Preclinical Education (Years 1 and 2)

 

Preclinical Education program (years 1 and 2) is structured to prepare students for their clinical education in years 3 and 4, as well as graduate medical education in residency and beyond.

 

The first year of the program is devoted to preclinical studies. All courses are required, no transfer credit is accepted, and no credit is awarded for pre-admission experiential learning. Students will complete 19 required courses and 58 course credits for the preclinical year. The preclinical year curriculum builds on the prerequisite coursework and clinical experiences that students have completed prior to matriculation.

Initial instruction in courses such as Basic Medical Sciences, Anatomy, Embryology, Histology, and Physiology forms the foundation for the integrated medicine courses that follow.

The multi-term Clinical Medicine, Clinical an anatomical pathology, Pharmacology and Diagnostic Methods courses form the backbone of the preclinical year curriculum and are presented concurrently in body system units to reinforce content and help students synthesize material across disciplines.

The multi-term Patient Assessment and Counseling courses offer instruction in history taking, physical examination, counseling, and presenting and documenting medical information.

The multi-term Practice and the Health System course covers sociocultural influences on health and health disparities, an introduction to the structure and administrative principles used in healthcare organizations, a review of professional organizations, health policy trends, third party payment, legal issues, and the unique place that PAs hold in the healthcare system.

The Evidence-Based Practice course provides a practical approach to critical evaluation of the medical literature and its application to patient care. In the robust Surgery course, students learn the concepts, skills, and medical procedures to function in primary care and major surgical areas.

 

Courses of Instruction

 

Course credits are the recognized units for academic work in the Lakeshield Physician Assistant Program. All courses are required, no transfer credit is accepted, and no

Preclinical Year Electives credit is granted for past experiential learning.

Refer to the Bulletin of the School of Medicine for full course descriptions.

 

Required Pre-Clinical Year Courses (Effective for 2024-2025 academic year)

 

PHYASST-200. Basic Medical Sciences

PHYASST-201. Physiology

PHYASST-205. Anatomy

PHYASST-206. Embriology

PHYASST-207. Histology

PHYASST-210, 211, 212. Diagnostic Methods I, II, III

PHYASST-220, 221, 222. Clinical Medicine I, II, III

PHYASST-223, 224, 225. Pharmacology I, II, III

PHYASST-230. Fundamentals of Surgery

PHYASST-231, 232, 233. Patient Assessment and Counseling I, II, III

PHYASST-251, 252. Practice and the Health System I, II

PHYASST-255. Evidence-Based Practice I(Optional)

 

Clinical Curriculum (years 3 y 4)

 

During the third year of the PA program, students complete 10 rotations. These clinical experiences are composed of eight required and two elective rotations, and a senior seminar capstone course that runs longitudinally. All students are required to complete at least one of these rotations in a medically underserved area. Reliable transportation is necessary for clinical year students. Clinical year students will return to campus throughout the second year to participate in Call Back days and evaluation exercises as part of the Senior Seminar course. Students will complete 51 course credits for the clinical year. Successful completion of the clinical year includes demonstrating achievement of all clinical year benchmarks, course requirements, learning outcomes, and program summative assessments. Successful demonstration of all clinical year course elements and competencies, as well as successful completion of program summative assessments.

 

 

Courses of Instruction in the Clinical Curriculum

 

Refer to the Bulletin of the School of Medicine for full course descriptions.

 

Required Clinical Courses

 

PHYASST 299. Bridge: The Path to Patient Care

PHYASST 300A and 300B. Primary Care 1 & 2

PHYASST 305. Evidence-Based Practice II

PHYASST 310. Behavioral Medicine

PHYASST 320A and 320B. Internal Medicine 1 & 2

PHYASST 340. Principles of Surgery

PHYASST 350. Emergency Medicine

PHYASST 360. Pediatrics

PHYASST 370. Obstetrics/Gynecology

PHYASST 390. Practice and the Health System III

Elective Clinical Courses

In addition to the above required core rotations, each student is required to complete two electives that can be chosen from among the following rotations. All are four weeks long. Each of these electives is 4 credits.

 

General Electives

 

PHYASST 300E. Primary Care
Topics include 1) Family Medicine or 2) Urgent Care 3) Healthcare for the Homeless

PHYASST 301. Occupational Medicine

PHYASST 302. Geriatrics

PHYASST 303. Global Health (International)

PHYASST 306. Integrative Medicine

PHYASST 307. Medical Informatics

PHYASST 309.  Public Health & Healthcare in Cuba

PHYASST 310E. Behavioral Medicine
Topics include 1) General Behavioral Medicine or 2) Pediatric Behavioral Medicine

PHYASST 311. Clinical Research

PHYASST 312. Community Health
Topics include 1) General, 2) Service-Learning

PHYASST 313. LGBTQ Health

PHYASST 320E. Internal Medicine
Topics include 1) Inpatient Internal Medicine or 2) Outpatient Internal Medicine

PHYASST 340E. General Surgery

PHYASST 350E. Emergency Medicine

PHYASST 360E. Pediatrics
Topics include 1) Inpatient pediatrics or 2) Outpatient pediatrics

PHYASST 370E. Obstetrics/Gynecology

Obstetrics/Gynecology

PHYASST 371. Maternal/Fetal Medicine

PHYASST 372.  Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility

 

Medicine

 

PHYASST 321. Cardiology

PHYASST 322. Dermatology

PHYASST 323. Endocrinology

PHYASST 324. Pain Medicine

PHYASST 325. Hematology/Oncology
Topics include 1) general hematology-oncology, 2)  breast oncology, 3) gynecological oncology, 4) neuro-oncology or 5) hematologic malignancies and bone marrow transplant.

