pharmacology I 1

Spring  

  • 510 Human Genetics 1
  • 535 Human Behavior and Psychiatry 3
  • 602 Medical Pathophysiology I 7
  • 605D Physical Diagnosis II 3
  • 621B Clinical Pharmacology II 2
  • 649P General Radiology 3
  • 701 Women's Health/Pediatrics/Geriatrics 3

Summer  

  • 552 Medical Spanish 3
  • 573 Research in Community Health 4
  • 603 Medical Pathophysiology II 4
  • 640P Surgical Principles 2
  • 705B Emergency Medicine 2
  • 605E Physical Diagnosis III 2
  • 621C Clinical Pharmacology III 2

Clinical rotations in Second year include required supervised clinical practice experiences in the following disciplines: Pediatrics, General Surgery, Women’s Health, Family Medicine, Behavioral Health, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine and rotation of students’ choice discipline called Elective Rotation.

Fall, Spring & Summer*

  • 727 Clinical Orientation (PA) 1
  • 740 PA Rotation 1 6
  • 741 PA Rotation 2 6
  • 742 PA Rotation 3 6
  • 743 PA Rotation 4 6
  • 744 PA Rotation 5 6
  • 745 PA Rotation 6 6
  • 746 PA Rotation 7 6
  • 747 PA Rotation 8 6

Third Year  

Fall

  • 553P Biomedical Ethics/Health Care Delivery 2
  • 530B Transition to PA Clinical Practice 1
  • 806P Library Research Paper 7
  • 638 Thanatology 1
  • 690 Clinical Therapeutics 2
  • 695 Primary Care Review Course 3

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