PA Program Academics

2028

Spring 1st Year

  • PHAS 6100 Medical Science I- Anatomy, 4 credits
  • PHAS 6120 Medical Science II- Physiology, 3 credits
  • PHAS 6140 Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics I, 3 credits
  • PHAS 6220 Mental Health and Wellness, 2 credits
  • PHAS 6400 Role of the PA, 1 credit*
  • PHAS 6500 Clinical Skills I, 4 credits

Total 17 credits

Summer 1st Year

  • PHAS 6130 Medical Sciences III-Pathophysiology and Genetics, 4 credits
  • PHAS 6150 Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics II, 3 credits
  • PHAS 6300 Family Medicine and Primary Care, 3 credits
  • PHAS 6520 Clinical Skills II, 3 credits
  • PHAS 6560 Technical Skills I, 3 credits

Total 16 credits

Fall 1st Year

  • PHAS 6320 Maternal and Child Medicine, 4 credits
  • PHAS 6340 Internal Medicine, 4 credits
  • PHAS 6350 Emergency Medicine and Surgical Medicine, 4 credits
  • PHAS 6420 Case Studies in Medical Ethics, 1 credit
  • PHAS 6530 Clinical Skills III, 3 credits
  • PHAS 6570 Technical Skills II, 3 credits
  • PHAS 6600 Analysis of Evidence Based Literature, 1 credit

Total 20 credits

Spring 2nd Year

  • PHAS 7600 Research I: Research Methods, 2 credits
  • PHAS 7560 Simulated Interactive Medicine/10 SCPE credits or SCPE, 15 credits
  • PHAS 8810 Health Law and Professional Concepts, 2 credits

Total 19 credits

Summer 2nd Year

  • PHAS 6820 Issues of Local and Global Delivery of Public Health and Medical Care, 3 credits**
  • PHAS 7620 Research II: Study Designs, 2 credits
  • PHAS 7560 Simulated Interactive Medicine, 10 SCPE credits or SCPE, 15 credits
  • PHAS 7710 Clinical Reasoning and Problem Solving I, 2 credits***

Total 22 credits

Fall 2nd Year

  • PHAS 7630 Research III: Data Collection and Analysis, 2 credits
  • PHAS 7720 Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving II, 2 credits
  • SCPE, 15 credits

Total 19 credits

Spring 3rd Year

  • PHAS 7640 Research IV: Results and Conclusions, 2 credits
  • PHAS 8650 Research Project, 5 credits
  • SCPE, 10 credits
  • PHAS 8710 Clinical Reasoning and Problem Solving III, 2 credits

Total 19 credits

 

CORE Supervised Clinical Practice Experience (SCPE)

Program Total 132 credits

* Class of 2026 and 2027 took this course in Winter 1st Year.

** Class of 2026 and 2027 took PHAS 6810 Winter 1st Year and PHAS 7810 Fall 2nd Year to fulfill this requirement.

*** Class of 2026 took this course in Spring 2nd year.