Course Timeline

• PAS 701: Applied Human Structure and Function I (3 credits)

• PAS 700: Professional Practice I (1 credit)

• PAS 783: Inclusive Healthcare Practices (1 credit)

• PAS 736: Introductory Concepts in Medicine (2 credits)

• PAS 763: Principles of Immunology, Hematology, and Oncology (3 credits)

• PAS 784: Principles of Dermatology (2 credits)

• PAS 785: Principles of Infectious Disease (3 credits)

• PAS 786: Principles of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology (2 credits)

Total credits: 17

Instructional Delivery Methods (A3.11d): PAS 701 will include both lab and lecture-based instruction. PAS 700 and 783 will be lecture-based courses with small group interdisciplinary learning incorporated. PAS 736, 763, 784 and 786 will include team-based learning, lab and lecture-based instruction, as well as standardized patient experiences. PAS 785 will include team-based learning, lecture-based instruction, and standardized patient experiences.

• PAS 702: Applied Human Structure and Function II (3 credits)

• PAS 721: Professional Practice II (2 credits)

• PAS 787: Principles of Endocrinology (2 credits)

• PAS 789: Principles of Pulmonology (3 credits)

• PAS 788: Principles of Nephrology and Genitourinary Disease (2 credits)

• PAS 790: Principles of Cardiology (4 credits)

• PAS 791: Principles of Gastroenterology (3 credits)

Total credits: 19

Instructional Delivery Methods (A3.11d): PAS 702 will include both lab and lecture-based instruction. PAS 721 will be a lecture-based course with small group interdisciplinary learning incorporated. PAS 787, 788, 789, 790 and 791 will include team-based learning, lab and lecture-based instruction, as well as standardized patient experiences.

• PAS 719: Evidence Based Medicine (1 credit)

• PAS 725: Professional Practice III (1 credit)

• PAS 723: Principles of Behavioral Medicine (2 credits)

• PAS 792: Principles of Neurology (3 credits)

• PAS 793: Principles of Rheumatology and Orthopaedics (4 credits)

• PAS 722: Principles of Human Sexuality and Reproductive Health (3 credits)

• PAS 729: Principles of Emergency Medicine (3 credits)

• PAS 794: Principles of Surgery (2 credits)

Total credits: 19

Instructional Delivery Methods (A3.11d): PAS 719 will be lecture-based with small group and standardized patient experiences. PAS 725 will be a lecture-based course with small group interdisciplinary learning incorporated. PAS 794 will include both lab and lecture-based instruction as well as team-based learning. PAS 722, 723, 729, 792 and 793 will include team-based learning, lab and lecture-based instruction, as well as standardized patient experiences.

During the clinical year of the program, students will complete a series of 5-week rotations in a variety of clinical settings. These rotations will be supervised clinical practice experiences (SCPEs) in which students are paired with clinicians while actively engaging in direct patient care.

Instructional Delivery Methods (A3.11d): PAS 756 will be delivered in a hybrid fashion. All remaining coursework for the clinical year will incorporate direct patient care in a supervised clinical practice experience (SCPE).

Mandatory Clinical Year Courses (1 credit)

• PAS 756: Summative Experience (1 credit)

Mandatory Clinical Rotations (40 credits)

• PAS 741: Behavioral Health I (5 credits)

• PAS 732: Emergency Medicine I (5 credits)

• PAS 734: Family Medicine I (5 credits)

• PAS 739: Internal Medicine I (5 credits)

• PAS 735: Ambulatory Care (5 credits)

• PAS 737: General Surgery I (5 credits)

• PAS 743: Pediatrics I (5 credits)

• PAS 745: Reproductive Health I (5 credits)

Elective Clinical Rotations (select 1 for 5 credits)

• PAS 776: Medical Specialty Elective (5 credits)

• PAS 777 Surgical Specialty Elective (5 credits)

Students enrolled in the PA program will have the opportunity to complete an elective rotation in either a medical or surgical specialty.

Students in good academic standing may select from a variety of specialties; including but not limited to additional time in a mandatory rotation listed above or experience another specialty such as burn, cardiology, critical care, dermatology, endocrinology, ENT, gastroenterology, hematology/oncology, infectious disease, interventional radiology, nephrology, neurology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, palliative care, prison medicine, radiation oncology, trauma, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, plastic & reconstructive surgery, physical medicine & rehabilitation, or vascular surgery.

Students with identified deficiencies during clinical year may have their elective rotation assigned to them by the clinical year team to ensure minimum program requirements for graduation have been met.

Student Travel to Required Rotation Sites

Students are expected to have reliable transportation for clinical year, and are responsible for the cost of travel to and from clinical rotation sites.

Students who are required by the program to travel to a clinical rotation site greater than sixty (60) miles from the Hershey Medical Center campus, or the location in which the student resides, will be provided an option for housing. Students are not required to utilize program provided housing, however, students choosing to utilize different accommodations than what is provided by the program will be responsible for all associated costs.

Students are responsible for costs associated with housing and travel to and from clinical rotation sites that are developed at the request of the student, or in a location requested by the student but not required by the program.

Summative Experience

Upon completion of the clinical training, students will participate in a one-credit Summative Experience. In addition to taking the PACKRAT examination (which does not impact student placement in the PA Program), students will be evaluated on their professionalism and participate in assessments for knowledge, technical skills, interpretation, and performance of diagnostic evaluations. The Summative Experience must be successfully completed as one of the final requirements for program completion.

Total credits: 46