Requirements for
Admission to the Program
Completion of 60 credit hours is required for entry into the PA program, with
specific requirements
described on the Jefferson College of Health Sciences
PA
Admissions Information
page. All program coursework listed below must be completed at the Jefferson College of Health
Sciences.
YEAR
ONE
Junior
Year
—
10.5 months
Fall Semester
— 20 Credit Hours
| COURSE |
DESCRIPTION |
CREDIT HOURS |
| PHA 300 |
Clinical Medicine I |
5 |
| PHA 303 |
Clinical Anatomy & Physiology I |
4 |
| PHA 306 |
Clinical Skills I |
3 |
| PHA 309 |
Behavioral Medicine I |
2 |
| PHA 312 |
Clinical Pharmacology I |
2 |
| PHA 315 |
Clinical
Diagnostics I |
3 |
| PHA 318 |
Professional Seminar I |
1 |
Spring Semester
— 20 Credit Hours
| PHA 301 |
Clinical Medicine II |
5 |
| PHA 304 |
Clinical Anatomy & Physiology II |
4 |
| PHA 307 |
Clinical Skills II |
3 |
| PHA 310 |
Behavioral Medicine II |
2 |
| PHA 313 |
Clinical Pharmacology II |
2 |
| PHA 316 |
Clinical
Diagnostics II |
3 |
| PHA 319 |
Professional Seminar II |
1 |
Summer Semester
—
12 Credit Hours
| PHA
302 |
Clinical Medicine III |
4 |
| PHA 308 |
Clinical Skills III |
3 |
| PHA 314 |
Clinical Pharmacology III |
1 |
| PHA 317 |
Clinical Diagnostics III |
2 |
| PHA 320 |
Professional Seminar III |
2 |
|
|
|
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS FOR YEAR
ONE |
52
|
|
|
YEAR
TWO
Senior Year —
13.5 Months; Fall, Spring, & Summer Semester Clinical Rotations
Required Clinical Rotations
| PHA 401 |
Internal Medicine
- 2 months |
6 |
| PHA 403 |
Family Practice -
2 months |
6 |
| PHA 405 |
Pediatrics - 1
month |
3 |
| PHA 407 |
Women's Health - 1
month |
3 |
| PHA 409 |
Emergency Medicine
- 1 month |
3 |
| PHA 411 |
Psychiatry - 1
month |
3 |
| PHA 413 |
General Surgery -
1 month |
3 |
| PHA 415 |
General Orthopedics
- 1 month |
3 |
| PHA 417 |
Community Medicine -
1 month |
3 |
| PHA 419 |
Elective - 1 month |
3 |
| PHA 420 |
Clinical
Concentration - 6
weeks |
5 |
|
|
|
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS FOR YEAR TWO |
41 |
|
. |
|
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL CREDITS |
93 |
| TOTAL GENERAL
EDUCATION CREDITS |
60 |
| TOTAL CREDIT
HOURS NEEDED FOR GRADUATION |
153 |
|
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Sciences
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