Physician Assistant Program Outline

Two-Year Curriculum Outline

Academic Year

Semester 1 

Philosophy and Religion in Medicine I — 2 cr.hrs.

Pre-Clinical Sciences — 2 cr.hrs.

Anatomy — 4 cr.hrs.

Behavioural Sciences I — 2 cr.hrs.

Clinical Medicine I — 2 cr.hrs.

Semester 2 

Philosophy and Religion in Medicine II — 1 cr.hrs.

Physiology — 4 cr.hrs.

Pharmacology  — 4 cr.hrs.

Behavioural Sciences II — 1 cr.hrs.

Clinical Medicine II — 2 cr.hrs.

Semester 3 – Spring 

Philosophy and Religion in Medicine III — 1 cr.hrs.

Behavioural Sciences III — 1 cr.hrs.

Clinical Medicine — 4 cr.hr.

Procedural Skills — 2 cr.hr.

Clinical Evaluation Skills — 2 cr.hr.

Diagnostic Skills — 2 cr.hr.

 

Semester 4 – Summer A 

Philosophy and Religion in Medicine III — 1 cr.hrs.

Behavioural Sciences III — 1 cr.hrs.

Hospital Medicine — 4 cr.hr.

Procedural Skills — 2 cr.hr.

Clinical Evaluation Skills — 2 cr.hr.

Diagnostic Skills — 2 cr.hr.

TOTAL ACADEMIC YEAR SEMESTER HOURS = 48

Clinical Year

Typical Schedule Number of Months

Critical Care — 1

Emergency Medicine — 3

General Internal Medicine — 2

Obstetrics/Gynecology — 1

Pediatrics — 1

Primary Care — 2

Psychiatry — 1

General Surgery — 1

 

TOTAL CLINICAL YEAR SEMESTER HOURS = 40