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.
Term one (8 weeks) – 11 credit hours total
| NKPA 510 | Human Anatomy | 5 credit hours |
| NKPA 520 | Human Medical Physiology | 4 credit hours |
| NKPA 540 | Foundations to Clinical Medicine | 2 credit hours |
Term two (16 weeks) – 15 credit hours total
| NKPA 501 | Integration Seminar I | 1 credit hour |
| NKPA 521 | Medical Pathophysiology I | 2 credit hours |
| NKPA 530 | Introduction to Patient Assessment | 3 credit hours |
| NKPA 541 | Clinical Medicine I | 5 credit hours |
| NKPA 550 | Introduction to the PA Profession | 1 credit hour |
| NKPA 571 | Pharmacology & Therapeutics I | 3 credit hours |
Term three (16 weeks) – 16 credit hours total
| NKPA 502 | Integration Seminar II | 1 credit hour |
| NKPA 522 | Medical Pathophysiology II | 2 credit hours |
| NKPA 531 | Patient Assessment I | 3 credit hours |
| NKPA 542 | Clinical Medicine II | 5 credit hours |
| NKPA 572 | Pharmacology & Therapeutics II | 3 credit hours |
| NKPA 581 | Health Care Issues I | 2 credit hours |
Term four (16 weeks) – 18 credit hours total
| NKPA 503 | Integration Seminar III | 1 credit hour |
| NKPA 505 | Medical Procedures and Surgery I | 3 credit hours |
| NKPA 523 | Medical Pathophysiology III | 2 credit hours |
| NKPA 532 | Patient Assessment II | 3 credit hours |
| NKPA 543 | Clinical Medicine III | 5 credit hours |
| NKPA 573 | Pharmacology & Therapeutics III | 3 credit hours |
| NKPA 582 | Health Care Issues II | 1 credit hour |
Term five (8 weeks) – 8 credit hours total
| NKPA 506 | Medical Procedures and Surgery II | 3 credit hours |
| NKPA 533 | Patient Assessment III | 2 credit hours |
| NKPA 544 | Emergency Medicine | 2 credit hours |
| NKPA 591 | Research, Epidemiology and Stats | 1 credit hour |
Terms six/seven/eight/nine (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 |
Term six (8 weeks) – 8 credit hours total
| Rotation 1 | 4 credit hours | |
| Rotation 2 | 4 credit hours |
Term seven (16 weeks) – 18 credit hours total
| NKPA 692 | CAPSTONE I | 2 credit hours |
| Rotation 3 | 4 credit hours | |
| Rotation 4 | 4 credit hours | |
| Rotation 5 | 4 credit hours | |
| Rotation 6 | 4 credit hours |
Term 8 (16 weeks) – 18 credit hours total
| NKPA 693 | CAPSTONE II | 2 credit hours |
| Rotation 7 | 4 credit hours | |
| Rotation 8 | 4 credit hours | |
| Rotation 9 | 4 credit hours | |
| Rotation 10 | 4 credit hours |
Term 9 (3 weeks) – 1 credit hour total
| NKPA 680 | Professional Development | 1 credit hour |
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