Curriculum of Physician Assistant Program
The Physician Assistant Program is an upper-division baccalaureate
program which can be completed in 28.5 months.
Classes begin with an Orientation Program. Students study biomedical, behavioral and clinical medicine during the first 16 months,
which includes learning skills in interviewing, performing physical
examinations, preparing medical documentation, and patient contact. The final 13 months consist of clinical clerkships in various New York City Health and Hospital facilities and neighborhood health care centers.
Courses* Taken:
Summer I Semester
Orientation
Fall I Semester
PA 30101 Medical Terminology
PA 39100 Microbiology
PA 38100 Physiology I
PA 35100 Gross Anatomy & Embriology
PA 38200 Physiology II
Spring I Semester
PA 32202 Pharmacology
PA 37100 Behavioral Science
PA 37200 Interviewing & Counseling
PA 30200 Physical Diagnosis I
PA 36100 Clinical Correlation I
PA 30100 History of the Profession
PA 34200 CML Cluster I: (Rheumatology, Gastroenterology, Radiology, Clinical Laboratory Analysis, Nephrology, Neurology)
Summer II Semester
PA 30300 Physical Diagnosis II
PA 35300 Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
PA 33300 Pediatrics Lectures
PA 32300 Pathology
PA 36200 Clinical Correlation II
PA 34300 CML Cluster II: (Cardiology, Pulmonary Medicine, Endocrinology, EKG, Infectious Disease, Hypertension, Nutrition)
Fall II Semester
PA 38400 Health Law & Economics
PA 37400 Culture, Health & Illness
PA 32400 Geriatrics Lectures
PA 30400 OBS/GYN Lectures
PA 33400 Surgery Lectures
PA 35400 Emergency Medicine Lectures
PA 39401 Epidemiology
PA 39402 Graduate Pairing
PA 34400 CML Cluster III (Family Medicine, Urology, Hematology/Oncology, Dermatology, Dental Medicine)
Advanced and Basic Cardiovascular Life Support Certification Course
Spring II, Summer II and Fall III Semesters: Clinical Rotations
PA 41500 Emergency Medicine
PA 42500 Internal Medicine
PA 43500 OBS/GYN
PA 44500 Pediatrics
PA 45500 Primary Care
PA 46500 Psychiatry
PA 47500 Surgery
PA 48500 Critical Care (SICU)
PA 49500 Geriatrics
PA 49900 Elective
PA 40501, 40502 and 40503 PANCE Clinical Seminar I, II, III
*Note: Course sequence subject to change without notice
