Curriculum
All didactic courses in the University of Mount Saint Vincent Physician Assistant Program are delivered in person, on campus, with direct faculty instruction and student participation. The program does not utilize telemedicine for its clinical rotations. All clinical rotations provide students with direct, in person patient care experiences under appropriate supervision.
Didactic Phase
Fall I
| PAS 601 Healthcare Policy Law, Ethics, Professionalism, and Physician Assistant History (4 credits) |
| PAS 602 Clinical Human Anatomy Lecture and Lab (5 credits) |
| PAS 604 History and Physical Diagnosis-1 and Lab (4 credits) |
| PAS 605 Clinical Pathophysiology (5 credits) |
| 18 credits |
Spring
| PAS 609 History and Physical Diagnosis-2 and Lab (4 credits) |
| PAS 610 Clinical Medicine 1 (Pulmonary, GI, EENT, Dermatology) (5 credits) |
| PAS 611 Clinical Correlation-1 (1 credit) |
| PAS 612 Medical Pharmacology 1 (2 credits) |
| PAS 613 Laboratory Medicine, Microbiology, Immunology, Genetics (2 credits) |
| PAS 614 Medicine in Medically Underserved Areas and Healthcare Needs of Special Populations (2 credits) |
| PAS 615 Radiology and Diagnostic Modalities (2 credits) |
| 18 credits |
Summer
| PAS 616 Clinical Medicine-2 (Cardiology, Hematology/Oncology and Infectious Disease) (5 credits) |
| PAS 617 Clinical Correlations-2 (1 credit) |
| PAS 618 Medical Pharmacology-2 (2 credits) |
| PAS 620 Obstetrics/Gynecology and Womenâs Health (2 credits) |
| PAS 621 Surgery (3 credits) |
| PAS 622 MSKT/Rheum (2 credits) |
| PAS 626 Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Evidence Based Medicine (3 credits) |
| PASÂ 628 Introduction to Interprofessional Education (1 credit) |
| 19 credits |
Fall II
| PAS 619 Emergency Medicine (3 credits) |
| PAS 623 Clinical Medicine -3 (GU/End/Neuro) (5 credits) |
| PAS 624 Clinical Correlation-3 (1 credit) |
| PASÂ 625 Medical Pharmacology-3 (2 credits) |
| PASÂ 627 Essential Diagnostic Modalities and Clinical Procedures and Ultrasound (3 credits) |
| PASÂ 629 Pediatrics (2 credits) |
| PASÂ 630 Pre-Clinical Comprehensive Assessment (1 credit) |
| PAS 631 Behavioral Health, Human Sexuality and Counseling (2 credits) |
| 19 credits |
| TOTAL 74 credits |
Clinical Phase
| PAS 701 Behavioral Medicine and Healthcare (6 credits) |
| PAS 702 Emergency Medicine (6 credits) |
| PAS 703 Family Medicine (6 credits) |
| PASÂ 704 Internal Medicine (6 credits) |
| PASÂ 705 Pediatrics (6 credits) |
| PASÂ 706 Surgery (6 credits) |
| PASÂ 707 Womenâs Health/OB-GYN (6 credits) |
| PASÂ 708 Clinical Elective (6 credits) |
| PASÂ 709 Seminar Capstone (1 credit) |
| PASÂ 710 Advanced Clinical Assessment (1 credit) |
| PASR 711 Pre-Clinical Remediation (0 credits) | As required by the Academic Performance Committee |
| PASR 712 Clinical Year Remediation (0 credits) | As required by the Academic Performance Committee |
| TOTAL 50 credits |
This primary care program spans 28-months and includes 74 credits of didactic education and 50 credits of clinical education.Â
The total program is 124 credits.