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Curriculum Overview - 108 Total Credits (Standard A3.12e)

Didactic Phase (17 months) – 64 credits

Year 1 Spring

• PAS 500: Clinical Anatomy (4 credits)
• PAS 500L: Clinical Anatomy Lab (2 credits)
• PAS 501: Medical Physiology (3 credits)
• PAS 502: Clinical Biomedical Science (2 credits)
• PAS 510: Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics I (1 credit)
• PAS 610: Professional Development I (2 credits)
• PAS 630: Patient Assessment and Clinical Skills I (1 credit)
• PAS 630L: Patient Assessment and Clinical Skills I Lab (1 credit)

 

Year 1 Summer

• PAS 511: Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics II (2 credits)
• PAS 600: Clinical Medicine I (6 credits)
• PAS 611: Professional Development II (2 credits)
• PAS 631: Patient Assessment and Clinical Skills II (2 credits)
• PAS 631L: Patient Assessment and Clinical Skills II Lab (2 credits)

 

Year 1 Fall

• PAS 512: Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics III (2 credits)
• PAS 601: Clinical Medicine II (6 credits)
• PAS 612: Professional Development III (2 credits)
• PAS 632: Patient Assessment and Clinical Skills III (2 credits)
• PAS 632L: Patient Assessment and Clinical Skills III Lab (2 credits)
• PAS 640: Evidence-Based Medicine and Research I (1 credits)
• PAS 650: Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Care (1 credit)

 

Year 2 Spring

• PAS 513: Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics IV (2 credits)
• PAS 602: Clinical Medicine III (6 credits)
• PAS 620: Community and Population Medicine (2 credits)
• PAS 633: Patient Assessment and Clinical Skills IV (2 credits)
• PAS 633L: Patient Assessment and Clinical Skills IV Lab (2 credits)
• PAS 651: Fundamentals of Emergency Medicine (2 credits)
• PAS 660: Introduction to Clinical Practice (2 credits)
   

Clinical Phase (12 months) – 44 credits

Clinical phase students are enrolled in Clinical Practicum 1-8 (PAS 671-678) in each respective semester. During each of those courses, the student will complete a 5-week clinical rotation in one of the required rotation disciplines:

• • Family Medicine
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Pediatrics
  • Women’s Health (including prenatal and gynecologic care)
  • Behavioral and Mental Health Care
  • Elective (any specialty – must be approved by the Director of Clinical Education)
     

Year 2 Summer

• PAS 661: Clinical Seminar I (1 credit)
• PAS 671: Clinical Practicum 1 (5 credits)
• PAS 672: Clinical Practicum 2 (5 credits)
   

Year 2 Fall

• PAS 662: Clinical Seminar II (1 credit)
• PAS 673: Clinical Practicum 3 (5 credits)
• PAS 674: Clinical Practicum 4 (5 credits)
• PAS 675: Clinical Practicum 5 (5 credits)
   

Year 3 Spring

• PAS 663: Clinical Seminar III (1 credit)
• PAS 676: Clinical Practicum 6 (5 credits)
• PAS 677: Clinical Practicum 7 (5 credits)
• PAS 678: Clinical Practicum 8 (5 credits)
• PAS 680: Evidence-Based Medicine & Research II (1 credit)