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
Human Anatomy |
5 credit hours |
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Human Medical Physiology |
4 credit hours |
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Introduction to Patient Assessment |
3 credit hours |
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Foundations to Clinical Medicine |
2 credit hours |
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Introduction to the PA Profession |
1 credit hour |
Semester two (January - April) – 16 credit hours total
Integration Seminar I |
1 credit hour |
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Medical Pathophysiology I |
2 credit hours |
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Patient Assessment I |
3 credit hours |
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Clinical Medicine I |
5 credit hours |
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Health Care Issues I |
2 credit hours |
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Pharmacology & Therapeutics I |
3 credit hours |
Semester three (May - August) – 18 credit hours total
Integration Seminar II |
1 credit hour |
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Medical Pathophysiology II |
2 credit hours |
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Patient Assessment II |
3 credit hours |
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Clinical Medicine II |
5 credit hours |
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Pharmacology & Therapeutics II |
3 credit hours |
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Health Care Issues II |
1 credit hour |
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Medical Procedures and Surgery I |
3 credit hours |
Semester four (August - December) – 19 credit hours total
Integration Seminar III |
1 credit hour |
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Medical Procedures and Surgery II |
3 credit hours |
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Medical Pathophysiology III |
2 credit hours |
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Patient Assessment III |
2 credit hours |
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Clinical Medicine III |
5 credit hours |
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Emergency Medicine |
2 credit hours |
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Pharmacology & Therapeutics III |
3 credit hours |
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Research, Epidemiology and Stats |
1 credit hour |
Semesters five/six/seven (Clinical Rotations) – 45 credit hours total
Family Medicine I |
4 credit hours |
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Family Medicine II |
4 credit hours |
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Emergency Medicine |
4 credit hours |
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Internal Medicine I |
4 credit hours |
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Internal Medicine II |
4 credit hours |
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Pediatrics |
4 credit hours |
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Psychiatry |
4 credit hours |
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Surgery |
4 credit hours |
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Women’s Health |
4 credit hours |
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Clinical Elective |
4 credit hours |
Semester five (January - April) – 18 credit hours total
CAPSTONE I |
2 credit hours |
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Rotation 1 |
4 credit hours |
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Rotation 2 |
4 credit hours |
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Rotation 3 |
4 credit hours |
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Rotation 4 |
4 credit hours |
Semester six (May - August) – 18 credit hours total
CAPSTONE II |
2 credit hours |
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Rotation 5 |
4 credit hours |
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Rotation 6 |
4 credit hours |
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Rotation 7 |
4 credit hours |
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Rotation 8 |
4 credit hours |
Semester seven (August - November) – 9 credit hours total
Professional Development |
1 credit hour |
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Rotation 9 |
4 credit hours |
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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