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Physician Assistant Studies Curriculum

CURRICULUM

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The Master of Physician Assistant Studies curriculum is designed to give students the knowledge, skill, and confidence to care for a wide range of patients in varied settings. Your studies begin with four semesters of high-intensity lecture and bedside demonstration focused on science, concepts of health care and disease, and medical history and physical examination skills. In the first semester, students will concentrate on basic sciences and professional practice issues. In subsequent semesters, the emphasis shifts to a systems-based curriculum in clinical medicine, associated clinical sciences, and pharmacology. After successfully completing the didactic phase, students will participate in eight clinical rotations in various disciplines of medical practice. Emphasis is placed on providing healthcare in more individualized rural settings. Given that we have a focus on learning and practicing medicine in rural communities, you may be required to travel for rotations. Students will be required to travel up to 300 miles for any given rotation. Any travel would be at your own expense and you may be required to find your own housing during the duration of the rotation. This comprehensive clinical curriculum includes rotations in emergency medicine, family medicine, behavioral health, internal medicine, women's health, pediatrics, surgery, and an elective rotation. The curriculum is sequenced to create an effective and efficient path for learning. Through this curriculum, the program assures graduates will be competent practitioners of medicine. In accordance with the program's policies and procedures, students are not required to obtain clinical rotation sites or acquire their own structured clinical practice experiences (SCPE). Structured clinical practice experiences (clinical rotations) are provided by the program as components of the clinical education curriculum.

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Total Program Hours: 110

Required Didactic - 75 hours

Didactic courses are primarily in person with occasional online or hybrid sessions.

Required Clinical - 35 hours

Clinical courses are conducted primarily in person, with possible telemedicine experiences in which preceptors are present in the room, except for the behavioral health rotation, which may be primarily via telemedicine.

*Remediation Courses

*Special Studies courses may be required for remediation.  The cost associated with taking these courses will be the student's responsibility.  The program abides by the Graduate College's Academic Forgiveness Policy.  Contact the Graduate College for the most updated form and policy.