MSPAS - Curriculum (partial compliance of A3.14d,e)

Students accepted into the MSPAS program hold a minimum of a bachelor's degree and, on average, have 2000 hours of direct patient contact experience. Students spend 15 months in the pre-clinical phase with classroom instruction in anatomy, physiology, physical examination, pharmacology, skills and procedures, clinical medicine, and evidence-based medicine. The following 11 months are spent in the clinical phase comprised of supervised clinical rotations where students gain hands-on experience in the core areas of family medicine, rural medicine, general surgery, emergency medicine, pediatrics, women's health, psychiatry, and internal medicine, plus two electives. The 27th month is spent back on campus to complete the clinical phase capstone project and a review course.

Pre-Clinical Phase (15 months)

Fall-1

PA 611: Anatomy (6 credits)
PA 612: Physiology I (3 credits)
PA 613: Clinical Assessment I (4 credits)
PA 614: Lab Interpretation (2 credits)
PA 615: Role of PA I (1 credit)
Total Credits: 16

Spring

PA 621: Medical Microbiology & Infectious Disease (4 credits)
PA 622: Physiology II (4 credits)
PA 623: Pharmacology in Disease Pathology I (2 credits)
PA 624: Clinical Medicine I (4 credits)
PA 625: Clinical Assessment II (3 credits)
PA 627: Integration into Clinical Concepts I (4 credits)
Total Credits: 21

Summer

PA 626: Clinical Skills I (3 credits)
PA 631: Pharmacology in Disease Pathology II (2 credits)
PA 632: Clinical Medicine II (4 credits)
PA 633: Integration into Clinical Concepts II (3 credits)
PA 634: Behavioral Health (3 credits)
Total Credits: 15

Fall-2

PA 640: Role of the PA II (1 credit) Starting Fall 2021/PA 642: Role of the PA in American Healthcare (2 credits) Ends Fall 2020
PA 641: Clinical Medicine III (4 credits)
PA 643: Clinical Skills II (3 credits)
PA 644: Evidence Based Medicine (2 credits)
PA 645: Integration into Clinical Concepts III (4 credits)
PA 646: Pharmacology in Disease Pathology III (2 credits)
PA 649: Didactic Summative Exam and OSCE (1 credit)
Total Credits: 17

Total Pre-Clinical Phase Credits: 69

Clinical Phase (11 months)

PA 650: Emergency Medicine Clinical Rotation (4 credits)
PA 651: Family Medicine Clinical Rotation (4 credits)
PA 652: Internal Medicine I Clinical Rotation (4 credits)
PA 653: Medical Specialties Clinical Rotation (4 credits)
PA 654: Women's Health Clinical Rotation (4 credits)
PA 655: Pediatric Clinical Rotation (4 credits)
PA 656: Psychiatry/Behavioral Health Clinical Rotation (4 credits)
PA 657: Surgery Clinical Rotation (4 credits)
PA 658: Rural Medicine Clinical Rotation (4 credits)
PA 659: Elective I Clinical Rotation (4 credits)
PA 660: Elective II Clinical Rotation (4 credits)
Total Clinical Phase Credits: 44

Summative Phase (1 month)

PA 662: Professional Competency Course (1 credit)
PA 663: Capstone Project (2 credits)
Total Summative Phase Credits: 3

Total Program Credits: 116