The Master of Physician Assistant Studies program is 28 months long and consists of 16 months of didactic (classroom) work and 12 months of clinical rotations.

In the Didactic phase, there are four sessions that are each 15 weeks long. Between each session is a two week break.

The Clinical phase consists of 52 weeks of rotations without a break. There are seven required and two elective rotations. The rotations are not necessarily experienced in the order as listed here, however, the elective rotations are always at the end of the year.

The program does not require students to supply their own clinical sites.

CLASS 2009

SESSION I

2 July 2007 - 26 October 2007

PA 657 Human Science (12.5 Credit hours)
PA 690 PA History, Roles and
Responsibilities (1 CR)
PA 682 US Healthcare Systems (2 CR)
PA 693 A Case Approach to Ethics (1 CR)
PA 659 Immunology (1 CR)
PA 680 Medical Interviewing (1 CR)

SESSION 2

12 November 2007 - 29 February 2008

PA 655 Principles of Pharmacology I (2 CR)
PA 658 Clinical Microbiology (2 CR)
PA 670 Diagnostic Modalities (3 CR)
PA 671 Clinical Medicine I (8 CR)
PA 672 Physical Diagnosis I (4 cr)
PA 691 Management of the Vulnerable
and Medically Underserved (2 cr)

SESSION 3

17 March 2008 - 27 June 2008

PA 688 Principles of Pharmacology II (2 CR)
PA 677 Infectious Disease (2 CR)
PA 673 Clinical Medicine II (9.5 CR)
PA 674 Physical Diagnosis II (3 CR)
PA 684 Biostatistics and Research
Methodology (2 CR)
PA 681 Mental Health/Human Sexuality (3 CR)

SESSION 4

14 July 2008 - 31 October 2008

PA 689 Principles of Pharmacology III (2 CR)
PA 678 Emergency Medicine (4 CR)
PA 679 Surgery (3 CR)
PA 675 Clinical Medicine III (8 CR)
PA 676 Physical Diagnosis III Seminar (1 CR)
PA 654 Clinical Genetics (2 CR)
PA 683 Trends in Epidemiology (2 CR)
PA 698 Introduction to Jurisprudence (1 CR)

Clinical Rotations

1 December 2008 - 30 November 2009

PA 699A Adult Medicine (8 CR)
PA 699B Family Medicine (12 CR)
PA 699C Emergency Medicine (4 CR)
PA 699D OB/GYN (4 CR)
PA 699E Pediatrics (4 CR)
PA 699F Surgery (4 CR)
PA 699G Elective (4 CR)
PA 699H Elective (4 CR)
PA 699I Community Medicine (4 CR)

Hours for graduation 132 Credit Hours

Class 2010

SESSION I

7 July 2008 - 31 October 2008

PA 657 Human Science (12.5 Credit hours)
PA 690 PA History, Roles and
Responsibilities (1 CR)
PA 682 US Healthcare Systems (2 CR)
PA 693 A Case Approach to Ethics (1 CR)
PA 659 Immunology (1 CR)
PA 680 Medical Interviewing (1 CR)

SESSION 2

10 November 2008 - 27 February 2009

PA 655 Principles of Pharmacology I (2 CR)
PA 658 Microbiology and Infectious Ds (2 CR)
PA 670 Diagnostic Modalities (3 CR)
PA 671 Clinical Medicine I (8 CR)
PA 672 Physical Diagnosis I (3 cr)
PA 691 Management of the Vulnerable
and Medically Underserved (2 cr)

SESSION 3

16 March 2009 - 26 June 2009

PA 688 Principles of Pharmacology II (2 CR)
PA 677 Infectious Disease (2 CR)
PA 673 Clinical Medicine II (9.5 CR)
PA 674 Physical Diagnosis II (3 CR)
PA 684 Biostatistics and Research
Methodology (2 CR)
PA 681 Mental Health/Human Sexuality (3 CR)

SESSION 4

13 July 2009 - 13 October 2009

PA 689 Principles of Pharmacology III (2 CR)
PA 678 Emergency Medicine (4 CR)
PA 679 Surgical Principles for the
Primary Care PA (3 CR)
PA 675 Clinical Medicine III (8 CR)
PA 676 Transitional Practicum (1 CR)
PA 654 Clinical Genetics (2 CR)
PA 683 Trends in Epidemiology (2 CR)
PA 698 Introduction to Jurisprudence (1 CR)

Clinical Rotations

1 November 2009 - 30 October 2010

PA 699A Adult Medicine (8 CR)
PA 699B Family Medicine (12 CR)
PA 699C Emergency Medicine (4 CR)
PA 699D OB/GYN (4 CR)
PA 699E Pediatrics (4 CR)
PA 699F Surgery (4 CR)
PA 699G Elective (4 CR)
PA 699H Elective (4 CR)
PA 699I Community Medicine (4 CR)

Hours for graduation 131 Credit Hours