PA Program Academics
Course Distribution
The following tables provide a listing of all of the courses in the curriculum (132 credits) identified in groupings by competencies.
Medical Knowledge: Medical Science
|
Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
PHAS 6100 |
Medical Science I – Anatomy |
4 |
|
PHAS 6120 |
Medical Science II – Physiology |
3 |
|
PHAS 6130 |
Medical Science III – Pathophysiology & Genetics |
4 |
|
PHAS 6140 |
Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics I |
3 |
|
PHAS 6150 |
Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics II |
3 |
Total: 17 Credits
Medical Knowledge: Social and Behavioral Sciences
|
Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
PHAS 6220 |
Mental Health & Wellness |
2 |
Total: 2 Credits
Medical Knowledge: Clinical Medicine
|
Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
PHAS 6300 |
Family Medicine & Primary Care |
3 |
|
PHAS 6320 |
Maternal & Child Medicine |
4 |
|
PHAS 6340 |
Internal Medicine |
4 |
|
PHAS 6350 |
Emergency & Surgical Medicine |
4 |
Total: 15 Credits
Interpersonal Skills and Professionalism
|
Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
PHAS 6400 |
Role of the PA |
1 |
|
PHAS 6420 |
Case Studies in Medical Ethics |
1 |
Total: 2 Credits
Patient Care: Clinical Skills
|
Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
PHAS 6500 |
Clinical Skills I |
4 |
|
PHAS 6520 |
Clinical Skills II |
3 |
|
PHAS 6530 |
Clinical Skills III |
3 |
|
PHAS 6560 |
Technical Skills I |
3 |
|
PHAS 6570 |
Technical Skills II |
3 |
|
PHAS 7560 |
Simulated Interactive Medicine |
5 |
Total: 21 Credits
Patient Care: Clinical Practice
|
Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
PHAS 7500 |
SCPE in Behavioral & Mental Health |
5 |
|
PHAS 7510 |
SCPE in Family Medicine & Primary Care |
5 |
|
PHAS 7530 |
SCPE in Medicine & Long-Term Care |
5 |
|
PHAS 7531 |
SCPE in Medicine & Team-Based Practice (or) |
* |
|
PHAS 7532 |
SCPE in Medicine & Cardiology (or) |
* |
|
PHAS 7533 |
SCPE in Medicine & Neurology (or) |
* |
|
PHAS 7535 |
SCPE in Medicine & Rehabilitative Care (or) |
* |
|
PHAS 7536 |
SCPE in Medicine & Ambulatory Care (or) |
* |
|
PHAS 7537 |
SCPE in Medicine & Endocrinology (or) |
* |
|
PHAS 7538 |
SCPE in Medicine & Infectious Disease (or) |
* |
|
PHAS 7539 |
SCPE in Medicine & Hematology/Oncology |
* |
|
PHAS 7540 |
SCPE in Pediatrics |
5 |
|
PHAS 7550 |
SCPE in Women’s Health |
5 |
|
PHAS 8500 |
SCPE in Emergency Medicine |
5 |
|
PHAS 8510 |
SCPE in Internal Medicine |
5 |
|
PHAS 8520 |
SCPE in Surgery |
5 |
|
PHAS 8530 |
SCPE in Urgent Care, Adult (or) |
5 |
|
PHAS 8532 |
SCPE in Urgent Care, Occupational Medicine (or) |
* |
|
PHAS 8535 |
SCPE in Urgent Care, Pediatrics |
* |
|
PHAS 8540 |
SCPE in Clerkship I (or) |
5 |
|
PHAS 8545 |
SCPE in Clerkship II |
* |
Total: 50 Credits
Practice-Based Learning: Clinical Reasoning
|
Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
PHAS 7710 |
Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving I |
2 |
|
PHAS 7720 |
Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving II |
2 |
|
PHAS 8710 |
Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving III |
2 |
Total: 6 Credits
Practice-Based Learning: Research
|
Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
PHAS 6600 |
Analysis of Evidence Based Literature |
1 |
|
PHAS 7600 |
Research I: Research Methods |
2 |
|
PHAS 7620 |
Research II: Study Designs |
2 |
|
PHAS 7630 |
Research III: Data Collection & Analysis |
2 |
|
PHAS 7640 |
Research IV: Results & Conclusion |
2 |
|
PHAS 8650 |
Research Project |
5 |
Total: 14 Credits
System-Based Practice
|
Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
PHAS 6810 |
Public Health & Healthcare Delivery Systems |
2 |
|
PHAS 7810 |
Global Practice of Medicine |
1 |
|
PHAS 8810 |
Health Law & Professional Concepts |
2 |
Total: 5 Credits
Course Sequencing
The following tables provide a listing of all of the courses in the curriculum (132 credits) identified sequentially by semester.
