Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies
Year 1
FIRST SEMESTER
- PAS510/L Advanced Human Anatomy I (2)
- PAS511 Clinical Microbiology/Immunology (3)
- PAS513 Clinical Laboratory Medicine (2)
- PAS514 Pathophysiology (3)
- PHI321 Medical Ethics (3)
- Total Credits (13)
SECOND SEMESTER
- NSC310 Biostatistics OR PSY333 Statistics for Psychology and Social Sciences (3)
- PAS515 Fundamentals of Clinical Medicine I (5)
- PAS516/L Advanced Human Anatomy II (2)
- PAS517/L Physical Diagnosis I (4)
- PAS518 Pharmacology I (3)
- Total Credits (17)
NOTE
While PSY333 or its equivalent will meet the statistics requirement and is offered on a regular basis, the scheduled offering times for NSC310 may be more likely to coordinate with the offering times of PAS courses which will be taken in the same term.
Year 2
FIRST SEMESTER
- PAS519 Fundamentals of Clinical Medicine II (5)
- PAS520/L Physical Diagnosis II (4)
- PAS521 Pharmacology II (3)
- PAS522 The Cultural & Psychosocial Dynamics of Medicine (3)
- PAS523 Medical Professional Issues (3)
- Total Credits (18)
SECOND SEMESTER
- PAS524 Clinical Pediatrics (2)
- PAS525 Clinical Problem Solving (3)
- PAS526 Surgery and Orthopedics (3)
- PAS527 Geriatrics (2)
- PAS528 Emergency Medicine (3)
- PAS529 Research Methodology (3)
- PAS531 Preventative Medicine (2)
- Total Credits (18)
Summer Session and Year 3
38 CREDITS TOTAL
- A total of 10 clinical rotations (clerkships) will be completed: 3-4 per each of the 3 terms (Summer, Fall, Spring). Clerkships are each 4 weeks in duration and carry 3 credits, for a total of 30 credits in clerkships.
- Each of the 3 terms will include enrollment in a 2-credit seminar (PAS614, 615, 616)
- Research studies include 2 courses, each carrying 1 credit (PAS612, 613)