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 |
2 |
Patient Problem Management 2 (Tutorials/Friday 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 |
| |
|
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 |
|
