PAS Curriculum
Program Year One, Didactic Year: January–December
Spring Semester: 18 credits | ||
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| PAS 501 | PA Professional Development I | 1 |
| PAS 505 | The Science of Medicine | 2 |
| PAS 511 | Patient Assessment/Counseling I | 2 |
| PAS 515 | Anatomy for Physician Assistant Studies* | 5 |
| PAS 521 | Clinical Medicine I | 4 |
| PAS 528 | Medical Decision-Making I | 1 |
| PAS 531 | Diagnostic Methods I | 1 |
| PAS 541 | Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics I | 2 |
Summer Semester: 21 credits | ||
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| PAS 502 | PA Professional Development II | 1 |
| PAS 512 | Patient Assessment/Counseling II | 2 |
| PAS 516 | Pathophysiology I | 2 |
| PAS 522 | Clinical Medicine II | 4 |
| PAS 524 | Clinical Medicine III | 4 |
| PAS 525 | Evidence-Based Medicine I | 2 |
| PAS 529 | Medical Decision-Making II | 2 |
| PAS 532 | Diagnostic Methods II | 2 |
| PAS 542 | Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics II | 2 |
Fall Semester: 21 credits | ||
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| PAS 503 | PA Professional Development III | 1 |
| PAS 513 | Patient Assessment/Counseling III | 2 |
| PAS 517 | Pathophysiology II | 2 |
| PAS 526 | Clinical Medicine IV | 4.5 |
| PAS 527 | Clinical Medicine V | 4.5 |
| PAS 530 | Medical Decision-Making III | 1 |
| PAS 533 | Diagnostic Methods III | 2 |
| PAS 543 | Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics III | 2 |
| PAS 560 | Medical Spanish | 1 |
| PAS 665 | Evidence-Based Medicine II | 1 |
| Total credits for Year One (Didactic Year) = 60 credit hours | ||
*The Anatomy for Physician Assistant course is taught in lecture and lab format. Anatomy lab is approached in a two-fold manner: half of the lab time is spent studying virtual cadavers with the Anatomage table and half of the time is spent in traditional cadaveric study.
Program Year Two, Clinical Year: January–December
Note: The order of clinical rotations will vary among students.
Spring, Summer and Fall Semesters | ||
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| PAS 600 | Bridge Course | 2 |
| PAS 610 | Emergency Medicine Rotation | 4 |
| PAS 615 | Internal Medicine Rotation | 4 |
| PAS 620 | Women's Health (OB/GYN) Rotation | 4 |
| PAS 625 | Pediatric Rotation | 4 |
| PAS 630 | Family Medicine Rotation | 4 |
| PAS 635 | Behavioral Medicine Rotation | 4 |
| PAS 640 | Surgery Rotation | 4 |
| PAS 645 | Elective III Rotation | 4 |
| PAS 650 | Elective I Rotation | 4 |
| PAS 655 | Elective II Rotation | 4 |
| PAS 660 | Senior Seminar: A Capstone Curriculum | 2 |
| PAS 666 | Evidence-Based Medicine III | 1 |
| PAS 667 | Evidence-Based Medicine IV | 1 |
| Total credits for Year Two (Clinical Year) = 46 credit hours | ||
| Total credits for the Physician Assistant Studies Program = 106 credits | ||