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Curriculum Overview - 108 Total Credits 

This curriculum is pending final University approval.

Didactic Phase (17 months) – 64 credits

All courses in the didactic phase are delivered in person at the USM Gulf Park campus. 

Year 1 Spring

• PAS 500: Clinical Anatomy & Physiology (4 credits)
• PAS 500L: Clinical Anatomy Lab (2 credits)
• PAS 502: Clinical Biomedical Science (3 credits)
• PAS 621: Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics I (2 credits)
• PAS 610: Professional Development I (2 credits)
• PAS 630: Patient Assessment and Clinical Skills I (2 credits)
• PAS 630L: Patient Assessment and Clinical Skills I Lab (1 credit)

 

Year 1 Summer

• PAS 622: 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 623: 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 (1 credit)
• PAS 650: Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Care (1 credit)

 

Year 2 Spring

• PAS 624: Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics IV (2 credits)
• PAS 602: Clinical Medicine III (6 credits)
• PAS 605: 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

All sections of the ‘Special Problems’ course (PAS 692) are assigned Supervised Clinical Practice Experiences (SCPEs, aka clinical rotations) and are delivered in person via clinical instructors (preceptors) in a clinical setting.

The Clinical Seminar courses (PAS 661, 662, 663) and the Research Capstone course (PAS 680) are delivered in person during the ‘callback’ weeks at the USM Gulf Park campus. 

Clinical phase students are enrolled in the PAS 692 Special Problems course each semester. During that course, students will complete 5-week clinical rotations (as assigned) from the list of required disciplines: 

• • H001 = Family Medicine 
  • H002 = Emergency Medicine 
  • H003 = Internal Medicine 
  • H004 = Surgery 
  • H005 = Pediatrics 
  • H006 = Women’s Health 
  • H007 = Behavioral Health 
  • H008 = Elective (must be approved by the Program)  

ALL student placements are dependent on clinical site availability, preceptor availability, program discretion, and in some cases, student preferences.
 

Year 2 Summer

• PAS 661: Clinical Seminar I (1 credit)
• PAS 692: Special Problems (10 credits)

 

Year 2 Fall

• PAS 662: Clinical Seminar II (1 credit)
• PAS 692: Special Problems (15 credits)

 

Year 3 Spring

• PAS 663: Clinical Seminar III (1 credit)
• PAS 692: Special Problems (15 credits)
• PAS 680: Research Capstone (1 credit)