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Physician Assistant Curriculum
The following text is taken from The University of Findlay's current undergraduate and/or graduate catalog.
Degree requirements for those individuals starting the PA program in a spring semester.
The
Master of Physician Assistant
consists of PHAS 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617 and 618.
Degree requirements for those individuals starting the PA program in a fall semester.
The
Master of Physician Assistant
consists of PHAS 500, 501, 502, 503, 505, 506, 508, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617 and 618.
EDUCATION PROGRAM:
The Master of Physician Assistant is a professional degree program intended to prepare students academically and professionally for responsibilities and service as a physician assistant. This entry-level master's degree prorgram is divided into two phases and spans 28 consecutive months. Phase I represents the pre-clinical phase and spans 16 months. Phase II consists of 12 months of supervised-clinical practice. These phases are constructed as follows:
Rotation of classes for a spring start.
Pre-Clinical
Phase
Semesters 1-4
Semester 1
January-April
Sem. Hour(s)
PHAS 500
Mechanisms of Health and Disease
4
PHAS 501
Clinical Anatomy
4
PHAS 502
Physical Assessment I
3
PHAS 503
Information Literacy and
Communication
1
PHAS 504
PA Profession: History, Culture and
Practice
2
PHAS 505
Clinical Inquiry and Communication
1
Semester 2
May-August
PHAS 510
Clinical Medicine I
4
PHAS 511
Clinical Pharmacology I
3
PHAS 512
Physical Assessment II
3
PHAS 513
Health Care Systems, Policy and
Practice
1
PHAS 514
Clinical Patient Care I
3
Semester 3
August-December
PHAS 520
Clinical Medicine II
4
PHAS 521
Clinical Pharmacology II
4
PHAS 522
Clinical Patient Care II
3
PHAS 523
Clinical Heuristics and Decision
Making
2
PHAS 524
Designing a Research Project
2
Semester 4
January-April
PHAS 530
Clinical Medicine III
4
PHAS 531
Fundamentals of Emergency Care
2
PHAS 532
Fundamentals of Surgical Patient
Care
3
PHAS 533
Behavioral Medicine
3
PHAS 534
Community and Individual Wellness
3
PHAS 535
Evidence-Based Case Management
2
Clinical Phase
Semesters 5-7
Semester 5
May-August
PHAS 601
Developing a Reflective Practitioner I
1
PHAS 602
Project Scholarship I
1
Semester 6
August-December
PHAS 603
Developing a Reflective Practitioner
II
1
PHAS 604
Project Scholarship II
1
Semester 7
January-April
PHAS 605
Developing a Reflective Practitioner
III
1
PHAS 606
Leadership Symposium
1
Semesters
5-7
May-April
PHAS 611
Supervised Clinical Practice in
Family Practice
3
PHAS 612
Supervised Clinical Practice in
General Internal Medicine
3
PHAS 613
Supervised Clinical Practice in
General Pediatrics
3
PHAS 614
Supervised Clinical Practice in
Women's Health
3
PHAS 615
Supervised Clinical Practice in
General Surgery
3
PHAS 616
Supervised Clinical Practice in
Emergency Medicine
3
PHAS 617
Supervised Clinical Practice in
Psychiatry/Mental Health
3
PHAS 618
Supervised Clinical Practice in
Elective I
3
Rotation of classes for a fall start.
Pre-Clinical
Phase
Semesters 1-4
Semester 1
August-December
Sem. Hr(s)
PHAS 500
Mechanisms of Health and Disease
4
PHAS 501
Clinical Anatomy
4
PHAS 502
Physical Assessment I
3
PHAS 503
Information Literacy and Communication
1
PHAS 505
Clinical Inquiry and Communication
1
PHAS 506
PA Professional Issues
1
PHAS 534
Community and Individual Wellness
3
Semester 2
January-April
PHAS 508
Medical Ethics
1
PHAS 510
Clinical Medicine I
4
PHAS 511
Clinical Pharmacology I
3
PHAS 512
Physical Assessment II
3
PHAS 514
Clinical Patient Care I
3
PHAS 533
Behavioral Medicine
3
Semester 3
May-August
PHAS 513
Health Care Systems, Policy, and Practice
1
PHAS 520
Clinical Medicine II
4
PHAS 523
Clinical Heuristics and Decision Making
2
PHAS 532
Fundamentals of Surgical Patient Care
3
Semester 4
August-December
PHAS 530
Clinical Medicine III
4
PHAS 531
Fundamentals of Emergency Care
2
PHAS 521
Clinical Pharmacology II
4
PHAS 524
Designing a Research Project
2
PHAS 522
Clinical Patient Care II
3
PHAS 535
Evidence-Based Case Management
2
Clinical Phase
Semesters 5-7
Semester 5
January-April
PHAS 601
Developing a Reflective Practitioner I
1
PHAS 602
Project Scholarship I
1
Three SCPs
9
Semester 6
May-August
PHAS 603
Developing a Reflective Practioner II
1
PHAS 604
Project Scholarship II
1
Two SCPs
6
Semester 7
August-December
PHAS 605
Developing a Reflective Practioner III
1
PHAS 606
Leadership Symposium
1
Three SCPs
9
Semesters
5-7
January-December
PHAS 611
Superviced Clinical Practice in
3
Family Practice
PHAS 612
Supervised Clinical Practice in General
3
Internal Medicine
PHAS 613
Supervised Clinical Practice in General
3
Pediatrics
PHAS 614
Supervised Clinical Practice in Women's
3
Health
PHAS 615
Supervised Clinical Practice in General
3
Surgery
PHAS 616
Supervised Clinical Practice in Emergency
3
Medicine
PHAS 617
Supervised Clinical Practice in
3
Psychiatry/Mental Health
PHAS 618
Supervised Clinical Practice in Elective I
3
Course descriptions can be found on the
Course Information for Master of Physician Assistant
page.
The Physician Assistant Program is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). The successful completion of the professional program allows the graduate to sit for the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE).
Requirements for currently enrolled physician assistant students.
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