PA Program Academics
2025-2026 Curriculum
Competency | Winter 1st year | ||
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | |
System-Based Practice | PHAS 6810 | Public Health & Health Delivery Systems | 2 |
Interpersonal Skills & Professionalism | PHAS 6400 | Role of the PA | 1 |
Total | 3 | ||
Spring 1st year | |||
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | |
Medical Knowledge: Medical Science | PHAS 6100 | Medical Science I- Anatomy | 4 |
Medical Knowledge: Medical Science | PHAS 6120 | Medical Science II- Physiology | 3 |
Medical Knowledge: Medical Science | PHAS 6140 | Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics I | 3 |
Medical Knowledge: Social & Behavioral Science | PHAS 6220 | Mental Health & Wellness | 2 |
Patient Care: Skills | Clinical Skills I | 4 | |
Total | 16 | ||
Summer 1st year | |||
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | |
Medical Knowledge: Medical Science | PHAS 6130 | Medical Sciences III- Pathophysiology & Genetics | 4 |
Medical Knowledge: Medical Science | PHAS 6150 | Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics II | 3 |
Medical Knowledge: Clinical Medicine | PHAS 6300 | Family Medicine & Primary Care | 3 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 6520 | Clinical Skills II | 3 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 6560 | Technical Skills I | 3 |
Total | 16 | ||
Fall 1st year | |||
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | |
Medical Knowledge: Clinical Medicine | PHAS 6320 | Maternal & Child Medicine | 4 |
Medical Knowledge: Clinical Medicine | PHAS 6340 | Internal Medicine | 4 |
Medical Knowledge: Clinical Medicine | PHAS 6350 | Emergency & Surgical Medicine | 4 |
Practice-Based Learning: Clinical Reasoning | PHAS 6420 | Case Studies in Medical Ethics | 1 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 6530 | Clinical Skills III | 3 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 6570 | Technical Skills II | 3 |
Practice-Based Learning: Research | PHAS 6600 | Analysis of Evidence Based Literature | 1 |
Total | 20 | ||
Spring 2nd year | |||
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | |
Practice-Based Learning: Research | PHAS 7600 | Research I: Research Methods | 2 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 7560 | Simulated Interactive Medicine | 5 |
Practice-Based Learning: Clinical Reasoning | PHAS 7710 | Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving I | 2 |
Total | 9 | ||
Summer 2nd year | |||
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | |
Practice-Based Learning: Research | PHAS 7620 | Research II: Study Designs | 2 |
Practice-Based Learning: Clinical Reasoning | PHAS 7720 | Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving II | 2 |
Total | 4 | ||
Fall 2nd year | |||
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | |
Practice-Based Learning: Research | PHAS 7630 | Research III: Data Collection & Analysis | 2 |
Practice-Based Learning: Clinical Reasoning | PHAS 8710 | Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving III | 2 |
Total | 4 | ||
Spring 3rd year | |||
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | |
Practice-Based Learning: Research | PHAS 7640 | Research IV: Results & Conclusions | 2 |
System-Based Practice | PHAS 7810 | Global Practice of Medicine | 1 |
System-Based Practice | PHAS 8810 | Health Law & Professional Concepts | 2 |
Total | 5 | ||
Core Supervised Clinical Practice Experiences (SCPE) | |||
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 7500 | SCPE in Behavioral & Mental Health | 5 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 7510 | SCPE in Family Medicine & Primary Care | 5 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 7540 | SCPE in Pediatrics | 5 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 7550 | SCPE in Women’s Health | 5 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 8500 | SCPE in Emergency Medicine | 5 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 8510 | SCPE in Internal Medicine | 5 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 8520 | SCPE in Surgery | 5 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 8530 | SCPE in Urgent Care | 5 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 8540 | SCPE Clerkship I | 5 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 8545 | SCPE Clerkship II | 5 |
Total | 50 | ||
Elective Choose 1 Course | |||
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 7570 | SCPE in General Medicine Elective | 5 |
Practice-Based Learning: Research | PHAS 8650 | Research Project | 5 |
Total | 5 |
