2018-2019 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
- Professional Curriculum Course Recommendations**
- Professional Curriculum Course Requirements for the M.P.A.S. Degree
- Professional Level Curriculum
- Total Professional Curriculum
Website: www.gvsu.edu/grad/mpas
Preprofessional Curriculum Course Requirements
- One course in general biology
- One course in general chemistry
- One course in human genetics
- One course in organic chemistry
- One course in biochemistry*
- One course in human anatomy*
- One course in human physiology*
- One course in statistics
- One course in psychology
- One course in microbiology
- One course in physics
*This course must have been completed within the last five years or must be retaken. Applicants may also take higher level courses or competency examinations for credit. Waivers of the five-year rule may be granted on a case-by-case basis for candidates with documented academic excellence and appropriate clinical experience at the discretion of the admissions committee or the PAS program director.
Professional Curriculum Course Recommendations**
- One course in medical ethics
- One course in pharmacology
- One course in pathophysiology
- One course in nutrition
- One course in immunology
- One lab course in human cadaver anatomy
**These courses have been found beneficial for success in the program, but are not required to apply.
Professional Curriculum Course Requirements for the M.P.A.S. Degree
- BMS 561 - Prosected Regional Anatomy (4 credits)
- PAS 501 - Clinical Applications I (2 credits)
- PAS 502 - Clinical Applications II (1 credit)
- PAS 503 - Clinical Applications III (1 credit)
- PAS 504 - Clinical Applications IV (1 credit)
- PAS 511 - Foundations of Clinical Medicine (4 credits)
- PAS 512 - Clinical Medicine I (6 credits)
- PAS 513 - Clinical Medicine II (6 credits)
- PAS 514 - Clinical Medicine III (6 credits)
- PAS 521 - Medical Physiology (3 credits)
- PAS 522 - Clinical Pathophysiology I (1 credit)
- PAS 523 - Clinical Pathophysiology II (1 credit)
- PAS 524 - Clinical Pathophysiology III (3 credits)
- PAS 532 - Practical Therapeutics I (2 credits)
- PAS 533 - Practical Therapeutics II (2 credits)
- PAS 534 - Practical Therapeutics III (2 credits)
- PAS 542 - Clinical Problem Solving Sessions I (1 credit)
- PAS 543 - Clinical Problem Solving Sessions II (1 credit)
- PAS 544 - Clinical Problem Solving Sessions III (1 credit)
- PAS 551 - Physician Assistant Profession Issues I (1 credit)
- PAS 554 - Physician Assistant Profession Issues II (1 credit)
- PAS 561 - Clinical Applications Lab I (1 credit)
- PAS 562 - Clinical Applications Lab II (1 credit)
- PAS 563 - Clinical Applications Lab III (1 credit)
- PAS 564 - Clinical Applications Lab IV (1 credit)
- PAS 572 - Hospital Community Experience I (1 credit)
- PAS 573 - Hospital Community Experience II (1 credit)
- PAS 574 - Hospital Community Experience III (1 credit)
- PAS 582 - Evidence-Based Medicine I (3 credits)
- PAS 583 - Evidence-Based Medicine II (2 credits)
- PAS 584 - Evidence-Based Medicine III (2 credits)
- PAS 610 - Clinical Rotations I (12 credits)
- PAS 620 - Clinical Rotations II (12 credits)
- PAS 630 - Clinical Rotations III (12 credits)
- STA 610 - Applied Statistics for Health Professions (3 credits)
Professional Level Curriculum
First Professional Year
Fall-Semester One (credits: 17)
- BMS 561 - Prosected Regional Anatomy (4 credits)
- PAS 501 - Clinical Applications I (2 credits)
- STA 610 - Applied Statistics for Health Professions (3 credits)
- PAS 511 - Foundations of Clinical Medicine (4 credits)
- PAS 521 - Medical Physiology (3 credits)
- PAS 561 - Clinical Applications Lab I (1 credit)
Winter-Semester Two (credits: 17)
- PAS 502 - Clinical Applications II (1 credit)
- PAS 512 - Clinical Medicine I (6 credits)
- PAS 522 - Clinical Pathophysiology I (1 credit)
- PAS 532 - Practical Therapeutics I (2 credits)
- PAS 542 - Clinical Problem Solving Sessions I (1 credit)
- PAS 551 - Physician Assistant Profession Issues I (1 credit)
- PAS 562 - Clinical Applications Lab II (1 credit)
- PAS 572 - Hospital Community Experience I (1 credit)
- PAS 582 - Evidence-Based Medicine I (3 credits)
Spring/Summer-Semester Three (credits: 15)
- PAS 503 - Clinical Applications III (1 credit)
- PAS 513 - Clinical Medicine II (6 credits)
- PAS 523 - Clinical Pathophysiology II (1 credit)
- PAS 533 - Practical Therapeutics II (2 credits)
- PAS 543 - Clinical Problem Solving Sessions II (1 credit)
- PAS 563 - Clinical Applications Lab III (1 credit)
- PAS 573 - Hospital Community Experience II (1 credit)
- PAS 583 - Evidence-Based Medicine II (2 credits)
Second Professional Year
Fall-Semester Four (credits: 18)
- PAS 504 - Clinical Applications IV (1 credit)
- PAS 514 - Clinical Medicine III (6 credits)
- PAS 524 - Clinical Pathophysiology III (3 credits)
- PAS 534 - Practical Therapeutics III (2 credits)
- PAS 544 - Clinical Problem Solving Sessions III (1 credit)
- PAS 554 - Physician Assistant Profession Issues II (1 credit)
- PAS 564 - Clinical Applications Lab IV (1 credit)
- PAS 574 - Hospital Community Experience III (1 credit)
- PAS 584 - Evidence-Based Medicine III (2 credits)
Winter-Semester Five (credits: 12)
Spring/Summer Semester Six (credits: 12)
Third Professional Year
Fall-Semester Seven (credits: 12)
Total Professional Curriculum
103 Credits