Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies

Year 1

FIRST SEMESTER

• PAS510/L Advanced Human Anatomy I and PAS516 Advanced Human Anatomy II (4)
• PAS511 Clinical Microbiology/Immunology (3)
• PAS535 Medical Professional Issues i (1)
• PAS513 Clinical Laboratory Medicine (2)
• PAS514 Pathophysiology (3)
• PHI321 Medical Ethics (3) or PAS329 Statistics for Evidence Based Practice
• Total Credits (16)

SECOND SEMESTER

• HSC329 Statistics for Evidence Based Practice (3) or PHI321 Medical Ethics (3)
• PAS515 Fundamentals of Clinical Medicine I (5)
• PAS517/L Physical Diagnosis I (4)
• PAS518 Pharmacology I (3)
• Total Credits (15)

Year 2

FIRST SEMESTER

• PAS519 Fundamentals of Clinical Medicine II (5)
• PAS520/L Physical Diagnosis II (3)
• PAS521 Pharmacology II (3)
• PAS522 The Cultural & Psychosocial Dynamics of Medicine (3)
• PAS536 Medical Professional Issues II (2)
• PAS538 Orthopedics (1)
• Total Credits (17)

SECOND SEMESTER

• PAS524 Clinical Pediatrics (2)
• PAS525 Clinical Problem Solving (3)
• PAS526 Surgery  (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)