Course variations

Course summary

Physician assistants are academically and clinically prepared to practice medicine with the direction and responsible supervision of a doctor of medicine or osteopathy. The physician-PA team relationship is fundamental to the PA profession and enhances the delivery of high quality health care. Within the physician-PA relationship, Physician Assistants make clinical decisions, provide a broad range of diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive, and health maintenance services. The clinical role of Physician Assistants includes: primary and specialty care in medical and surgical practice settings. Physician Assistant practice is centered on patient care and may include educational, research, and administrative activities. The objectives is to provide training in primary care medicine to students who are interested in becoming physician assistants. To increase the number of culturally competent and responsive Physician Assistants who will practice in medically underserved areas. To identify, recruit and admit students from underrepresented groups dedicated to practicing in medically underserved areas. To increase the number of certified Physician Assistants who will practice in areas of unmet need.

Program modules

The program modules for the first year are PAS 300 Pathophysiology I 3, PAS 301 AdultMedicine I 6, PAS 302 Physical Diagnosis I 4, PAS 314 Applied Anatomy & Physiology I 3, PAS 330 Clinical Pharmacology I 2, PAS 303 Pathophysiology II 3, PAS 304 AdultMedicine II 6, PAS 305 Physical Diagnosis II 4, PAS 307 Medical Communications 1, PAS 316 Applied Anatomy & Physiology II 3, PAS 331 Clinical Pharmacology II 2, PAS 308 Emergency Medicine 3, PAS 312 Clinical Skills 1, PAS 320 Women's Health Care & Men's Health Issues 3, PAS 321 Pediatrics 3, PAS 322 Geriatrics 3. The course modules for the second year are PAS 401 Clinical MedicineRotations 8, PAS 403 Clinical Review of the Medical Literature 3, PAS 410 Clinical Problems Seminar I 3, PAS 402 Clinical Medicine Rotations II 8, PAS 411 Clinical Problems Seminar II 3, PAS 450 Research 2, PAS 404 Professional Issues 1, PAS 405 Preceptorship 8, PAS 412 Clinical Problems Seminar III 3. General Education Course requirement are CPU 125 Introduction to Computers 3, COM233AMedical Spanish I 2, COM233B Medical Spanish II 1, PHE250 Community Health Issues & Service Learning 1, PHE 450 Senior Capstone & Service Learning 1. Bachelors Degree Requirement are 100 – 299 General Education Elective 3, 300 – 399 General Education Elective 3, 300 – 399 General Education Elective 3. ProgramPre-Professional Course are Summer Semester COM113Medical Terminology 3.

Entry requirement for international students

Students should have a minimum 2.0 GPA with a High School diploma or GED equivalent. Associate of Science degree in a science-related field from a regionally accredited institution. A minimum grade of a "C" (2.0 on a 4.0 point scale) in all prerequisite courses. Candidates invited for an interview will be required to complete the reading/wr iting placement exam. Appropriate scores on the College of Science and Health preadmissions assessment exams. Students must maintain health insurance throughout the program.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

Charles Drew University Of Medicine And Science

Department name

College of Science and Health, Department of Biomedical Sciences