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Graduation Requirements
- Completion of all requirements for the specified professional
phase of the program (didactic and clinical rotations) with a
minimum 3.0 GPA and no grades below a "C".
- The professional phase (didactic and clinical rotations) must
be completed in residency.
- Good standing in character, conduct, and financial obligation
to the college and recommended by the faculty for graduation.
- Has met all other graduation requirements of Methodist University
as stated in the Academic
Catalogue.
Academic Standards
It is essential to their development that students adopt and exhibit
self-directed responsibility for their mastery of knowledge and
skills. It is the policy of the Methodist University PA Program
that a student maintains a minimum score of 75% on each examination
or written assignment. Any performance less than 75% is interpreted
as not obtaining competency. It is the student's responsibility
to maintain the required academic standards and to initiate the
necessary interventions to resolve deficiencies in any area of study.
The physician assistant program faculty and staff will offer guidance
to a physician assistant student experiencing academic difficulties
but it remains the responsibility of the student to achieve competency.
Program Curriculum
The PA Graduate Program lasts 27 months and consists of 2 phases:
Didactic and Clinical (to be implemented with the Fall 2009 incoming
class)
Didactic Phase: 4 semesters
The student will complete the following courses during the first
year and a half of study, which are in the classroom:
| Didactic Year Fall Semester |
Credit Hours |
| Anatomy |
4 sh |
Physiology
|
3 sh |
| History and Physical Exam I |
3 sh |
| Pharmacology I |
2 sh |
| PA Orientation I |
1 sh |
| Medical Ethics |
2 sh |
| Endocrinology |
2 sh |
Total |
17 |
| Didactic Year Spring Semester |
Credit Hours |
Gastroenterology
|
2 sh |
Cardiology |
3 sh |
| Pharmacology II |
2 sh |
| Laboratory Medicine I |
2 sh |
| History and Physical Exam II |
3 sh |
| Clinical Skills I |
1 sh |
Emergency Medicine I
|
2 sh |
| PA Orientation II |
1 sh |
| Orthopedics |
2 sh |
Total |
18 |
| Didactic Year Summer Semester |
Credit Hours |
Urology/Nephrology
|
2 sh |
OB/GYN |
2 sh |
Ophthalmology
|
1 sh |
| Otolaryngology |
1 sh |
| Pulmonology |
2 sh |
| Pharmacology III |
2 sh |
| History & Physical Exam III |
2 sh |
| Emergency Medicine II |
2 sh |
| Geriatrics |
2 sh |
| Surgery |
2 sh |
| Laboratory Medicine II |
2 sh |
Total |
20 sh |
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| Didactic Year Advanced Semester (Fall) |
Credit Hours |
Dermatology
|
2 sh |
Neurology |
2 sh |
Hematology
|
1 sh |
| Oncology |
1 sh |
| Critical Thinking |
2 sh |
| Clinical Skills II |
1 sh |
| Behavioral Medicine |
2 sh |
| Pediatrics |
2 sh |
| Health Promotion/Disease Prevention |
2 sh |
| Research Methods |
2 sh |
| Infectious Diseases |
2 sh |
Total |
19 sh |
Clinical Phase: 3 semesters
The student will complete the following rotations during the second
year of study at designated clinical facilities:
| Clinical Year |
Credit Hours |
Internal Medicine |
8 sh |
OB/GYN |
4 sh |
| Pediatrics |
4 sh |
| Family Medicine I |
4 sh |
| Family Medicine II |
4 sh |
| Family Medicine III |
4 sh |
| Emergency Medicine |
4 sh |
| Psychiatry |
4 sh |
| Orthopedics |
4 sh |
| Surgery |
4 sh |
| Community/Rural Health |
2 sh |
| Elective |
2 sh |
| Elective |
2 sh |
| Preceptorship |
6 sh |
| Clinical Research |
6 sh |
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