Physician Assistant (PA) Program

Pre-Clinical Year: Summer

• PAS 701: Applied Human Structure and Function I (3 credits)
• MEP 721: Medical Ethics and Professionalism (1 credit)
• PAS 783: Inclusive Healthcare Practices (1 credit)
• PAS 736: Introductory Concepts in Medicine (2 credits)
• PAS 736: Principles of Immunology, Hematology, and Oncology (3 credits)
• PAS 784: Principles of Dermatology (2 credits)
• PAS 784: Principles of Infectious Disease (3 credits)
• PAS 786: Principles of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology (3 credits)

Total credits: 18

Pre-Clinical Year: Fall

• PAS 702: Applied Human Structure and Function II (3 credits)
• PAS 702: U.S. Healthcare Systems and Legal Medicine (1 credit)
• HMN 711: Fundamentals of Health Humanities (1 credit)
• PAS 787: Principles of Endocrinology (2 credits)
• PAS 789: Principles of Pulmonology (3 credits)
• PAS 788: Principles of Nephrology and Genitourinary Disease (2 credits)
• PAS 790: Principles of Cardiology (4 credits)
• PAS 791: Principles of Gastroenterology (3 credits)

Total credits: 19

Pre-Clinical Year: Spring

• PAS 719: Evidence-Based Medicine (1 credit)
• PAS 725: Professional Practice (1 credit)
• PAS 723: Principles of Behavioral Medicine (2 credits)
• PAS 792: Principles of Neurology (3 credits)
• PAS 793: Principles of Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Diseases (3 credits)
• PAS 722: Principles of Human Sexuality and Reproductive Health (3 credits)
• PAS 729: Principles of Emergency Medicine (3 credits)
• PAS 794: Principles of Surgery (2 credits)

Total credits: 18

Clinical Year

During the clinical year, students will complete three mandatory primary-care rotations. Each rotation is 5 weeks.

Mandatory Transition Block Requirements

• BLS, ACLS, PALS Certification Completion
• Child Abuse Training
• MAT Waiver Training
• NIH Stroke Scale A Certification
• Clinical Year Orientation/Transition Week

Mandatory Clinical Year Courses (1 credit)

• PAS 756: Summative Experience (1 credit)

Mandatory Clinical Rotations (40 credits)

• PAS 741: Behavioral Health I (5 credits)
• PAS 732: Emergency Medicine I (5 credits)
• PAS 734: Family Medicine I (5 credits)
• PAS 739: Internal Medicine I (5 credits)
• PAS 735/740/766: Ambulatory Care: Family Medicine II OR Internal Medicine II OR Urgent Care (5 credits)
• PAS 737: General Surgery I (5 credits)
• PAS 743: Pediatrics I (5 credits)
• PAS 745: Women's Health I (5 credits)

Elective Clinical Rotations (select 1 for 5 credits)

• PAS 742: Behavioral Medicine II (5 credits)
• PAS 765: Burn (5 credits)
• PAS 758: Cardiology (5 credits)
• PAS 760: Cardiothoracic Surgery (5 credits)
• PAS 762: Critical Care/ICU (5 credits)
• PAS 755: Dermatology (5 credits)
• PAS 733: Emergency Medicine II (5 credits)
• PAS 749: Endocrinology (5 credits)
• PAS 751: ENT (5 credits)
• PAS 748: Family Medicine III (5 credits)
• PAS 750: Gastroenterology (5 credits)
• PAS 738: General Surgery II (5 credits)
• PAS 752: Hematology/Oncology (5 credits)
• PAS 768: Infectious Disease (5 credits)
• PAS 747: Internal Medicine III (5 credits)
• PAS 757: Interventional Radiology (5 credits)
• PAS 770: Nephrology (5 credits)
• PAS 761: Neurology (5 credits)
• PAS 769: Neurosurgery (5 credits)
• PAS 775: Ophthalmology (5 credits)
• PAS 753: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (5 credits)
• PAS 764: Palliative Care (5 credits)
• PAS 744: Pediatrics II (5 credits)
• PAS 759: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (5 credits)
• PAS 754: Trauma (5 credits)
• PAS 767: Urgent Care II (5 credits)
• PAS 746: Women's Health II (5 credits)

Upon completion of the clinical training, students will participate in a one-credit Summative Experience. In addition to taking the PACKRAT examination (which does not impact student placement in the PA Program), students will be evaluated on their professionalism and participate in assessments for knowledge, technical skills, interpretation, and performance of diagnostic evaluations. The Summative Experience must be successfully completed as one of the final requirements for program completion.

COVID-19 changes: To ensure compliance with local, state and federal guidelines as well as those within the academic health center and college of medicine, the PA program may need to make changes and modifications to clinical rotation schedules as positivity rates for COVID-19 fluctuate. All changes made due to COVID-19 will be communicated with students, updated in the student handbook, and reported to the ARC-PA per accreditation standards.

