Over a 33 month period and successful completion of 118 credit hours, students earn their Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree. Classes begin in late August, with graduation held early May. Below are the classes required to obtain this degree.
Semester 1: Fall, first year
Call number | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
PHAS 511 | Human Anatomy | 5 |
PHAS 514 | Medical History and Physical Examination | 4 |
PHAS 539 | Christian Healthcare and Bioethics | 3 |
PHAS 558 | Medical Physiology | 5 |
Total: | 17 |
Semester 2: Spring, first year
Call number | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
PHAS 518 | Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine | 4 |
PHAS 525 | PA Professional Issues | 2 |
PHAS 533 | Preventive Health | 1 |
PHAS 559 | Clinical Pathophysiology | 4 |
PHAS 562 | Medical Genetics | 1 |
PHAS 584 | Pharmacology | 5 |
Total: | 17 |
Semester 3: Summer, first year
Call number | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
PHAS 506 | Evidence-based Literature Review and Application | 3 |
PHAS 594 | Master’s Capstone Project I | 3 |
Total: | 6 |
Semester 4: Fall, second year
Call number | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
PHAS 510 | Clinical Nutrition | 2 |
PHAS 515 | Clinical Diagnostic Procedures | 3 |
PHAS 531 | Clinical Medicine I | 6 |
PHAS 546 | Clinical Skills I | 4 |
PHAS 557 | Electrocardiography | 1 |
PHAS 595 | Master's Capstone Project II | 1 |
Total: | 17 |
Semester 5: Spring, second year
Call number | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
PHAS 532 | Clinical Medicine II | 7 |
PHAS 534 | Clinical Medicine III | 3 |
PHAS 547 | Clinical Skills II | 2 |
PHAS 553 | Diversity in Medicine | 1 |
PHAS 564 | Clinical Therapeutics | 4 |
Total: | 17 |
Semester 6: Summer, second year
Call number | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
PHAS 519 | Didactic Summative | 0 (Pass/Fail) |
PHAS 619-630 | Clinical Rotations (listed below) | 12 |
Total: | 12 |
Semester 7: Fall, third year
Call number | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
PHAS 619-630 | Clinical Rotations (listed below) | 16 |
Total: | 16 |
Semester 8: Spring, third year
Call number | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
PHAS 619-630 | Clinical Rotations (listed below) | 16 |
Total: | 16 |
Get a wide range of experience in clinical rotations.
Required clinical rotations
During the clinical year every student participates in each of the below listed 4-week* clinical rotations. Per section 6.4 of the Student Handbook of the Union Adventist University PA Program, students are never required to provide or solicit clinical sites or preceptors.
- PHAS 619 Family Practice
- PHAS 622 Internal Medicine
- PHAS 623 Surgery
- PHAS 624 Obstetrics/Gynecology
- PHAS 625 Pediatrics
- PHAS 626 Cardiology
- PHAS 627 Emergency Medicine
- PHAS 628 Orthopedics/Sports Medicine
- PHAS 629 Psychiatry
* Family Practice is an 8-week rotation
Elective Rotations: (PHAS 630)
Every student will select two 2-week or one 4-week elective clinical rotation.
Below is a list of the most popular elective rotations:
Any required rotation, Allergy/Immunology, Burn Medicine, Cardiovascular/Thoracic Surgery, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Ear-Nose-Throat, Gastroenterology, Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Disease, Interventional Radiology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Nephrology, Neurosurgery, Pain Management, Pediatric Specialty, Plastic Surgery, Pulmonology, Rheumatology, Trauma Medicine, Urology
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Notes
This sample guide is intended only to show you how a program might be arranged. Course schedules may change and it is possible that your courses will not be taken exactly in the order shown.
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