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Physican Assistant Program at Wake Forest University School of Medicine


Physician Assistant Program

CURRICULUM SUMMARY
Class of 2009

Pre-Clinical Year (Required courses)

 

 

 

Semester I

Credit Hours

PA 611 Integrated Medical Sciences I (IMS)

3

PA 612 Clinical Applications I (CLNAP)

2

PA 613 IMS II

3

PA 614 CLNAP II

2

PA 621 Diagnostic Medical Skills I (DMS)

2

PA 631 Pharmacology I

1

PA 632 Pharmacology II

1

PA 641 Preparing Future Professionals I (PFP)

1

PA 603 Evidence Based Medicine (EBM)

1

PA 711 Medical Spanish

1

          TOTAL HOURS

         17

 

 

Semester II

 

PA 615 IMS III

3

PA 616 CLNAP III

2

PA 617 IMS IV

3

PA 618 CLNAP IV

2

PA 622 DMS II

2

PA 633 Pharmacology III

1

PA 634 Pharmacology IV

1

PA 642 PFP II

1

PA 607 EBM II

2

          TOTAL HOURS

     17

 

 

Semester III

 

PA 619 IMS V

3

PA 620 CLNAP V

2

PA 623 DMS III

2

PA 635 Pharmacology V

1

PA 643 PFP III

1

PA 610 EBM III

1

          TOTAL HOURS

    10

 

 

Required Pre-Clinical Year Course (level taken is dependent upon proficiency)

 

PA 711A Medical Spanish - Beginner

1

PA 711B Medical Spanish – Intermediate

1

PA 711C Medical Spanish - Advanced

1

 

 

TOTAL PRE-CLINICAL HOURS

44

 

 

 

Clinical Year

 

Semester IV (4 Rotations @ 4 credit hours)

16

Semester V (3 Rotations @ 4 credit hours)

12

Semester VI (PA 708 A and 4 Rotations @ 4 credit hours)

18

 

 

Total Clinical Year Hours

     46


Course Selections:

 

 

Mandatory Courses

Credit Hours

PA 708A 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

PA 707C Elective III/Master Project

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