Curriculum for Class of 2023 and Class of 2024
In order to complete the Physician Assistant Program, the student will complete 116 credits of course work at UMB.
First Year Summer Term |
MSPA 465: Foundation of PA Practice (5 credits) |
MSPA 470: Applied Medical Sciences (7 credits) | |
MHS 600: Introduction to Library Resources and Scholarly Writing (1 credit) | |
MHS 602: Legal/Ethical Issues for Health, Human Services and Clinical Professionals (2 credits) | |
Total Credits for Semester: 15 | |
First Year Fall Term | MSPA 512: Clinical Medicine 1 (8 credits) |
MSPA 514: Pediatric Medicine 1 (2 credits) | |
MSPA 515: Psychiatric Medicine (3 credits) | |
MSPA 520: Pathophysiological Approach to Pharmacotherapeutics 1 (3 credits) |
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MHS 615: Biostatistics for the Health Professional (3 credits) |
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Total Credits for Semester: 19 | |
First Year Spring Term |
MSPA 518: Clinical Medicine 2 (8 credits) |
MSPA 519: Pediatric Medicine 2 (2 credits) | |
MSPA 521: Emergency Medicine (4 credits) | |
MSPA 522: Clinical Correlations (1 credit) | |
MSPA 523: Pathophysiological Approach to Pharmacotherapeutics 2 (3 credits) | |
MSPA 551: Transition to Clinical Clerkships (1 credit) | |
MHS 630: Essentials of Chronic and Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3 credits) | |
Total Credits for Semester: 22 | |
Second Year Summer Term | MSPA 671: Clinical Clerkship 1 (4 credits) |
MSPA 672: Clinical Clerkship 2 (4 credits) | |
MHS 633: Clinically Applied Social and Behavioral Health Theory (3 credits) | |
MHS 652: Communication and Leadership (3 credits) | |
Total Credits for Semester: 14 | |
Second Year Fall Term |
MSPA 673: Clinical Clerkship 3 (4 credits) |
MSPA 674: Clinical Clerkship 4 (4 credits) | |
MSPA 675: Clinical Clerkship 5 (4 credits) | |
MHS 660: Advanced Applied Pharmacology (3 credits) | |
MHS 608: Research Seminar 1 (3 credits) | |
Total Credits for Semester: 18 | |
Second Year Spring Term | MSPA 680: Issues and Trends in Health Care (3 credits) |
MSPA 676: Clinical Clerkship 6 (4 credits) | |
MSPA 677: Clinical Clerkship 7 (4 credits) | |
MSPA 678: Clinical Clerkship 8 (4 credits) | |
MHS 622: Improving Quality of Care in Health Systems (3 credits) | |
MHS 609: Research Seminar 2 (3 credits) | |
Total Credits for Semester: 21 | |
Third Year Summer Term | MSPA 679: Clinical Clerkship 9 (4 credits) |
MHS 700: Capstone Presentation (3 credits) | |
Total Credits for Semester: 7 | |
Total Credits: 116 |