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Recommended Sequence of Courses

Course credits
SEMESTER I (Fall)
PAM 409 Human Anatomy 4
PAM 411 Physiology 4
PAM 413 Clinical Biochemistry 2
PAM 417 Physical Diagnosis I 4
PAM 423 Psychosocial/Cultural Aspects of Health Care and the PA Role 3
Total 17
SEMESTER II (Spring)
PAM 414 Microbiology/Immunology 2
PAM 416 Pathology 3
PAM 418 Physical Diagnosis II 2
PAM 420 Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology 2
PAM 426 Diagnostic Modalities (3 modules - Laboratory Medicine, Diagnostic Modalities, ECG) 2
PAM 600 Medicine I (1 module - Pulmonary Medicine) 1
PAM 605 Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine 2
PAM 611 Obstetrics/Gynecology 2
Total 16
SEMESTER III (Summer)
PAM 601 Medicine II (2 modules - Cardiology, Hematology) 3
PAM 602 Medicine III (3 modules - Gastroenterology, Dermatology, Rheumatology) 3
PAM 603 Medicine IV (2 modules - Neurology, Ophthalmology) 2
PAM 606 Pharmacology I 2
PAM 610 Pediatrics 2
PAM 620 Surgery I 2
PAM 625 Emergency Medicine I 1
PAM 630 Geriatrics 1
Total 16
SEMESTER IV (Fall)
MPA 640 Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics 2
MPA 641 Research Methods and Literature Review 3
PAM 604 Medicine V (3 modules - Nephrology, Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases) 2
PAM 607 Pharmacology II 2
PAM 621 Surgery II 2
PAM 622 Surgery III (3 modules - Orthopedics, ENT, Special Topics) 2
PAM 626 Emergency Medicine II 2
PAM 635 Clinical Skills 2
Total 17
SEMESTER V (Spring)
PAC 670-PAC 677 Rotation #1 5
Rotation #2 5
Rotation #3 5
Total 15
SEMESTER VI (Summer)
PAC 670-PAC 677 Rotation #4 5
Rotation #5 5
Rotation #6 5
MPA 643 Medical Ethics, Health Policy, and Professional Practice 2
Total 17
SEMESTER VII (Fall)
PAC 670-PAC 677 Rotation #7 5
Rotation #8 5
PAC 680-PAC 690 Rotation #9 (Elective Rotation) 5
MPA 665 Evidence-Based Medicine 2
Total 17
SEMESTER VIII (Spring)
HS 668 Independent Study - Community Service 1
MPA 642 Health Care Delivery Systems 3
MPA 650 Master's Project I 1
MPA 651 Master's Project II 1
MPA 652 Master's Project III 1
PAC 700 Advanced Elective Rotation 4
PAM 636 Clinical Skills/Board Review/Summative Evaluation 1
Total 12
TOTAL CREDITS IN PROGRAM = 127
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