Two-Year Curriculum Outline
School of Physician Assistant Studies Curriculum, 2009-2010
Academic Year
Semester 1 – Summer B 2009
Gross & Radiographic Anatomy — 4 cr.hrs.
Medical Communications — 2 cr.hrs.
Semester 2 – Fall 2009
Behavioral & Community Medicine I — 1 cr.hr.
Human Physiology — 4 cr.hrs.
Introduction to Medicine I — 6 cr.hrs.
Pharmacotherapeutics — 4 cr.hrs.
Physical Diagnosis — 2 cr.hrs.
Semester 3 – Spring 2010
Behavioral & Community Medicine II — 1 cr.hr.
Clinical Problem Solving/Differential Diagnosis — 1 cr.hr.
Clinical Procedures — 1 cr.hr.
EKG Interpretation — 1 cr.hr.
Introduction to Medicine II — 6 cr.hrs.
Patient Evaluation & Hospital Practicum — 2 cr.hrs.
Semester 4 – Summer A 2010
Advanced Clinical Practicum — 2 cr.hrs.
Evidence-Based Medicine — 3 cr.hrs.
TOTAL ACADEMIC YEAR SEMESTER HOURS = 40
Clinical Year
Summer B & Fall 2010; Spring & Summer A 2011
Clinical Year Major Training Areas: Gainesville, Jacksonville, Orlando, Pensacola, Tampa-St.Petersburg, Miami
As part of the Schools support for the primary care health needs of rural populations, all students will take at least one of their primary care clinical rotations in a rural area.
Typical Schedule Number of Months
Elective — 2
Emergency Medicine — 1
Intensive Care Medicine — 1
Internal Medicine — 1
Internal Medicine Selective — 1
Obstetrics/Gynecology — 1
Pediatrics — 1
Primary Care — 2
Psychiatry — 1
Surgery, General — 1
Clinical Practicum — 12 four-week rotations, 3 credits each = 36 credit hours
Special Topics seminar — 1 credit for each of the four semesters = 4 credit hours
TOTAL CLINICAL YEAR SEMESTER HOURS = 40
All PA students must complete the entire PA curriculum. No advanced placement or advanced standing is granted, nor is transfer credit or credit for experiential learning accepted in lieu of PA courses. PA classes are open to enrolled PA students only.
Any course grade below a “C” (or a failure in a pass/fail course) in either the academic or clinical year of the PA curriculum may be grounds for dismissal for academic reasons, subject to the decision of the School of Physician Assistant Studies’ Professional Standards and Promotions Committee. If a student earning a grade below a “C” is retained in the School, s/he will be placed on probation for the duration of his/her time in the School and will be required to complete any remedial work prescribed by the faculty; this may result in the student’s delayed graduation.
