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Description of Courses

Didactic Course Descriptions

Clinical Learning Rotations Course Descriptions

Didactic Phase

1st Quarter*

Gross Anatomy 5-2-7

Human Physiology 3-0-3

Health Assessment and Physical
Examination 4-2-6

(Total = 16)

2nd Quarter*

Medical Pathology and Genetics 3-0-3

Neuroanatomy 1-0-1

Pharmacotherapeutics I 3-0-3

Medical Nutrition 2-0-2

Epidemiology and Public Health 3-0-3

Clinical Assessment and
Management I 3-2-5

(Total = 17)

3rd Quarter*

Behavioral Medicine 3-0-3

Pharmacotherapeutics II 3-0-3

Women’s Health 3-0-3

Evidence Based Medicine 1-0-1

Clinical Assessment and
Management II 4-2-6

(Total = 16)

4th Quarter*

Essentials of Radiology 3-1-4

Clinical Pediatrics 3-0-3

Clinical Laboratory Medicine 1-1-2

Emergency Medicine 2-2-4

PA History 1-0-1

Clinical Assessment and
Management III 2-1-3

(Total = 17)

5th Quarter*

Professional Issues and
Health Policy 2-0-2

Clinical Geriatrics 2-0-2

Fundamentals of Surgery 4-2-6

Health Care Ethics and Law 1-0-1

Research Design/Methodology 1-0-1

Didactic Summative Evaluation 4-0-4

(Total = 16)

Total Quarter Hours = 82

Clinical Learning Year*

Internal Medicine 9-0-9

General Surgery 9-0-9

Family Medicine/Geriatrics 9-0-9

Emergency Medicine 9-0-9

Women’s Health 9-0-9

Pediatrics 9-0-9

Behavioral Medicine 9-0-9

Elective 9-0-9

Comprehensive Summative

Review 4-0-4

Capstone Research
Project 2-0-2

Total Quarter Hours = 78

Total Program Hours = 160

*lecture hours - lab hours - total hours

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