MMSc-PA CURRICULUM Cedarville’s PA program spans two years and is divided into two phases: a didactic year and a clinical year. Your curriculumwill be sequenced and structured to build upon your prior education and healthcare experience, preparing you to competently practice patient-centered, evidence-based care on multidisciplinary teams in diverse healthcare environments. You will be admitted and enrolled as part of a cohort, completing each semester sequentially. You must successfully complete each course for a given semester to be eligible to enroll in the subsequent semester. Advanced placement is not granted under any circumstances and all program requirements must be satisfactorily fulfilled to be eligible for degree conferral. Here’s what you can expect during your two years of PA training at Cedarville: DIDACTIC YEAR – EQUIPPING YOU IN THE CLASSROOM You will complete didactic year on campus face to face in a residential classroom format. The courses have been intentionally aligned to promote learning across the courses, to build on prior knowledge as you progress through the curriculum, and paired with cases to help solidify the learning. The curriculum is organized to cover each major organ system and taught from a variety of methods to accommodate various learning styles. SEMESTER 1 - Didactic 1 - Summer 1 (May to August - 15 weeks) | 19 credits COURSE # COURSE TITLE CREDITS MPAS-6000 Biblical Foundations of Modern Medicine 1 credit MPAS-6100 Clinical Anatomy 6 credits MPAS-6101 Introduction to Clinical Medicine 4 credits MPAS-6102 History Taking and Medical Documentation 3 credits MPAS-6103 Laboratory and Diagnostic Testing 1 2 credits MPAS-6104 Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 1 2 credits MPAS-6105 Introduction to the PA Profession 1 credit SEMESTER 2 - Didactic 2 - Fall 1 (August to December - 16 weeks) | 20 credits COURSE # COURSE TITLE CREDITS MPAS-6200 Evidence-Based Medicine 2 credits MPAS-6201 Clinical Medicine 1 7 credits MPAS-6202 Physical Exam Techniques 3 credits MPAS-6203 Laboratory and Diagnostic Testing 2 2 credits MPAS-6204 Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2 3 credits MPAS-6205 Biomedical Ethics and Culture 3 credits SEMESTER 3 - Didactic 3 | Spring 1 (January to April - 16 weeks) | 20 credits COURSE # COURSE TITLE CREDITS MPAS-6300 Medicine Across the Lifespan 2 credits MPAS-6301 Clinical Medicine 2 7 credits MPAS-6302 Clinical Skills and Interventions 3 credits MPAS-6303 Laboratory and Diagnostic Testing 3 2 credits MPAS-6304 Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 3 3 credits MPAS-6305 PA Profession and Healthcare Systems 3 credits CLINICAL YEAR – PREPARING YOU WITH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE During the clinical year, you will be placed in supervised clinical practice experiences (SCPEs) for four weeks to work directly with a clinical preceptor to learn care for patients within that discipline. As part of our commitment to preparing you as a missional PA who will use your skills to serve Christ, you’ll have opportunities to be trained in urban and rural underserved clinical settings. Accreditation requires that you have clinical experiences in family medicine, internal medicine, emergency medicine, women’s health, pediatrics, surgery, and behavioral health. You will also complete two additional rotations in your specific areas of interest.
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