PA Program Curriculum

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Physician Assistant Studies Curriculum

The Physician Assistant (PA) Studies Program Curriculum is subject to change. Please refer to the Bulletin for the course listing.

Department of Physician Assistant Studies 
PA Curriculum

DIDACTIC YEAR
1st semester
Summer
Credit Hours DIDACTIC YEAR
2nd semester
Fall
Credit Hours DIDACTIC YEAR
3rd semester
Spring
Credit Hours DIDACTIC YEAR
4th semester
Summer
Credit Hours
PA 510 Clinical Medicine I 4 PA 520 Clinical Medicine II 6 PA 530 Clinical Medicine III 6 PA 540 Clinical Medicine IV 7
PA 510L Clinical Medicine I Lab 1 PA 520L Clinical Medicine II Lab 1 PA 530L Clinical Medicine III Lab 1 PA 540L Clinical Medicine IV Lab 1
PA 511 Human Gross Anatomy 5 PA 522 Pharmacology I 4 PA 532 Pharmacology II 4 PA 542 Pharmacology III 3
PA 512 Physiology 6 PA 521 Pathophysiology I 4 PA 531 Pathophysiology II 4 PA 541 Pathophysiology III 3
PA 514 Introduction to
Infectious Disease
1 PA 516 PA Issues in Healthcare
and
Population Health I
2 PA 526 PA Issues in Healthcare
and
Population Health II
2 PA 536 PA Issues in Healthcare
and
Population Health III
2
    PA 523 Diagnostic Data
and
Interpretation I
2 PA 533 Diagnostic Data
and
Interpretation II
2 PA 544 Diagnostic Data
and
Interpretation III
2
CLINICAL YEAR
5th semester
Fall
Credit Hours CLINICAL YEAR
6th semester
Spring
Credit Hours CLINICAL YEAR
7th semester
Summer
Credit Hours CLINICAL YEAR

Clinical Rotations: 
 
8 Week:
Primary Care/
Family Practice

4 Week:
Emergency Medicine
General Surgery
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Pediatrics
Psychiatry
Elective (3)
 

PA 501 Clinical Rotations I
PA 502 Clinical Rotations II
PA 503 Clinical Rotations III
PA 504 Clinical Rotations IV

16

PA 505 Clinical Rotations V
PA 506 Clinical Rotations VI
PA 507 Clinical Rotations VII
PA 508 Clinical Rotations VIII
16 PA 509 Clinical Rotations IX
PA 517 Clinical Rotations X
PA 518 Clinical Rotations XI
12

 



 

 



 

PA 595 Summative Evaluation

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