HPD Physician Assistant Program - Jacksonville

Curriculum Outline • Master of Medical Science 8 | Nova Southeastern University Start Date: May Length: 27 months Degree: Master of Medical Science (M.M.S.) in Physician Assistant Didactic: 15 Months Clinical: 12 Months First Semester: Summer I (May–August) COURSE # COURSE TITLE LECTURE LAB CREDIT HOURS PAJ 5506 Cultural Issues in Health Care 14 0 1 PAJ 5000 Anatomy 46 38 4 PAJ 5001 Pharmacodynamics 14 0 1 PAJ 5002 Introduction to the PA Profession 14 0 1 PAJ 5003 Fundamentals of Medical Imaging 14 0 1 PAJ 5401 Medical Terminology 0 50 2 PAJ 5100 Physiology 44 0 3 PAJ 5300 Physical Diagnosis I 42 26 4 TOTAL HOURS 188 114 17 Curriculum is subject to change as directed by the department. Second Semester: Fall (August–December) COURSE # COURSE TITLE LECTURE LAB CREDIT HOURS PAJ 5504 Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care 27 0 2 PAJ 5006 Electrocardiography 16 2 1 PAJ 5101 Clinical Pathophysiology I 18 0 1 PAJ 5200 Microbiology 45 0 3 PAJ 5310 Physical Diagnosis II 26 22 3 PAJ 5410 Pharmacology I 26 0 2 PAJ 5500 Clinical Medicine and Surgery I 112 0 8 PAJ 5600 Clinical Laboratory Medicine I 16 0 1 TOTAL HOURS 286 24 21 The Physician Assistant Program • Jacksonville