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Physician Assistant Program Curriculum

Graduation Requirements

  1. 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".
  2. The professional phase (didactic and clinical rotations) must be completed in residency.
  3. Good standing in character, conduct, and financial obligation to the college and recommended by the faculty for graduation.
  4. 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)

Physician Assistant Program

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