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Course summary

This program aims to: prepare students to practice as competent physician assistants; prepare, promote, and encourage graduates to practice in under served, rural, and culturally diverse settings; prepare graduate-level physician assistants equipped to engage in the scholarly activities of the profession.

Program modules

This program covers the following modules: PAP 500 Orientation, PAP 505 History and Professional Ethics 2, PAP 550 Advanced Anatomy 4, PAP 580 Physical Assessment 6, PAP 575 Medical Informatics 2, PAP 587 Diagnostic Methods I 1, PAP 528 Behavioral Aspects of Medicine 3, PAP 560 Applied Pathophysiology 4, PAP 588 Diagnostic Methods II 3, PAP 590 Fundamentals of Clinical Medicine I 6, PAP 720 Formative Clinical Competency Exam ( FCCE I), PAP 565 Immunology and Microbial Disease 3, PAP 530 Health Policy 3, PAP 589 Diagnostic Methods III 2, PAP 591 Fundamentals of Clinical Medicine II 6, PAP 570 Medical Pharmacology I 2, PAP 595 Clinical Skills Laboratory 2, PAP 721 FCCE II, PAP 540 Counseling for Preventive Medicine 3, PAP 592 Fundamentals of Clinical Medicine III 6, PAP 600 Research Methods 4, PAP 571 Medical Pharmacology II 2, PAP 535 Comm Health 3, PAP 722 FCCE III, PAP 750 Portfolio Preparation I 1, PAP 751 Portfolio Preparation II 1, PAP 752 Portfolio Preparation III 1, PAP 640 Senior Seminar 0, PAP 650 Clinical Rotation: Medicine 3, PAP 655 Clinical Rotation: Emergency Medicine 3, PAP 661 Clinical Rotation: Family Practice/Geriatrics 3, PAP 698 Clinical Rotation: Long Term Care 2, PAP 665 Clinical Rotation: Obstetrics/Gynecology 3, PAP 670 Clinical Rotation: Elective I 2, PAP 674 Clinical Rotation: Elective II 2, PAP 675 Clinical Rotation: Pediatrics 3, PAP 680 Clinical Rotation: Psychiatry 3, PAP 685 Clinical Rotation: Surgery 3, PAP 690 Clinical Rotation: Orthopedics 3, PAP 697 Clinical Rotation: Community Practice Preceptorship 4.

Entry requirement for international students

Applicants must have a Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution with grades of "C" or better: The following courses should have been completed. General Chemistry I and II with Labs 8 semester hours Biochemistry, Organic, or other advanced chemistry (3 semester hours),General Biology I and II with Labs (8 semester hours),Anatomy and Physiology I and II or equivalent (8 semester hours),Microbiology with Lab (4 semester hours),Statistics (3 semester hours),General or other Sociology (3 semester hours),Psychology (3 semester hours),English Composition or other writing intensive course (3 semester hours),One Chemistry and one Biological Science within five years .The y should also have a completion of the GRE . And 1000 hours of responsible health care experience.

Qualification

Masters

Awarding body

ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE

Department name

Center for Physician Assistant Studies