Curriculum

Didactic OutlineClinical OutlineCourse Descriptions

 

Didactic Course Outline

Block 1 Schedule

Course

Credit Hours

MPAP 535 – Foundations of Health & Disease I

1

MPAP 504 – Clinical Medicine I

3

MPAP 522 – Clinical Skills I (History & Physical)

3

MPAP 515 – Pharmacotherapeutics I

1

MPAP 531 – Anatomy & Physiology

4

Total Hours

12

Block 2 Schedule

Course

Credit Hours

MPAP 536 – Foundations of Health & Disease II

1

MPAP 505 – Clinical Medicine II

3

MPAP 523 – Clinical Skills II

4

MPAP 516 – Pharmacotherapeutics II

2

MPAP 503 – Behavioral Medicine

2

Total Hours

12

Block 3 Schedule

Course

Credit Hours

MPAP 537 – Foundations of Health & Disease III

1

MPAP 506 – Clinical Medicine III

3

MPAP 524 – Clinical Skills III

3

MPAP 517 – Pharmacotherapeutics III

1

MPAP 521 – Surgery

3

MPAP 519 – Health Policy

1

Total Hours

12

Block 4 Schedule

Course

Credit Hours

MPAP 538 – Foundations of Health & Disease IV

1

MPAP 526 – Clinical Medicine IV

3

MPAP 525 – Clinical Skills IV

3

MPAP 527 – Pharmacotherapeutics IV

2

MPAP 509 – Evidence-Based Medicine I

1

MPAP 514 – Orthopaedics 

2

Total Hours

12

Block 5 Schedule

Course

Credit Hours

MPAP 539 – Foundations of Health & Disease V

1

MPAP 528 – Clinical Medicine V

4

MPAP 529 – Clinical Skills V

3

MPAP 530 – Pharmacotherapeutics V

1

MPAP 510 – Emergency Medicine

3

Total Hours

12

Clinical Rotation Outline

Rotation

Credit Hours

MPAP 601 – Emergency Medicine

5

MPAP 602 – Family Practice

5

MPAP 603 – Internal Medicine

5

MPAP 604 – Surgery

5

MPAP 605 – Pediatrics

5

MPAP 606 – Psychiatry

5

MPAP 607 – Women’s Health

5

MPAP 608 – Primary Care

5

MPAP 614 – Contextualizing Health & Healthcare

5

MPAP 611 – Elective 1

5

MPAP 612 – Elective 2

5

MPAP 613 – Senior Seminar

5

Total Clinical Year Credits

60

Clinical Affiliation

There are numerous clinical affiliations for PA students to complete their supervised clinical training. Students will be notified of their clinical training sites during the spring/summer semester of the didactic year. Those sites are located in Harnett and other counties throughout North Carolina.

Clinical Rotations at Distant Sites

While many clinical education rotations take place in Harnett County and the surrounding areas, we also offer rotations across several regions throughout North Carolina. Students may select a preferred home region (from a list provided by the clinical team) where they will complete their clinical rotations. If an appropriate distribution of students across regions is not achieved through self-selection, the program may implement a lottery system based on student preferences to ensure that all clinical sites are utilized.

Every effort will be made to arrange clinical rotations within a 90-minute drive of a student’s home location. If a rotation site is located more than 90 minutes away, housing will be available for the student.