Summary of the MPAS Curriculum
Year 1-Phase I
Summer Semester
- Gross Anatomy (6 s.h.)
- Biochemistry (3 s.h.)
- Human Physiology (4 s.h.)
- Clinical Decision Making I (1 s.h.)
- Introduction to Medical History and Physical Examination (3 s.h.)
Fall Semester
- Pharmacology* (6 s.h.)
- Introduction to Human Pathology (4 s.h.)
- Principles of Infectious Disease* (5 s.h.)
- Foundations of Clinical Practice III* (5 s.h.)
Spring Semester
- Foundations of Clinical Practice IV* (13 s.h.)
- Ethics, Law & Policy* (2 s.h.)
- Clinical Decision Making II (1 s.h.)
- Clinical Lab Medicine (1 s.h.)
*Interdisciplinary courses with sophomore medical students
Year 2-Phase II
- Introduction to Clinical Skills* (May/June: 2 weeks -1 s.h.)
- Clinical Decision Making III, including Senior Clinical Project (1 s.h.)
- Seminar for PA Students (1 s.h.)
Clinical Rotations (40 weeks -40 s.h.)
- Family Practice I (4 weeks)
- Family Practice II (4 weeks)
- General Surgery (6 weeks)
- Internal Medicine (6 weeks)
- Pediatrics (4 weeks)
- Gynecology (4 weeks)
- Emergency Medicine (4 weeks)
- Psychiatry (4 weeks)
Electives (Primary Care or Specialty)- (8-12 weeks - 8-12 s.h.) Elective Listing