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Curriculum – MSPA
Upon completion of a Bachelor’s Degree and required
prerequisites, the Physician Assistant Program includes 26
months of intense Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Modules with
clinical experiences.
These units of study are based on the most common disease
states and preventative medicine guidelines utilized in medical
practice in the rural areas of this state.
The curriculum is designed to prepare primary care
providers for medical practice in rural settings.
All physician assistant courses are sequences and are
required of all students.
The first year of study (Phase I:
Didactic) is completed on campus in Carbondale.
This first year is centered more on the PBL modules, as
well as laboratory and clinical experiences.
The second year (Phase II:
Clinical Rotations) is held at the following Illinois
locations:
Bloomington, Carbondale/Delta, Decatur, Mattoon, Olney, Peoria,
Quincy, and Springfield.
Second year students may be required to relocate to one
of these towns.
During the clinical rotation phase, students complete rotations
in Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Internal
Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatrics,
Surgery, and one elective of the students’ choice.
Phase III (the final eight weeks of the program) is the
Preceptorship, which students may complete at a site of their
choice, with faculty approval.
Problem-Based Learning is ideally suited to PA education because
students actively learn both the basic and clinical sciences.
It is an innovative method of integrating and developing
the medical knowledge, cognitive skills, and interpersonal
growth required to produce what is desired in an SIUC physician
assistant graduate.
The PBL cases used are based on real patient problems that are
carefully selected by faculty to stimulate students’ learning in
all relevant areas of basic clinical and behavioral sciences.
A humanistic approach to medicine is stressed by the use
of these cases.
Patient cases are designed to incorporate signs and symptoms of
patient’s varied problems that providers encounter in practice.
PBL also encourages recall and effective application of
knowledge and skills essential to the PA profession.
Students work together, in small groups, with the
assistance of a faculty tutor to investigate carefully designed
patient cases and identify learning issues.
PBL provides flexibility for students as to when and how
they study. The
group, the facilitator, and the problem, all help to focus the
student’s learning efforts.
Below is a list of courses that students will have to complete
to receive their degree.
Descriptions of individual courses below may be found in
the Course Description section of the Southern Illinois
University Carbondale Graduate Catalog.
Master of Science Degree in Physician Assistant Studies (90
credit hours, 26 months)
Requirements for Physician Assistant Studies Program
(Professional Program - 90 credit hours, 7 semesters)
First Year Sequence (Phase I)……………………………………..54
Physician Assistant 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506,
507, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525,
531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 547, 550,582, 599
Second Year (Phase II and Phase III)……………………………...36
Physician Assistant 545, 551, 580, 581, 596,
599
Total………………………………………………………………………..90
Physician Assistant Curriculum Guide
PHASE I
Semester 1 – Summer
(Unit 1) – 10 credit hours
PA 500-1
Introduction to the Profession
PA 501-3
PBL, Unit 1
PA 511-1
Pharmacology
PA 521-2
Clinical Anatomy and Integrated Science
PA 531-2
Patient Evaluation
PA 547-1
Research Methods
Semester 2 – Fall (Units 2 & 3) – 22 credit
hours
PA 502-3; PA 503-3
PBL, Units 2 and 3
PA 506-1
Patient Education/Behavioral Science
PA 507-1
Diversity In Medical Practice
PA 512-1; PA 513-1
Pharmacology II, III
PA 522-2; PA 523-2
Clinical Anatomy and Integrated Sciences II, III
PA 532-2; PA 533-2
Patient Evaluation II, III
PA 550-2
Clinical Mentoring - Phase I
PA 599-2
Master’s Seminar
Semester 3 – Spring (Units 4 & 5) – 22 credit
hours
PA 504-3; PA 505-3
PBL, Units 4 and 5
PA 506-1
Patient Education/Behavioral Science
PA 514-1; PA 515-1
Pharmacology IV, V
PA 524-2; PA 525-2
Clinical Anatomy and Integrated Sciences IV, V
PA 534-2
Clinical/Procedural Skills
PA 535-2
ACLS/EKG
PA 536-1
Introduction to the Surgical Setting
PA 550-2
Clinical Mentoring – Phase I
PA 599-2
Master’s Seminar
PHASE II
Semester 4 – Summer
– 6 credit hours
PA 551-1
Clinical Mentoring – Phase II
PA 580-1
PBL Tutor Group – Phase II
PA 581-3
Clinical Rotations I
PA 599-1
Master’s Seminar
Semester 5 – Fall – 12 credit hours
PA 551-2
Clinical Mentoring – Phase II
PA 580-2
PBL Tutor Group – Phase II
PA 582-6
Clinical Rotations II
PA 599-2
Master’s Seminar
Semester 6 – Spring – 12 credit hours
PA 551-2
Clinical Mentoring – Phase II
PA 580-2
PBL Tutor Group – Phase II
PA 582-6
Clinical Rotations III
PA 599-2
Master’s Seminar
PHASE III
Semester 7 – Summer – 6 credit hours
PA 545-3
Health Care Systems
PA 596-3
Preceptorship
A limited number of
Electives as well as independent study classes are also
available to PA students.
PA585 Independent
Study ( 1 - 6 Hours )
PA508 Holistic Medicine ( 1 - 3 Hours ) offered one
semester each year until further notice
The Master’s Seminar is a longitudinal course required each
semester of enrollment that is designed to equip the student
with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to design and complete
a clinically-based Master’s Research Project.
Students apply strategies previously learned in the
Research Methods/Evidence Based Medicine Course.
The Master’s Seminar culminates with a presentation and
defense of the completed Master’s Research Project.
Problem Based Learning
MSPA Prerequisites
Application
Expenses
MSPA Advisement
CASPA Supplemental
App Info
Technical Standards
Program Technology
Requirements
SIU-C Graduate Catalog
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