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