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MSC09 5040
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

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 – 7 credits

PAST 501FMS I Population Health
PAST 502FMS I Foundations of Research Methodology
PAST 535Clinical Seminar I
PAST 540ICM I Dermatology
PAST 541ICM I Orthopedics




Fall - 17 credits

PAST 510FMS I Adolescent & Pediatric Medicine I
PAST 515FMS I Adult & Geriatric Medicine I
PAST 520FMS I Pharmacology I
PAST 530FMS I Clinical Skills I
PAST 536Clinical Seminar II
PAST 542ICM I Human Structure, Function & Development
PAST 543ICM I Genetics & Neoplasia
PAST 544ICM I Infection & Immunity




Spring – 16 credits

PAST 513FMS II Adolescent & Pediatric Medicine II
PAST 518FMS II Adult & Geriatric Medicine II
PAST 523FMS II Pharmacology II
PAST 531FMS II Clinical Skills II
PAST 537Clinical Seminar III
PAST 545ICM II Neurosciences
PAST 547ICM II CV/Pulmonary/Renal
PAST 514FMS III Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine III
PAST 519FMS III Adult & Geriatric Medicine III
PAST 524FMS III Pharmacology III




Summer – 6 credits

PAST 560Clerkship Family Medicine
PAST 562*Clerkship Pediatrics
PAST 563*Clerkship Behavioral Medicine/Psychiatry
*choose 1 from these 2




Fall – 17 credits

PAST 525FMS IV Emergency Medicine
PAST 527FMS IV Adolescent & Pediatric Medicine IV
PAST 529FMS IV Adult & Geriatric Medicine IV
PAST 533FMS IV Pharmacology IV
PAST 532FMS IV Clinical Skills III
PAST 550ICM III GI/Nutrition/Metabolism
PAST 552ICM III Human Sexuality & Endocrinology




Spring – 15 credits

PAST 564Clerkship Emergency Medicine
PAST 562**Clerkship Pediatrics
PAST 561Clerkship Women’s Health/Prenatal Care
PAST 563**Clerkship Behavioral Medicine/Psychiatry
PAST 565Clerkship General Internal Medicine
PAST 566Clerkship Elective
**delete clerkship taken in summer
PAST 600Program to Practice




Summer – 8 credits

PAST 568Clerkship Surgery
PAST 575Clerkship Primary Care
PAST 610Independent Study




Professional curriculum credits59
Clerkship and preceptorship credits27
Total Semester Credits86