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Find degree requirements for the Physician Assistant Program as well as information on Supervised Clinical Practice Experiences, below.

COURSEWORK

Williamsburg

These courses comprise the 68 credits of coursework to be completed for the Williamsburg campus MSPAS program. These classes are all completed during the first four semesters of candidacy.

Semester one – 15 credit hours total

MPAS 510	Human Anatomy	5 credit hours
MPAS 520	Human Medical Physiology	4 credit hours
MPAS 530	Introduction to Patient Assessment	3 credit hours
MPAS 540	Foundations to Clinical Medicine	2 credit hours
MPAS 550	Introduction to the PA Profession	1 credit hour

Semester two – 17 credit hours total

MPAS 501	Integration Seminar I	1 credit hour
MPAS 521	Medical Pathophysiology I	2 credit hours
MPAS 531	Patient Assessment I	3 credit hours
MPAS 541	Clinical Medicine	5 credit hours
MPAS 571	Pharmacology and Therapeutics I	3 credit hours
MPAS 581	Health Care Issues I	2 credit hours
MPAS 591	Research, Epidemiology and Stats	1 credit hour

Semester three – 18 credit hours total

MPAS 502	Integration Seminar II	1 credit hour
MPAS 505	Medical Procedures and Surgery I	3 credit hours
MPAS 522	Medical Pathophysiology II	2 credit hours
MPAS 532	Patient Assessment II	3 credit hours
MPAS 542	Clinical Medicine II	5 credit hours
MPAS 572	Pharmacology Therapeutics II	3 credit hours
MPAS 582	Health Care Issues II	1 credit hour

Semester four – 18 credit hours total

MPAS 503	Integration Seminar III	1 credit hour
MPAS 506	Medical Procedures and Surgery II	3 credit hours
MPAS 523	Medical Pathophysiology III	2 credit hours
MPAS 533	Patient Assessment III	2 credit hours
MPAS 543	Clinical Medicine III	5 credit hours
MPAS 544	Emergency Medicine	2 credit hours
MPAS 573	Pharmacology Therapeutics III	3 credit hours

Semesters five/six/seven – 45 credit hours total
Clinical Rotations

MPAS 600	Family Medicine I	4 credit hours
MPAS 605	Family Medicine II	4 credit hours
MPAS 610	Emergency Medicine	4 credit hours
MPAS 620	Internal Medicine I	4 credit hours
MPAS 625	Internal Medicine II	4 credit hours
MPAS 630	Pediatrics	4 credit hours
MPAS 640	Psychiatry	4 credit hours
MPAS 650	Surgery	4 credit hours
MPAS 660	Women’s Health	4 credit hours
MPAS 670	Clinical Elective	4 credit hours

Semester five – 18 credit hours total

MPAS 692	CAPSTONE I	2 credit hours
	Rotation 1	4 credit hours
	Rotation 2	4 credit hours
	Rotation 3	4 credit hours
	Rotation 4	4 credit hours

Semester six – 16 credit hours total

	Rotation 5	4 credit hours
	Rotation 6	4 credit hours
	Rotation 7	4 credit hours
	Rotation 8	4 credit hours

Semester seven – 11 credit hours total

MPAS 693	CAPSTONE II	2 credit hours
	Rotation 9	4 credit hours
	Rotation 10	4 credit hours
MPAS 680	Professional Development	1 credit hour

Northern Kentucky

These courses comprise the 68 credits of coursework to be completed in the Northern Kentucky Campus MSPAS program. These classes are all completed during the first 16 months of instruction.

