ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Can be accessed online at Academic Calendar. Need link http://health.usf.edu/medicine/pa/about/curriculum/
Please be aware that all dates are subject to change so the calendar is only available electronically.
Holidays may be waived for students serving in the Clinical Clerkships at the discretion of the individual Chiefs of Service.
CURRICULAR CALENDAR
Students must not substitute for or function as instructional faculty for the program. Students cannot substitute for clinical or administrative staff during supervised clinical practical experiences. Students may act as tutors for fellow students.
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Curriculum for Year 1 YR 1-Summer | Course Name | Credits | Gross Anatomy with lab | 4 | Pathophysiological Basis of Disease I | 2 | Clinical Medicine I | 4 | Clinical Pharmacology I | 2 | Physical Diagnosis I | 2 | Role of the Physician Assistant in American Healthcare | 1 | Clinical Laboratory and Diagnostics I | 2 | TOTAL CREDITS SUMMER YEAR 1 | 17 | YR 1-Fall | Gross Anatomy II with lab | 4 | Pathophysiological Basis of Disease II | 2 | Clinical Medicine II | 4 | Clinical Pharmacology II | 2 | Physical Diagnosis II | 2 | Epidemiology and Biostatistics: An Introduction to Clinical Research | 2 | Clinical Laboratory and Diagnostics II | 2 | Basic Medical Genetics | 2 | Total CREDITS FALL YEAR 1 | 20 | YR 1-Spring | Clinical Medicine III | 4 | Advanced Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics | 2 | Clinical Skills and Procedures | 2 | Evidence Based Medicine | 2 | Behavioral Medicine | 2 | Cultural Issues in Healthcare | 1 | TOTAL CREDITS SPRING YEAR 1 | 13 | TOTAL CREDITS YEAR 1 | 50
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Curriculum for Year 2 YR2-Summer-Fall-Spring | Course Name | Length of Clerkship Weeks | Credits | Internal Medicine | 5 | 5 | Surgery | 5 | 5 | Pediatrics | 5 | 5 | Family Medicine | 5 | 5 | Women’s Health | 5 | 5 | Emergency Medicine | 5 | 5 | Behavioral and Mental Health | 5 | 5 | Elective | 5 | 5 | TOTAL CREDITS YEAR 2 | 40 | TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE PROGRAM | 90 |
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