Master of Health Science in Physician Assistant Studies – Academic Calendar
The Physician Assistant Program is 27 months in length and consists of a 15-month didactic phase, followed immediately by a 12-month clinical learning phase. Each new class of students starts the program in the fall quarter of each year. The start date for the next class will be around late September / Early October. Specific quarter dates and holidays will be given during the PA program orientation. The academic calendar is listed below.
Total Program Credit Hours: 166 credit hours
Didactic Phase (15 months)
Fall Quarter (September – December)
Gross Anatomy (6 quarter credits)
Professional Issues (2 quarter credits)
Human Physiology (3 quarter credits)
Health Assessment and Physical Examination (6 quarter credits)
Total Quarter Credit Hours: 17 quarter credits
Winter Quarter (January – March)
Medical Pathology and Genetics (4 quarter credits)
Behavioral Science Concepts (1 quarter credit)
Essentials of Radiology & Electrocardiology (3 quarter credits)
Clinical Assessment and Management I (6 quarter credits)
Pharmacotherapeutics I (3 quarter credits)
Clinical Laboratory Medicine (2 quarter credits)
Total Quarter Credit Hours:19 quarter credits
Spring Quarter (April – June)
Essentials of Cardiology (2 quarter credits)
Women’s Health (3 quarter credits)
Public Health (3 quarter credits)
Clinical Assessment and Management II (6 quarter credits)
Pharmacotherapeutics II (3 quarter credits)
Medical Wellness (2 quarter credits)
Total Quarter Credit Hours: 19 quarter credits
Summer Quarter (June – September)
Neuroanatomy & Diseases of Neurological System (3 quarter credits)
Clinical Pediatrics (3 quarter credits)
Emergency Medicine (4 quarter credits)
Clinical Assessment and Management III (5 quarter credits)
Pharmacotherapeutics III (2 quarter credits)
Evidence Based Medicine (2 quarter credits)
Total Quarter Credit Hours: 19 quarter credits
Fall Quarter (October – December)
Clinical Geriatrics (3 quarter credits)
Fundamentals of Surgery (5 quarter credits)
Health Care Ethics and Law (1 quarter credit)
Research Design and Methodology (1 quarter credit)
Didactic Summative Evaluation (4 quarter credits)
Total Quarter Credit Hours: 14 quarter credits
Total Didactic Credit Hours: 88 quarter credits
Clinical Phase (12 months)
Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall Quarters (January – December)
Clinical Rotation in Internal Medicine (9 quarter credits)
Clinical Rotation in General Surgery (9 quarter credits)
Clinical Rotation in Family Medicine/Geriatrics (9 quarter credits)
Clinical Rotation in Emergency Medicine (9 quarter credits)
Clinical Rotation in Women’s Health (9 quarter credits)
Clinical Rotation in Pediatrics (9 quarter credits)
Clinical Rotation in Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine (9 quarter credits)
Clinical Rotation in Elective Discipline (9 quarter credits)
Capstone Research Project (3 quarter credits)
Clinical Summative Review (3 quarter credits)
Total Clinical Phase Credits: 78 credits hours