PHYASST 327. Infectious Diseases
Topics include 1) general infectious disease or 2) HIV.

PHYASST 328. Gastroenterology

PHYASST 329. Palliative Care

PHYASST 331. Nephrology

PHYASST 332. Neurology

PHYASST 333. Pulmonary Medicine

PHYASST 334. Rheumatology

PHYASST 336. Medical ICU

PHYASST 337. Coronary Care Unit

PHYASST 338. Radiology
Topics include 1) general radiology, 2) interventional radiology or 3) neuroradiology

 

Ophthalmology

 

PHYASST 381. Ophthalmology

 

Pediatrics

 

PHYASST 308. Pediatric Healthy Lifestyles Program

PHYASST 339. Genetics

PHYASST 361. Pediatric Cardiology

PHYASST 362. Pediatric Surgery/Cardiothoracic Surgery

PHYASST 363. Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

PHYASST 364. Pediatric Allergy/Respiratory

PHYASST 365. Pediatric Endocrinology

PHYASST 366. Pediatric Infectious Disease

PHYASST 367. Intensive Care Nursery
Topics include 1) Neonatal intensive care unit or 2) pediatric intensive care unit

PHYASST 368. Pediatric Emergency Medicine

PHYASST 369. Pediatric Orthopedics

 

Surgery

 

PHYASST 341. Cardiothoracic Surgery

PHYASST 342. Otolaryngology

PHYASST 343. Neurosurgery

PHYASST 344. Orthopedics
Topics include 1) General orthopedics or 2) Hospitalist orthopedics

PHYASST 345. Plastic Surgery

PHYASST 346. Sports Medicine

PHYASST 347. Urology
Topics include 1) General Urology, 2) Urogynecology

PHYASST 348. Pre-Operative Screening Unit

PHYASST 349. Surgical Oncology

PHYASST 352. Trauma

PHYASST 353. Surgical ICU
Topics include 1) surgical intensive care unit or 2) cardiothoracic intensive care unit

PHYASST 354. Vascular Surgery

PHYASST 355. Transplant Surgery

As a complement to the clinical rotations, students must complete courses in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) prior to beginning the clinical year.

 

 

 

Clinical Education Resources

 

Clinical Education Contact List and FAQs

Clinical Faculty Teaching Resources

Preceptor Portal Introduction: Video

Clinical Teaching Opportunities

 

Faculty Appointments

Adjunct Clinical Faculty Appointments by Clinical Education Site

Adjunct Clinical Faculty Appointment/Reappointment Protocol(opens in a new window)

 

Student-Facing Requirements, Manuals and Syllabi

Additional information on the following topics can be found on the Year 3 & 4 Resources page.

-Clinical Student Manuals

-Rotation Syllabi

-Graduation Requirements

-Booklists

Year 3 and 4 Resources

-Curriculum Systems Logins

-eMedley(opens in a new window)

-Blackboard(opens in a new window)

 

Additional Resources

Professionalism Code

Committee on Student Progress

ERAS

Student Affairs

Affiliation Agreements

 

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The forward design of Human Health begins at the world's first engineering-based College of Medicine.

 

We designed our curriculum to prepare the next generation of knowledgeable healthcare providers. You’ll gain the experience and expertise to positively impact patients and the PA profession as a whole.

 

Clinical Medicine Courses

 

With more than 15 clinical medicine courses, we provide a broad education for future clinicians. These courses include women’s health, surgery, emergency medicine, cardiology, behavioral health, infectious disease, endocrinology, pediatrics, and much more. Find how these courses of study can make you the most competitive professional possible.

 

Supervised Clinical Practice Experience (SCPE)

 

Three semesters of SCPEs transform knowledge into practice. Experts in the field lend supervision and guidance to students engaging in surgery, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, women’s health, behavioral health, and an elective.

 

Evidence-Based Practice

 

Our students become competent consumers of current research which can transfer to a patient care setting. We teach a simplified approach to research interpretation that equips you with the tools to analyze the latest scholarship. This evidence-based strategy ensures that our graduates remain at the forefront of best practice throughout their careers.

The forward design of Human Health begins at the world's first engineering-based College of Medicine.

PHYASST-261. Beginning Medical Spanish

-262. Intermediate Medical Spanish

PHYASST-263. Advanced Medical Spanish

Other Preclinical Experiences

First-year PA students join DPT and MD students in an annual Adaptive Sports Experience, where health care professions learners engage and/or participate in a variety of adaptive sports, such as wheelchair basketball, seated volleyball, bocce ball and hand cycling. The annual event promotes the interprofessional partnership between physical therapists, physician assistants and physicians while increasing awareness of potential barriers to providing quality health care to persons with disabilities, and of community resources available to meet the active lifestyle needs of patients and families with disabilClinical CurriculuDuring the second year of the PA program, students complete 10 rotations. These clinical experiences are composed of eight required and two elective rotations, and a senior seminar capstone course that runs longitudinally. All students are required to complete at least one of these rotations in a medically underserved area. Reliable transportation is necessary for clinical year students. Clinical year students will return to campus throughout the second year to participate in Call Back days and evaluation exercises as part of the Senior Seminar course. Students will complete 51 course credits for the clinical year. Successful completion of the clinical year includes demonstrating achievement of all clinical year benchmarks, course requirements, learning outcomes, and program summative assessments. Successful demonstration of all clinical year course elements and competencies, as wsuccessful completion of program summativ