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 501 | FMS I Population Health |
| PAST 502 | FMS I Foundations of Research Methodology |
| PAST 535 | Clinical Seminar I |
| PAST 540 | ICM I Dermatology |
| PAST 541 | ICM I Orthopedics |
Fall - 17 credits
| PAST 510 | FMS I Adolescent & Pediatric Medicine I |
| PAST 515 | FMS I Adult & Geriatric Medicine I |
| PAST 520 | FMS I Pharmacology I |
| PAST 530 | FMS I Clinical Skills I |
| PAST 536 | Clinical Seminar II |
| PAST 542 | ICM I Human Structure, Function & Development |
| PAST 543 | ICM I Genetics & Neoplasia |
| PAST 544 | ICM I Infection & Immunity |
Spring – 16 credits
| PAST 513 | FMS II Adolescent & Pediatric Medicine II |
| PAST 518 | FMS II Adult & Geriatric Medicine II |
| PAST 523 | FMS II Pharmacology II |
| PAST 531 | FMS II Clinical Skills II |
| PAST 537 | Clinical Seminar III |
| PAST 545 | ICM II Neurosciences |
| PAST 547 | ICM II CV/Pulmonary/Renal |
| PAST 514 | FMS III Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine III |
| PAST 519 | FMS III Adult & Geriatric Medicine III |
| PAST 524 | FMS III Pharmacology III |
Summer – 6 credits
| PAST 560 | Clerkship Family Medicine |
| PAST 562 | *Clerkship Pediatrics |
| PAST 563 | *Clerkship Behavioral Medicine/Psychiatry |
| *choose 1 from these 2 |
Fall – 17 credits
| PAST 525 | FMS IV Emergency Medicine |
| PAST 527 | FMS IV Adolescent & Pediatric Medicine IV |
| PAST 529 | FMS IV Adult & Geriatric Medicine IV |
| PAST 533 | FMS IV Pharmacology IV |
| PAST 532 | FMS IV Clinical Skills III |
| PAST 550 | ICM III GI/Nutrition/Metabolism |
| PAST 552 | ICM III Human Sexuality & Endocrinology |
Spring – 15 credits
| PAST 564 | Clerkship Emergency Medicine |
| PAST 562 | **Clerkship Pediatrics |
| PAST 561 | Clerkship Women’s Health/Prenatal Care |
| PAST 563 | **Clerkship Behavioral Medicine/Psychiatry |
| PAST 565 | Clerkship General Internal Medicine |
| PAST 566 | Clerkship Elective |
| **delete clerkship taken in summer |
| PAST 600 | Program to Practice |
Summer – 8 credits
| PAST 568 | Clerkship Surgery |
| PAST 575 | Clerkship Primary Care |
| PAST 610 | Independent Study |
| Professional curriculum credits | 59 |
| Clerkship and preceptorship credits | 27 |
| Total Semester Credits | 86 |