Didactic Phase: Winter-Spring 1
|
Competency |
Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
Medical Knowledge: Medical Science |
PHAS 6100 |
Medical Science I – Anatomy |
4 |
|
PHAS 6120 |
Medical Science II – Physiology |
3 |
|
|
PHAS 6140 |
Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics I |
3 |
|
|
Medical Knowledge: Social & Behavioral Science |
PHAS 6220 |
Mental Health & Wellness |
2 |
|
Patient Care: Skills |
PHAS 6500 |
Clinical Skills I |
4 |
|
Interpersonal Skills & Professionalism |
PHAS 6400 |
Role of the PA |
1 |
|
System-Based Practice: Systems of Healthcare |
PHAS 6810 |
Public Health & Health Delivery Systems |
2 |
Total: 19 Credits
Didactic Phase: Summer 1
|
Competency |
Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
Medical Knowledge: Medical Science |
PHAS 6130 |
Medical Science III – Pathophysiology & Genetics |
4 |
|
PHAS 6150 |
Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics II |
3 |
|
|
Medical Knowledge: Clinical Medicine |
PHAS 6300 |
Family Medicine & Primary Care |
3 |
|
Patient Care: Skills |
PHAS 6520 |
Clinical Skills II |
3 |
|
PHAS 6560 |
Technical Skills I |
3 |
Total: 16 Credits
Didactic Phase: Fall 1
|
Competency |
Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
Medical Knowledge: Clinical Medicine |
PHAS 6320 |
Maternal & Child Medicine |
4 |
|
PHAS 6340 |
Internal Medicine |
4 |
|
|
PHAS 6350 |
Emergency & Surgical Medicine |
4 |
|
|
Patient Care: Clinical Skills |
PHAS 6530 |
Clinical Skills III |
3 |
|
PHAS 6570 |
Technical Skills II |
3 |
|
|
Practice-Based Learning: Clinical Reasoning |
PHAS 6420 |
Case Studies in Medical Ethics |
1 |
|
Practice-Based Learning: Research |
PHAS 6600 |
Analysis of Evidence Based Literature |
1 |
Total: 20 Credits
Clinical Phase I: Spring 2
|
Competency |
Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
Patient Care: Clinical Skills |
PHAS 7560 |
Simulated Interactive Medicine |
5 |
|
Patient Care: Clinical Practice |
|
SCPE 1 |
5 |
|
|
SCPE 2 |
5 |
|
|
Practice-Based Learning: Clinical Reasoning |
PHAS 7710 |
Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving I |
2 |
|
Practice-Based Learning: Research |
PHAS 7600 |
Research I: Research Methods |
2 |
Total: 14 Credits
Clinical Phase I: Summer 2
|
Competency |
Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
Patient Care: Clinical Practice |
|
SCPE 3 |
5 |
|
|
SCPE 4 |
5 |
|
|
|
SCPE 5 |
5 |
|
|
Practice-Based Learning: Clinical Reasoning |
PHAS 7720 |
Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving II |
2 |
|
Practice-Based Learning: Research |
PHAS 7620 |
Research II: Study Designs |
2 |
Total: 19 Credits
Clinical Phase II: Fall 2
|
Competency |
Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
Patient Care: Clinical Practice |
|
SCPE 6 |
5 |
|
|
SCPE 7 |
5 |
|
|
|
SCPE 8 |
5 |
|
|
Practice-Based Learning: Clinical Reasoning |
PHAS 8710 |
Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving III |
2 |
|
Practice-Based Learning: Research |
PHAS 7630 |
Research III: Data Collection & Analysis |
2 |
Total: 19 Credits
Clinical Phase II: Spring 3
|
Competency |
Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
Patient Care: Clinical Practice |
|
SCPE 9 |
5 |
|
|
SCPE 10 |
5 |
|
|
Practice-Based Learning: Research |
PHAS 7640 |
Research IV: Results & Conclusions |
2 |
|
PHAS 8650 |
Research Project |
5 |
|
|
System-Based Practice |
PHAS 7810 |
Global Practice of Medicine |
1 |
|
PHAS 8810 |
Health Law & Professional Concepts |
2 |
Total: 20 Credits