Curriculum: Timing/Sequence

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (MSPAS)

Didactic -  Year One

2012-2013

Summer 2012

(Jul 02  – September 21)

Course Number Course Description Number of Units (Semester Hrs)
PA-501 Human Anatomy & Physiology-I 4.0
PA-503 Clinical Ethics 2.0
PA-504 Research-I 1.0
PA-512 PA Professional Issues-I 1.0
PA-516 Clinical Laboratory Science 2.0
PA-520 Principles of Physical Diagnosis-I 3.0
PA-538 Medical Microbiology 2.0

Break

Sep 22–Sep 30, 2012

 

Fall 2012

(October 01 – December 21)

15.0  Total
 
PA-502 Human Anatomy & Physiology-II 4.0
PA-505 Research-II 1.0
PA-510 Pathophysiology of Disease-I 2.0
PA-521 Principles of Physical Diagnosis-II 3.0
PA-526 Clinical Pharmacology-I 2.0
PA-528 Clinical Medicine-I 4.0

Break

Dec 22, 2012–Jan 06, 2013

 

Winter 2013

(January 07 – March 22)

16.0  Total
 
PA-511 Pathophysiology of Disease-II 2.0
PA-519 Health Promotion & Disease Prevention 1.0
PA-522 Principles of Physical Diagnosis-III 3.0
PA-527 Clinical Pharmacology-II 2.0
PA-529 Clinical Medicine-II 4.0
PA-536 Clinical Skills-I 2.0

Break

Mar 23–Mar 31, 2013

 

Spring 2013

(April 01 – June 21)

14.0  Total
 
PA-518 Behavioral Medicine 2.0
PA-530 Clinical Medicine-III 4.0
PA-531 Clinical Medicine-IV 2.0
PA-535 Women’s Health 2.0
PA-537 Clinical Skills-II 2.0
PA-539 Rural Medicine 2.0
PA-549 PA Professional Issues-II 1.0
    15.0  Total

Break

June 22–June 30, 2013

  60.0  Total Didactic Year

 

Clinical Clerkship – Year Two

July 2013 – June 2014

Date Clerkship Number of Weeks
Jul  01 – Aug 02, 2013 Clinical Clerkship – I 5.0
Aug 05 – Sep 06, 2013 Clinical Clerkship – 2 5.0
Sept 09 – Oct 11, 2013 Clinical Clerkship – 3 5.0
Oct 14 – Nov 15, 2013 Clinical Clerkship – 4 5.0
Nov 18 – Dec 20, 2013 Clinical Clerkship -5 5.0
Dec 21, 2013 – Jan 05, 2014 Christmas Break
Jan 06 – Feb 07, 2014 Clinical Clerkship – 6 5.0
Feb 10 – March 14, 2014 Clinical Clerkship -7 5.0
Mar 17 – Apr 18, 2014 Clinical Clerkship – 8 5.0
April 21 – May 23, 2014 Clinical Clerkship – 9 5.0
May 24 – Jun 01, 2014 Summer Break/AAPA Conference
Jun 02 – Jun 27 Board Prep/Make-ups/Check-out/Graduation Class PA-1
Clinical Clerkships
Course Number Course Description Number of Units
PA-570 Family Medicine 5.0
PA-571 Internal Medicine 5.0
PA-572 Emergency Medicine 5.0
PA-573 Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine 5.0
PA-574 Women’s Health 5.0
PA-575 General Surgery 5.0
PA-576 Behavioral Medicine/Psych 5.0
PA-577 Elective-I 5.0
PA-578 Elective-II 5.0
  45.0  Total Clinical Year
    105.0  Total-Program