Department of Family and Community Medicine
Curriculum
All coursework with the PAST prefix must be taken within the confines of the
Physician Assistant Program. No PAST course may be challenged or pre-empted
based on clinical or academic experience.
Summer – 6 credits
| PAST 301 | FMS I Population Health |
| PAST 304 | FMS I Foundations of Research Methodology |
| PAST 420 | Clinical Seminar I |
| PAST 316 | ICM I Dermatology |
| PAST 318 | ICM I Orthopedics |
Fall - 15 credits
| PAST 302 | FMS II Adolescent & Pediatric Medicine I |
| PAST 305 | FMS II Adult & Geriatric Medicine I |
| PAST 306 | FMS II Clinical Skills I |
| PAST 307 | FMS II Pharmacology I |
| PAST 319 | ICM I Human Structure, Function & Development |
| PAST 322 | ICM I Genetics & Neoplasia |
| PAST 323 | ICM I Infection & Immunity |
Spring – 17 credits
| PAST 303 | FMS III Adolescent & Pediatric Medicine II |
| PAST 308 | FMS III Adult & Geriatric Medicine II |
| PAST 309 | FMS III Pharmacology II |
| PAST 310 | FMS III Clinical Skills II |
| PAST 421 | Clinical Seminar II |
| PAST 317 | ICM II Neurosciences |
| PAST 321 | ICM II CV/Pulmonary/Renal |
Summer – 8 credits
| PAST 401 | Clerkship Family Medicine |
| PAST 406 | *Clerkship Women’s Health/Prenatal Care |
| PAST 405 | *Clerkship Pediatrics |
| PAST 407 | *Clerkship Behavioral Medicine/Psychiatry |
| *choose 1 from these 3 |
Fall – 17 credits
| PAST 311 | FMS IV Emergency Medicine |
| PAST 312 | FMS IV Adolescent & Pediatric Medicine III |
| PAST 313 | FMS IV Adult & Geriatric Medicine III |
| PAST 314 | FMS IV Pharmacology III |
| PAST 315 | FMS IV Clinical Skills III |
| PAST 418 | ICM III GI/Nutrition/Metabolism |
| PAST 425 | ICM III Human Sexuality & Endocrinology |
Spring – 16 credits
| PAST 403 | Clerkship Emergency Medicine |
| PAST 405 | **Clerkship Pediatrics |
| PAST 406 | **Clerkship Women’s Health/Prenatal Care |
| PAST 407 | **Clerkship Behavioral Medicine/Psychiatry |
| PAST 408 | Clerkship General Internal Medicine |
| PAST 409 | Clerkship Elective |
| **delete clerkship taken in summer |
| PAST 422 | Clinical Seminar III |
Summer – 10 credits
| PAST 404 | Clerkship Surgery |
| PAST 402 | Primary Care Preceptorship |
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| Prerequisite Course Hours - 60 Hours |
| Professional curriculum credits | 55 |
| Clerkship and preceptorship credits | 34 |
