College of Nursing and Allied Health
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
Curriculum
Year One - Classroom and Laboratory Based Instruction
The didactic curriculum* is 15 months in length (5 quarters) consisting of nearly 1,000 instructor contact hours.
Quarter I
PAMS 600 |
Introduction to the PA Profession |
2 quarter credit hours |
PAMS 601 |
Gross Anatomy |
7 |
PAMS 607 |
Clinical Nutrition |
4 |
PAMS 614 |
Behavioral Medicine |
4 |
PAMS 621 |
Clinical Assessment I |
7 |
PAMS 696 |
Research Foundation |
2 |
Quarter II
PAMS 606 |
Clinical Laboratory Medicine |
4 quarter credit hours |
| PAMS 608 | Medical Physiology | 4 |
PAMS 612 |
Epidemiology/Public Health |
4 |
PAMS 622 |
Clinical Assessment II |
7 |
PAMS 654 |
Topics in Contemporary Medicine |
4 |
PAMS 697 |
Study of Medical Literature Group A |
2 |
Quarter III
PAMS 604 |
Pharmacotherapeutics I |
4 quarter credit hours |
PAMS 609 |
Pathophysiology & Genetics |
4 |
PAMS 623 |
Clinical Assessment III |
7 |
PAMS 627 |
Clinical Pediatrics |
4 |
PAMS 697 |
Study of Medical Literature Group B |
2 |
Quarter IV
PAMS 605 |
Pharmacotherapeutics II |
4 |
PAMS 626 |
Essentials of Radiology |
4 quarter credit hours |
PAMS 628 |
Clinical Geriatrics |
4 |
PAMS 630 |
Diseases of Organ Systems I |
4 |
PAMS 698 |
Research Independent Study |
2 |
Quarter V
PAMS 631 |
Diseases of Organ Systems II |
4 quarter credit hours |
PAMS 635 |
Fundamentals of Surgery |
4 |
PAMS 636 |
Obstetrics and Gynecology |
4 |
PAMS 660 |
Didactic Summary & Clinical Evaluation |
4 |
PAMS 699 |
Masters Research Project |
2 |