Master of Physician Assistant Studies Curriculum

The Master of Physician Assistant Studies begins annually in the summer semester, and is divided into approximately 52 semester hours (12 months) followed by 54 semester hours (14 months) of clinical experiences.

Didactic courses are primarily in person with occasional online or asynchronous sessions. Clinical courses are conducted primarily in person, with possible telemedicine experiences in which preceptors are in the room. Behavioral health rotations may be primarily via telemedicine.

All new students begin classes in July.

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Year One: Preclinical

Year One Total: 52 Credits and 54 Credits with Global Health elective

Semester	Course	Title	Credits
July - August
Summer	PHAS 5211	Intro to Health Professions	2
Summer	PHAS 5212	Health Promotion & Preventative Medicine	2
Summer	PHAS 5410	Diagnostic Medicine I	4
Summer	PHAS 5213	Behavioral Medicine	2
Summer	PHAS 5216	Foundations of Medical Education	2
Total: 12
August - December
Fall	PHAS 5208	Clinical Pharmacology I	2
Fall	PHAS 5311	Pathophysiologic Processes I	3
Fall	PHAS 5407	Clinical Medicine I	4
Fall	PHAS 5411	Diagnostic Medicine II	4
Fall	PHAS 5503	Human Anatomy	5
Fall	PHAS 5099	Global Health	(1)
Total: 18 (19)
January - May
Spring	PHAS 5113	Cross Cultural Health	1
Spring	PHAS 5209	Clinical Pharmacology II	2
Spring	PHAS 5312	Pathophysiologic Processes II	3
Spring	PHAS 5408	Clinical Medicine II	4
Spring	PHAS 5504	Diagnostic Medicine III	5
Spring	PHAS 5099	Global Health	(1)
Spring	PHAS 5114	Community Medicine I	1
Total: 16 (17)
May - June
Summer	PHAS 5215	Applied Research	2
Summer	PHAS 5313	Clinical Preparation	3
Summer	PHAS 5115	Community Medicine II	1
Total: 6

Year Two: Clinical

Year Two Total: 54 Credits

Semester	Course	Title	Credits
June - June
Clinical Year	PHAS 6407	Medicine I	4
Clinical Year	PHAS 6408	Medicine II	4
Clinical Year	PHAS 6409	Medicine III	4
Clinical Year	PHAS 6433	Primary Care	4
Clinical Year	PHAS 6432	Behavioral Health	4
Clinical Year	PHAS 6434	Primary Care Subspecialty	4
Clinical Year	PHAS 6430	Children's Health	4
Clinical Year	PHAS 6431	Women's Health	4
Clinical Year	PHAS 6435	Emergency Medicine	4
Clinical Year	PHAS 6436	General Surgery	4
Clinical Year	PHAS 6437	Surgery/Emergency Medicine Subspecialties	4
Clinical Year	PHAS 6090	Elective Rotation	4
Clinical Year	PHAS 6102	Advanced Professional Practice I (Block 2)	1
			Total: 49
July - August
Summer	PHAS 6103	Advanced Professional Practice II	1
Summer	PHAS 6211	Investigative Studies	2
Summer	PHAS 6412	Advanced Professional Practice III	2
Total: 5

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Total Degree Plan Credits: 106 credits and 108 with Global Health elective