Physician Assistant Studies, MSPAS

Trimester 1

• PAC 5101C - Clinical Anatomy Hours: 5
• PAC 5116 - Human Physiology and Pathophysiology Hours: 5
• PAC 5123 - PA Roles and Responsibilities Hours: 2
• PAC 5128 - Pharmacology Hours: 3
• IPE 7001 - Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice Hours: 3

Trimester 2

• PAC 5202 - Diagnostic Studies and Medical Imaging Hours: 4
• PAC 5207 - Nutrition and Wellness Hours: 3
• PAC 5211 - Clinical Medicine and Pharmacotherapeutics 1 Hours: 5
• PAC 5219C - Patient History Hours: 3
• PAC 5227 - Interpreting the Medical Literature and EBM Hours: 3

Trimester 3

• PAC 5322 - Clinical Medicine and Pharmacotherapeutics 2 Hours: 5
• PAC 5329C - Patient Evaluation Hours: 3
• PAC 5333C - Surgery and Emergency Medicine Hours: 3
• PAC 5344 - Social and Behavioral Medicine Hours: 2
• PAC 5348 - Pediatrics Hours: 2
• IPE 7200 - Cultural Competence in Healthcare Hours: 3

Trimester 4

• PAC 5433 - Clinical Medicine and Pharmacotherapeutics 3 Hours: 5
• PAC 5439C - Patient Management Hours: 3
• PAC 5442C - Clinical and Technical Skills Hours: 4
• PAC 5453 - Clinical Integration Hours: 1
• PAC 5459 - Medical Ethics and Issues in Professional Practice Hours: 3
• PAC 5462 - Psychosocial Dynamics in Medicine Hours: 2

Trimester 5

• PAC 6501 - Formative Experience Hours: 2
• PAC 6511 - Family Medicine SCPE Hours: 4 *
• PAC 6522 - Internal Medicine SCPE Hours: 4 *
• PAC 6531 - Core Content 1 Hours: 2

Trimester 6

• PAC 6533 - Pediatrics Medicine SCPE Hours: 4 *
• PAC 6544 - Women’s Health SCPE Hours: 4 *
• PAC 6632 - Core Content 2 Hours: 1
• PAC 6655 - Emergency Medicine SCPE Hours: 4 *
• PAC 6666 - Behavioral and Mental Health Care SCPE Hours: 4 *

Trimester 7

• PAC 6733 - Core Content 3 Hours: 1
• PAC 6742 - Summative Experience Hours: 1
• PAC 6777 - Surgery SCPE Hours: 4 *
• PAC 6788 - Elective SCPE Hours: 4 *
• PAC 6789 - Elective 2 SCPE Hours: 4 *

Total Credit Hours 115

^{* SCPE = Supervised Clinical Practice Experience (SCPEs). The order of the SCPE courses will vary for each student during the experiential year.}