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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 Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ 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)