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Year/Semester Courses
Year 1 Fall (8W2)
  • PAS 501: Medical Physiology (3 credits) 
  • PAS 650: Professional Development I (2 credits) 
  • PAS 630: Patient Assessment and Clinical Skills I (2 credits) 
  • PAS 530: Clinical Anatomy I (3 credits) 
  • PAS 540: Evidence-Based Medicine and Research I (2 credits) 
Year 1 Spring Intersession
  • PAS 640: Clinical Biomedical Science (2 credits) 
  • PAS 660: Community and Population Medicine I (1 credit) 
Year 1 Spring
  • PAS 531: Clinical Anatomy II (2 credits) 
  • PAS 510: Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics I (2 credits) 
  • PAS 600: Clinical Medicine I (5 credits) 
  • PAS 610: Clinical Reasoning I (2 credits) 
  • PAS 631: Patient Assessment and Clinical Skills II (2 credits) 
  • PAS 651: Professional Development II (2 credits) 
  • PAS 520: Medical Pathophysiology I (2 credits) 
Year 1 Summer
  • PAS 532: Clinical Anatomy III (2 credits) 
  • PAS 511: Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics II (2 credits) 
  • PAS 601: Clinical Medicine II (5 credits) 
  • PAS 611: Clinical Reasoning II (2 credits) 
  • PAS 632: Patient Assessment and Clinical Skills III (2 credits) 
  • PAS 652: Professional Development III (2 credits) 
  • PAS 521: Medical Pathophysiology II (2 credits) 
Year 2 Fall Intersession
  • PAS 661: Community and Population Medicine II (1 credit) 
  • PAS 670: Introduction to Clinical Practice (1 credit) 
Year 2 Fall 
  • PAS 512: Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics III (2 credits) 
  • PAS 602: Clinical Medicine III (5 credits) 
  • PAS 612: Clinical Reasoning III (2 credits) 
  • PAS 633: Patient Assessment and Clinical Skills IV (2 credits) 
  • PAS 522: Medical Pathophysiology III (2 credits) 
  • PAS 680: Interprofessional Practice (1 credit) 
Year 2 Spring
  • PAS 701: Clinical Rotation Block I (14 credits) 
Year 2 Summer
  • PAS 702: Clinical Rotation Block II (14 credits) 
Year 3 Fall
  • PAS 703: Clinical Rotation Block III (14 credits) 
  • PAS 700: Physician Assistant Studies Capstone (1 credit)

Graduation Requirements

Curriculum

  • Because of the sequential nature of our courses, students will be expected to complete all courses in each term before progressing to the next term. All students will complete the program in 27 months, unless there are significant extenuating circumstances. 
  • All didactic courses must be completed prior to entering clinical rotations. All required clinical rotations must be completed before graduation.

The information presented here is planned for the USM Physician Assistant Studies Program providing accreditation is received from the regional accreditor, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the PA Program accreditor, ARC-PA.

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