Semester one (August - December) – 15 credit hours total

NKPA 510	Human Anatomy	5 credit hours
NKPA 520	Human Medical Physiology	4 credit hours
NKPA 530	Introduction to Patient Assessment	3 credit hours
NKPA 540	Foundations to Clinical Medicine	2 credit hours
NKPA 550	Introduction to the PA Profession	1 credit hour

Semester two (January - April) – 16 credit hours total

NKPA 501	Integration Seminar I	1 credit hour
NKPA 521	Medical Pathophysiology I	2 credit hours
NKPA 531	Patient Assessment I	3 credit hours
NKPA 541	Clinical Medicine I	5 credit hours
NKPA 581	Health Care Issues I	2 credit hours
NKPA 571	Pharmacology & Therapeutics I	3 credit hours

Semester three (May - August) – 18 credit hours total

NKPA 502	Integration Seminar II	1 credit hour
NKPA 522	Medical Pathophysiology II	2 credit hours
NKPA 532	Patient Assessment II	3 credit hours
NKPA 542	Clinical Medicine II	5 credit hours
NKPA 572	Pharmacology & Therapeutics II	3 credit hours
NKPA 582	Health Care Issues II	1 credit hour
NKPA 505	Medical Procedures and Surgery I	3 credit hours

Semester four (August - December) – 19 credit hours total

NKPA 503	Integration Seminar III	1 credit hour
NKPA 506	Medical Procedures and Surgery II	3 credit hours
NKPA 523	Medical Pathophysiology III	2 credit hours
NKPA 533	Patient Assessment III	2 credit hours
NKPA 543	Clinical Medicine III	5 credit hours
NKPA 544	Emergency Medicine	2 credit hours
NKPA 573	Pharmacology & Therapeutics III	3 credit hours
NKPA 591	Research, Epidemiology and Stats	1 credit hour

Semesters five/six/seven (Clinical Rotations) – 45 credit hours total

NKPA 600	Family Medicine I	4 credit hours
NKPA 605	Family Medicine II	4 credit hours
NKPA 610	Emergency Medicine	4 credit hours
NKPA 620	Internal Medicine I	4 credit hours
NKPA 625	Internal Medicine II	4 credit hours
NKPA 630	Pediatrics	4 credit hours
NKPA 640	Psychiatry	4 credit hours
NKPA 650	Surgery	4 credit hours
NKPA 660	Women’s Health	4 credit hours
NKPA 670	Clinical Elective	4 credit hours

Semester five (January - April) – 18 credit hours total

NKPA 692	CAPSTONE I	2 credit hours
	Rotation 1	4 credit hours
	Rotation 2	4 credit hours
	Rotation 3	4 credit hours
	Rotation 4	4 credit hours

Semester six (May - August) – 18 credit hours total

NKPA 693	CAPSTONE II	2 credit hours
	Rotation 5	4 credit hours
	Rotation 6	4 credit hours
	Rotation 7	4 credit hours
	Rotation 8	4 credit hours

Semester seven (August - November) – 9 credit hours total

NKPA 680	Professional Development	1 credit hour
	Rotation 9	4 credit hours
	Rotation 10	4 credit hours

Supervised Clinical Practice Experiences

Williamsburg Supervised Clinical Practice Experiences

Clinical rotation experiences are designed to provide physician assistant program students with supervised experiences that will enable the student to do the following:

Assess, diagnose, and manage common acute and chronic problems
Provide preventative health and health maintenance
Integrate with other members of the health care team
Utilize evidence based practices/principles as part of the Physician-PA student team Record and communicate medical data in an organized, intelligent process
Identify role limitations and indications for referral and consultation
Develop skills and habits necessary for life-long learning
Provide compassionate culturally competent healthcare to all patients
Clinical experiences are designed to provide students with experiences in:
- Family Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Surgery
- Emergency Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Pediatrics
- Women's Health
- Clinical Elective/Specialized Rotation

Northern Kentucky Supervised Clinical Practice Experiences

Supervised clinical practice experiences are designed to provide MSPAS students with clinical rotation experiences that will enable the student to do the following:

Assess, diagnose, and manage common acute and chronic problems
Provide preventative health and health maintenance
Integrate with other members of the health care team
Utilize evidence based practices/principles as part of the Physician-PA student team
Record and communicate medical data in an organized, intelligent process
Identify role limitations and indications for referral and consultation
Develop skills and habits necessary for life-long learning
Provide compassionate culturally competent health care to all patients
Supervised clinical practice experiences are designed to provide students with experiences in:
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- General Surgery
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Women's Health
- Clinical Elective/Specialized Rotation

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