2027 Curriculum
Competency | Winter 1st year | ||
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | |
System-Based Practice | PHAS 6810 | Public Health & Health Delivery Systems | 2 |
Interpersonal Skills & Professionalism | PHAS 6400 | Role of the PA | 1 |
Total | 3 | ||
Spring 1st year | |||
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | |
Medical Knowledge: Medical Science | PHAS 6100 | Medical Science I- Anatomy | 4 |
Medical Knowledge: Medical Science | PHAS 6120 | Medical Science II- Physiology | 3 |
Medical Knowledge: Medical Science | PHAS 6140 | Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics I | 3 |
Medical Knowledge: Social & Behavioral Science | PHAS 6220 | Mental Health & Wellness | 2 |
Patient Care: Skills | PHAS 6500 | Clinical Skills I | 4 |
Total | 16 | ||
Summer 1st year | |||
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | |
Medical Knowledge: Medical Science | PHAS 6130 | Medical Sciences III- Pathophysiology & Genetics | 4 |
Medical Knowledge: Medical Science | PHAS 6150 | Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics II | 3 |
Medical Knowledge: Clinical Medicine | PHAS 6300 | Family Medicine & Primary Care | 3 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 6520 | Clinical Skills II | 3 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 6560 | Technical Skills I | 3 |
Total | 16 | ||
Fall 1st year | |||
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | |
Medical Knowledge: Clinical Medicine | PHAS 6320 | Maternal & Child Medicine | 4 |
Medical Knowledge: Clinical Medicine | PHAS 6340 | Internal Medicine | 4 |
Medical Knowledge: Clinical Medicine | PHAS 6350 | Emergency & Surgical Medicine | 4 |
Practice-Based Learning: Clinical Reasoning | PHAS 6420 | Case Studies in Medical Ethics | 1 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 6530 | Clinical Skills III | 3 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 6570 | Technical Skills II | 3 |
Practice-Based Learning: Research | PHAS 6600 | Analysis of Evidence Based Literature | 1 |
Total | 20 | ||
Spring 2nd year | |||
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | |
Practice-Based Learning: Research | PHAS 7600 | Research I: Research Methods | 2 |
Practice-Based Learning: Clinical Reasoning | PHAS 7710 | Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving I | 2 |
Total | 4 | ||
Summer 2nd year | |||
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | |
Practice-Based Learning: Research | PHAS 7620 | Research II: Study Designs | 2 |
Practice-Based Learning: Clinical Reasoning | PHAS 7720 | Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving II | 2 |
Total | 4 | ||
Fall 2nd year | |||
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | |
Practice-Based Learning: Research | PHAS 7630 | Research III: Data Collection & Analysis | 2 |
Practice-Based Learning: Clinical Reasoning | PHAS 8710 | Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving III | 2 |
Total | 4 | ||
Spring 3rd year | |||
Course Number | Course Title | Credits | |
Practice-Based Learning: Research | PHAS 7640 | Research IV: Results & Conclusions | 2 |
System-Based Practice | PHAS 7810 | Global Practice of Medicine | 1 |
System-Based Practice | PHAS 8810 | Health Law & Professional Concepts | 2 |
PHAS 8900 | Capstone/Summative | 5 | |
Total | 10 | ||
Core Supervised Clinical Practice Experiences (SCPE) | |||
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 7500 | SCPE in Behavioral & Mental Health | 5 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 7510 | SCPE in Family Medicine & Primary Care | 5 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 7540 | SCPE in Pediatrics | 5 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 7550 | SCPE in Women’s Health | 5 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 8500 | SCPE in Emergency Medicine | 5 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 8510 | SCPE in Internal Medicine | 5 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 8520 | SCPE in Surgery | 5 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 8530 | SCPE in Urgent Care | 5 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 8540 | SCPE Clerkship I | 5 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 8545 | SCPE Clerkship II | 5 |
Total | 50 | ||
Elective Choose 1 Course | |||
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 7560 | Simulated Interactive Medicine | 5 |
Patient Care: Clinical Skills | PHAS 7570 | SCPE in General Medicine Elective | 5 |
Practice-Based Learning: Research | PHAS 8650 | Research Project | 5 |
Total | 5 |