Physician Assistant Studies and Services

  • Summary of the MPAS Curriculum

    Year 1-Phase I

    Didactic Basic Sciences (54 s.h.) Course Descriptions   

    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

    Clinical Instruction and Clinical Rotations (51 s.h.) Course/Rotation Descriptions   

    • 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