Didactic Curriculum
Didactic Curriculum
The didactic phase of the program takes place over four (4) semesters of graduate level academic coursework and includes clinical experiences once weekly beginning at mid-year. Additionally, all students must produce and present a master's project and pass a summative examination. Graduates of the Utah Physician Assistant Program earn a Master of Physician Assistant Studies Degree (MPAS).
SUMMER 1
| COURSE CODE | COURSE # | CREDIT HRS | COURSE COMPONENTS |
| PAS | 6015 | 1 | Mission in Practice 1 |
| PAS | 6010 | 1 | Foundations for Evidence-Based Practice 1 |
| PAS | 6020 | 3 | Applied Anatomy |
| PAS | 6030 | 1.5 | Physiology 1 |
| PAS | 6040 | 2 | Mechanisms of Health and Disease (MOHD) |
| PAS | 6050 | 2 | Medical Interviewing |
| PAS | 6060 | 3 | Infectious Disease |
| PAS | 6070 | 1 | Clinical Pharmacology |
| 14.5 |
FALL
| COURSE CODE | COURSE # | CREDIT HRS | COURSE COMPONENTS |
| PAS | 6011 | 1 | Foundations for Evidence-Based Practice 2 |
| PAS | 6016 | 1 | Mission in Practice 2 |
| PAS | 6031 | 1.5 | Physiology 2 |
| PAS | 6080 | 1 | Lab Interpretation |
| PAS | 6090 | 3 | Pediatrics |
| PAS | 6110 | 2 | Pulmonology |
| PAS | 6115 | 3 | Cardiovascular Medicine |
| PAS | 6120 | 2 | Endocrinology |
| PAS | 6130 | 1 | Ophthalmology |
| PAS | 6140 | 1 | Patient Problem Management (Tutorials) |
| PAS | 6250 | 1 | Ears/Nose/Throat |
| 17.5 |
SPRING
| COURSE CODE | COURSE # | CREDIT HRS | COURSE COMPONENTS |
| PAS | 6017 | 1 | Mission in Practice 3 |
| PAS | 6095 | 1 | Geriatrics |
| PAS | 6141 | 1 | Patient Problem Management 2 (Tutorials/Clinic/Interprofessional Education (IPE)) |
| PAS | 6150 | 2 | Hematology/Oncology |
| PAS | 6160 | 2 | Neurology |
| PAS | 6170 | 2 | Gastroenterology |
| PAS | 6180 | 2 | Nephrology |
| PAS | 6190 | 2 | Psychiatry |
| PAS | 6260 | 1 | Urology |
| PAS | 6970 | 1 | Master's Project 1 |
|
PAS |
6074 |
1 |
Didactic Clinical Experience |
| 16 |
SUMMER 2
| COURSE CODE | COURSE # | CREDIT HRS | COURSE COMPONENTS |
| PAS | 6018 | 1 | Mission in Practice 4 |
| PAS | 6210 | 2 | Gynecological and Reproductive Health |
| PAS | 6215 | 1 | Obstetrics |
| PAS | 6220 | 2 | Musculoskeletal/Rheumatology |
| PAS | 6230 | 1 | Dermatology |
| PAS | 6240 | 2 | Hospital Medicine (Inpatient Medicine/Operating Room) |
| PAS | 6245 | 2 | Emergency Medicine |
| PAS | 6971 | 1 | Master's Project 2 |
| 12 |