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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
three phases: Didactic, Clinical, and Preceptorship (including
a Graduate Project).
Didactic Phase: 3 semesters
The student will complete the following courses during
the first year of study, which are completed in the classroom:
| Didactic Year Fall Semester |
Credit Hours |
| Physician Assistant Orientation |
1 sh |
Clinical Medicine I
a. Intro to Clinical Med
b. Endocrinology
c. Gastroenterology
d. Infectious Disease/ Immunology
|
5 sh |
| Laboratory Medicine I |
2 sh |
| Pharmacology I |
2 sh |
| Medical Interviewing & Intro to Physical Exam
|
1 sh |
| Physiology |
3 sh |
| Human Gross Anatomy |
4 sh |
Total |
18 sh |
| Didactic Year Spring Semester |
Credit Hours |
Clinical Medicine II
a. Urology/ Nephrology
b. Cardiology
c. OB/GYN
d. Orthopedics
e. Ophthalmology/Otolaryngology
f. Pulmonology
|
6 sh |
Physical Examination |
3 sh |
| Pharmacology II |
2 sh |
| Laboratory Medicine II |
2 sh |
| Emergency Medicine I |
2 sh |
| Clinical Skills I |
1 sh |
Medical Ethics Seminar
* This seminar continues through the 20 months of PA Education
|
No Credit |
| Health Promotion/Disease Prevention |
2 sh |
Total |
18 sh |
| Didactic Year Summer Semester |
Credit Hours |
Medical Ethics Seminar continues
|
No Credit |
Physician Assistant Orientation II/III
|
1/1 sh |
Clinical Medicine III
a. Dermatology
b. Neurology
c. Hematology/ Oncology
d. Critical thinking
|
6 sh |
| Pharmacology III |
2 sh |
| Emergency Medicine II |
2 sh |
| Fundamentals of Surgery |
2 sh |
| Psychopathology |
2 sh |
| Clinical Skills II |
1 sh |
| Geriatrics |
2 sh |
| Pediatrics |
2 sh |
| Research Methods |
2 sh |
Total |
23 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 |
Medical Ethics Seminar continues
|
No Credit |
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 |
Preceptorship: 1 semester
The student will complete the following during the last
semester of study at designated medical clinics:
Clinical Preceptorship: 12 weeks (including a graduate
project)
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