The Physician Assistant Program is a 24 month, 116 hour program offered by the University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB).
Curriculum
First Year
First Year Summer Term
MSPA 510: Clinical Diagnostic Studies (3 credits) |
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: 18 |
First Year Fall Term
MSPA 512: Clinical Medicine (8 credits) |
MSPA 514: Pediatric Medicine 1 (2 credits) |
MSPA 515: Psychiatric Medicine (3 credits) |
MSPA 520: Pathophysiological Approach to |
MHS 615: Biostatistics for the Health Professional |
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 (3 credits) |
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: 24 |
Second Year
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 676: Clinical Clerkship 6 (4 credits) |
MSPA 677: Clinical Clerkship 7 (4 credits) |
MSPA 678: Clinical Clerkship 8 (4 credits) |
MSPA 680: Issues and Trends in Health Care (3 credits) |
MSPA 682: Summative Evaluation (2 credits) |
MHS 609: Research Seminar 2 (3 credits) |
MHS 622: Improving Quality of Care in Health Systems (3 credits) |
Total Credits for Semester: 23 |
Total Credits: 116
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