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Physican Assistant Program at Wake Forest University School of Medicine


CURRICULUM SUMMARY
Class of 2008

Pre-Clinical Year (Required courses)

 

 

 

Semester I

Credit Hours

PA 611 Integrated Medical Sciences I (IMS)

3.5

PA 612 Clinical Applications I (CLNAP)

3.5

PA 613 IMS II

3.5

PA 614 CLNAP II

3.5

PA 603 Master Project I

3

          TOTAL HOURS

         17

 

 

Semester II

 

PA 615 IMS III

3.5

PA 616 CLNAP III

3.5

PA 617 IMS IV

3.5

PA 618 CLNAP IV

3.5

PA 607 Master Project II

3

          TOTAL HOURS

     17

 

 

Semester III

 

PA 619 IMS V

3.5

PA 620 CLNAP V

3.5

PA 610 Master Project III

2

          TOTAL HOURS

     9

 

 

Required Pre-Clinical Year Course (level taken is dependent upon proficiency; courses beyond the required course may be taken as electives)

 

PA 711A Medical Spanish - Beginner

1

PA 711B Medical Spanish – Intermediate

1

PA 711C Medical Spanish - Advanced

1

          TOTAL HOURS

1

 

 

TOTAL PRE-CLINICAL HOURS

44

 

Clinical Year (must complete a minimum of 36 mandatory 700 level credit hours and 8 elective 700 level credit hours for a minimum of 44 credit hours).

 

Semester IV (708 A and 4 Rotations @ 4 credit hours)

17

Semester V (708 B and 3 Rotations @ 4 credit hours)

13

Semester VI (708 C and 3 Rotations @ 4 credit hours)

14

 

 

TOTAL CLINICAL HOURS

     44

 

 

Course Selections:

 

 

Mandatory Courses

Credit Hours

PA 708A Masters Seminar

1

PA 708B Masters Seminar

1

PA 708C Masters Seminar

2

 

 

Mandatory Rotations (32 credit hours)

 

PA 701 Family Medicine

4

PA 702 Surgery

4

PA 703 Emergency Medicine

4

PA 704 Obstetrics/Gynecology

4

PA 705 Pediatrics

4

PA 706A General Medicine I

4

PA 706B General Medicine II

4

PA 709 Psychiatry

4

 

 

Required Rotations (8 credit hours)

 

PA 707A Elective I

4

PA 707B Elective II

4

 

 

Optional Rotations (master block only)

 

PA 707C Elective III

4

 

 

Elective Courses

 

PA 710A Introduction to PA Education I

1

PA 710B Introduction to PA Education II

1

PA 710C Introduction to PA Education III

1