Academic Phase
The academic or didactic phase begins the second week of May and is a 12-month program with the summer semester taught as two separate summer sessions (A and B). While there are real patient exposures, this phase is primarily classroom, laboratory, and simulation based and is designed to provide a foundation for the clinical phase.
Courses range from foundational science courses to clinical instruction. There are no part-time options within this phase and no advanced standing available.
Didactic Curriculum
| Clinical Anatomy with Lab for PAs | 4 credit hours |
| Physiology for PAs | 4 credit hours |
| Interpretation of Imaging Studies for PAs | 2 credit hours |
| History and Physical Exam for PAs | 2 credit hours |
| Clinical Medicine and Pharmacotherapeutics I for PAs | 4 credit hours |
| Social and Behavioral Medicine | 3 credit hours |
| Total Credit Hours | 19 credit hours |
| 12-Lead ECG Interpretation | 1 credit hour |
| Interpretation of Laboratory Studies for PAs | 3 credit hours |
| History and Physical Exam with Lab for PAs | 3 credit hours |
| Clinical Medicine and Pharmacotherapeutics II for PAs | 7 credit hours |
| Health Care Communications for PAs | 1 credit hour |
| Medical Literature Interpretation | 1 credit hours |
| Women’s Health | 2 credit hours |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 credit Hours |
| Clinical Medicine and Pharmacotherapeutics III for PAs | 6 credit hours |
| Clinical Procedures with Lab for PAs | 4 credit hours |
| Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Nutrition | 1 credit hours |
| Pediatric Medicine | 2 credit hour |
| Orthopedics and Rheumatology | 2 credit hour |
| Clinical Integration for PAs | 3 credit hours |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 credit Hours |