Physician Assistant Studies Program: Curriculum

Phase I Core Didactic Courses  

Quarter I - Summer

Course

QH

PAS-510

Human Anatomy

7

PAS-511

Human Physiology

6

PAS-512 History & Physical Examination I 2

PAS-513

PA Professional Issues

1

PAS 514 Diagnostic Methods I 2
     

Quarter II - Fall

   

CHS 502

Research Methods & Statistics

5

HHV 504 Ethics in Healthcare 2
GCC 520 Intro to Pharmacology & Physiology I 3

PAS-521

Clinical Medicine II

5

PAS-522

History & Physical Examination II

3

     

Quarter III - Winter

   

GCC 521

Intro to Pharmacology & Physiology II

3

PAS-530

Microbiology and Infectious Disease

2

PAS-531

Clinical Medicine III

5

PAS-533

Seminar III Clinical Diagnostic Reasoning

2

PAS-534

Diagnostic Methods II

2

PAS-535 Pediatrics 3
     

Quarter IV - Spring

   
GCC 522

Intro to Pharmacology & Physiology III

3

CHS 510 Health Care in America 2

PAS-541

Clinical Medicine III

5

PAS-542 Fundamentals of Surgery 3
PAS-543 Psychosocial Medicine 1
PAS 545 Emergency Medicine 3
     
Total Quarter Hours for Phase I: 70
     

Phase II

Core Clinical Rotations - Typical Sequence

 

Quarter I

 

QH

PAS-581

Family Medicine

4

PAS-582

Internal Medicine

8

     

Quarter II

   

PAS-583

General Surgery

8

PAS-584

Women's Health

4

     

Quarter III

   

PAS-585

Pediatrics

8

PAS-586

Behavioral Health

4

PAS-587

Long Term Care

4

     
Quarter IV    
PAS-588 Emergency Medicine 4
PAS-589 Elective Rotation 4
PAS-590 Master's Research Project 2
     
Total Quarter Hours for Phase II: 50
     
Phase III Advanced Practice Rotations - Typical Sequence  
Quarter I    
PAS-590 Advanced Clinical Practice I 10
     
Quarter II    
PAS-591 Advanced Clinical Practice II 10
     
Quarter III    
PAS-592 Advanced Clinical Practice III 10
     
Total Quarter Hours for Phase III: 30
     
Total Quarter Hours for Program   150