Total credits: 46

Pre-Clinical Year: Summer

• PAS 701: Applied Human Structure and Function I (2 credits)
• PAS 702: Applied Human Structure and Function II (2 credits)
• PAS 704: Clinical Medicine I (5 credits)
• PAS 707: Pathophysiology I (2 credits)
• PAS 710: Pharmacology I (2 credits)
• PAS 713: Pharmacotherapeutics I (1 credit)
• PAS 716: History and Physical Examination I (2 credits)
• PAS 724: Laboratory Interpretive Methods (1 credit)
• PAS 727: Clinical Skills I (1 credit)

Total credits: 18

Pre-Clinical Year: Fall

• PAS 703: Applied Human Structure and Function III (2 credits)
• PAS 705: Clinical Medicine II (5 credits)
• PAS 708: Pathophysiology II (2 credits)
• PAS 711: Pharmacology II (2 credits)
• PAS 714: Pharmacotherapeutics II (1 credit)
• PAS 717: History and Physical Examination II (2 credits)
• PAS 781: Clinical Skills II (2 credits)
• PAS 728: EKG Interpretive Methods (1 credit)
• PAS 721: U.S. Healthcare Systems and Legal Medicine (1 credit)
• PAS 730: Healthcare Ethics (1 credit)

Total credits: 19

Pre-Clinical Year: Spring

• PAS 706: Clinical Medicine III (5 credits)
• PAS 709: Pathophysiology III (2 credits)
• PAS 712: Pharmacology III (2 credits)
• PAS 715: Pharmacotherapeutics III (1 credit)
• PAS 718: History and Physical Examination III (2 credits)
• PAS 719: Evidence-Based Medicine (1 credit)
• PAS 729: Emergency Studies (1 credit)
• MEP 721: Medical Ethics and Professionalism (1 credit)
• PAS 782: Clinical Skills III (2 credits)
• PAS 725: Professional Practice (1 credit)

Total credits: 18

Clinical Year

During the clinical year, students will complete three mandatory primary-care rotations. Each rotation is 5 weeks.

Mandatory Transition Block Requirements

• BLS, ACLS, PALS Certification Completion
• Child Abuse Training
• MAT Waiver Training
• NIH Stroke Scale A Certification
• Clinical Year Orientation/Transition Week

Mandatory Clinical Year Courses (1 credit)

• PAS 756: Summative Experience (1 credit)

Mandatory Clinical Rotations (40 credits)

• PAS 741: Behavioral Health I (5 credits)
• PAS 732: Emergency Medicine I (5 credits)
• PAS 734: Family Medicine I (5 credits)
• PAS 739: Internal Medicine I (5 credits)
• PAS 735/740/766: Ambulatory Care: Family Medicine II OR Internal Medicine II OR Urgent Care (5 credits)
• PAS 737: General Surgery I (5 credits)
• PAS 743: Pediatrics I (5 credits)
• PAS 745: Women's Health I (5 credits)

Elective Clinical Rotations (select 1 for 5 credits)

• PAS 742: Behavioral Medicine II (5 credits)
• PAS 765: Burn (5 credits)
• PAS 758: Cardiology (5 credits)
• PAS 760: Cardiothoracic Surgery (5 credits)
• PAS 762: Critical Care/ICU (5 credits)
• PAS 755: Dermatology (5 credits)
• PAS 733: Emergency Medicine II (5 credits)
• PAS 749: Endocrinology (5 credits)
• PAS 751: ENT (5 credits)
• PAS 748: Family Medicine III (5 credits)
• PAS 750: Gastroenterology (5 credits)
• PAS 738: General Surgery II (5 credits)
• PAS 752: Hematology/Oncology (5 credits)
• PAS 768: Infectious Disease (5 credits)
• PAS 747: Internal Medicine III (5 credits)
• PAS 757: Interventional Radiology (5 credits)
• PAS 770: Nephrology (5 credits)
• PAS 761: Neurology (5 credits)
• PAS 769: Neurosurgery (5 credits)
• PAS 775: Ophthalmology (5 credits)
• PAS 753: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (5 credits)
• PAS 764: Palliative Care (5 credits)
• PAS 744: Pediatrics II (5 credits)
• PAS 759: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (5 credits)
• PAS 754: Trauma (5 credits)
• PAS 767: Urgent Care II (5 credits)
• PAS 746: Women's Health II (5 credits)

Upon completion of the clinical training, students will participate in a one-credit Summative Experience. In addition to taking the PACKRAT examination (which does not impact student placement in the PA Program), students will be evaluated on their professionalism and participate in assessments for knowledge, technical skills, interpretation, and performance of diagnostic evaluations. The Summative Experience must be successfully completed as one of the final requirements for program completion.

COVID-19 changes: To ensure compliance with local, state and federal guidelines as well as those within the academic health center and college of medicine, the PA program may need to make changes and modifications to clinical rotation schedules as positivity rates for COVID-19 fluctuate. All changes made due to COVID-19 will be communicated with students, updated in the student handbook, and reported to the ARC-PA per accreditation standards.

Total credits: 46