Curriculum Requirements
This full-time curriculum is designed for students seeking a graduate degree who already possess a bacalaureate degree, including the required prerequisite courses.

Actual student course load and sequence in Phase II will differ from below.

Typical Course of Study

Phase I (Didactic, 4 semesters)
Fall Semester			Spring Semester
AHP 450	Issues in Healthcare Delivery	2	ANAT 500	Human Gross Anatomy	8
PAED 500	Psychosocial Dynamics in Health Care	3	PAED 511	Intro to the Systems Approach & Integument	2
PAED 501	Historic and Legal Issues of PA Practice	3	PAED 532	Prin. & Practice of Neurology	2
PAED 504	Physiology	4	PAED 531	Prin. & Practice of Orthopedics & Rheumatology	3
PAED 507	Principles of the Medical Interview	2	PAED 512	Prin. & Practice of Hematology	2
PAED 530	Evidence Based Medicine: A Hands-On Approach	3
Summer Session			Fall Semester
PAED 523	Prin. & Practice of Gastroenterology & Nutrition	3	PAED 513	Prin. & Practice of Otorhinolaryngology & Opthalmology	4
PAED 521	Prin. & Practice of Pulmonology	5	PAED 525	Prin. & Practice of Endocrinology	2
PAED 522	Prin. & Practice of Cardiovascular Medicine	6	PAED 524	Prin. & Practice of Nephrology & Genitourinary Medicine	3
			PAED 538	Essentials of Obstetrics & Gynecology	2
			PAED 536	Essentials of Pediatrics	2
			PAED 533	Essentials of Surgery & Emergency Medicine	4
			PAED 534	Essentials of Emergency Medicine	3
			PAED 537	Essentials of Behavioral Medicine	2
			PAED 537	Essentials of Behavioral Medicine	2

Phase II (Clinical, 3 semesters)
Spring Semester			Summer Session
PAED 540	Internal Medicine	4	PAED 560	Pediatrics	3
PAED 542	Family Medicine	3	PAED 575	Women's Health	3
PAED 551	General Surgery	3	PAED 580	Emergency Medicine	3
Fall Semester
PAED 586	Masters Seminar	3
PAED 593	Special Topics Elective	3
PAED 600	Senior Seminar	2

Post-Graduate (Optional)
Spring Semester
PAED	Post-Graduate Mini-Residency (8-15 weeks)	1-3
session total: 98 hours
length of program: 27 months (7 semesters)

Advanced standing or credit for experiential learning (life experience) is not available for any course required as part of the professional curriculum.