Physician Assistant Studies Curriculum
The Master of Medical Science Physician Assistant Studies program is completed through full-time, in-person instruction over 24 consecutive months.
This cohort program offers 102 credit hours of study, where students complete one year of core didactic courses on-campus, followed by a second year of supervised clinical practice experiences as they prepare to sit for the PANCE exam at the end of their program. Successful completion of this program requires a minimum GPA of 3.000 to receive a Master of Medical Science degree.
Classes are held during the day at our campus located in Decatur, Georgia.
Year One: Didactic Courses
- PAS 601 Essentials of Medical Science (3 credit hours)
- PAS 602 Physiology (2 credit hours)
- PAS 603 Biostatistics (3 credit hours)
- PAS 604 Ethics in Medicine (1 credit hour)
- PAS 605 Medical Communication (2 credit hours)
- PAS 606 PA Professional Practice I (1 credit hour)
- PAS 607 PA Professional Practice II (1 credit hour)
- PAS 610 Anatomy with Lab (4 credit hours)
- PAS 620 Clinical Medicine I (4 credit hours)
- PAS 621 Clinical Medicine II (3 credit hours)
- PAS 622 Clinical Medicine III (3 credit hours)
- PAS 630 Pharmacotherapeutics I (3 credit hours)
- PAS 631 Pharmacotherapeutics II (3 credit hours)
- PAS 632 Pharmacotherapeutics III (3 credit hours)
- PAS 612 Physical Assessment & History with Laboratory (4 credit hours)
- PAS 615 Laboratory Interpretation I (3 credit hours)
- PAS 616 Laboratory Interpretation II (3 credit hours)
- PAS 617 Laboratory Interpretation III (2 credit hours)
- PAS 625 Essentials of Behavioral Medicine (2 credit hours)
- PAS 627 Essentials of Emergency Medicine (2 credit hours)
- PAS 628 Essentials of Surgical Medicine (2 credit hours)
- PAS 635 Evidence-Based Medicine I (1 Credit hour)
- PAS 636 Evidence-Based Medicine II (1 Credit hour)
- PAS 637 Evidence-Based Medicine III (1 Credit hour)
Year Two: Clinical Year Courses
- PAS 650 Community Health (5 credit hours)
- PAS 651 Women’s Health (5 credit hours)
- PAS 652 Pediatrics (5 credit hours)
- PAS 653 Emergency Medicine (5 credit hours)
- PAS 654 Hospital Medicine (5 credit hours)
- PAS 655 Surgical Medicine (5 credit hours)
- PAS 656 Behavioral Medicine (5 credit hours)
- PAS 657 Elective Clinical Practice Experience (5 credit hours)
- PAS 660 Senior Seminar (5 credit hours)