PA课程

The Master of Medical Science in Physician Assistant Studies (M.M.Sc.) degree at Cedarville University is a practice-focused, professional degree program taught from a distinctly Christian 和 biblical worldview that prepares you for entry-level practice upon graduation 和随后的 国家认证 和 国家特许. The curriculum is sequenced 和 structured to build upon your prior education 和 healthcare experience, preparing you to competently practice patient-centered, evidence-based care on multi-disciplinary teams in diverse healthcare environments. 

这个项目 is a 24-month, residential, full-time, year-round graduate program consisting of 110 semester credits hours completed over six consecutive semesters. 这个项目很严格, 和 we encourage you to limit outside distractions (including employment) to be able to commit yourself to the 项目要求.

In effort to provide you with support through the rigors of the program, you will be assigned a faculty advisor 和 mentor to meet with one-on-one 和 group contexts.

You will be admitted 和 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. 根据项目政策， advanced placement is not granted under any circumstances 和一个ll 项目要求 must be satisfactorily fulfilled to be eligible for degree conferral.

这个项目 is divided into two phases: a 说教的一年 和一个 临床的一年.

Didactic Year 课程 - 59 学分

The 说教的一年 is completed 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, 和配对 with cases to help coalesce 和 solidify the learning. You can expect to attend class Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. 到5点.m. Some Saturday or evening instruction may also be required.

The curriculum is organized to cover each major organ system 和 taught from a variety of methods to accommodate various learning styles.

Semester 1 | Didactic 1 | Summer 1 (May to August - 15 weeks) | 19 credits

Semester 2 | Didactic 2 | Fall 1 (August to December - 16 weeks) | 20 credits

Semester 3 | Didactic 3 | Spring 1 (January to April - 16 weeks) | 20 credits

Clinical Year 课程 - 51 学分

在临床年度, you will be placed in supervised clinical practice experiences (SCPEs) for four weeks to work directly with a clinical preceptor to learn to care for patients within that discipline. 认证 requires that students have clinical experiences in Family Medicine, 内科医学, 急诊医学, 女性的 Health, Pediatrics, Surgery, 和 Behavioral Health. You will also complete two additional rotations in your specific areas of interest.

SCPEs are located in southwest Ohio but also extend into the Midwest region 和一个cross the nation. You should expect to be placed in rotations outside of the local area; you will be responsible for expenses related to such assignments. 根据项目政策， you are not required to find your own rotation sites,  but you may recommend preceptors to the program to establish new clinical sites. It is the Program’s responsibility to evaluate 和一个ssign each SCPE rotations; there is no guarantee you will be placed at your suggested or requested sites.

Students will complete both sequential 和 non-sequential courses throughout the 临床的一年 curriculum. Although the sequence of the clinical rotation courses varies from student to student, a student must satisfactorily complete all clinical rotation courses in the 临床的一年 to complete their training 和 be eligible for graduation.

Semester 4-5-6 | Summer - Fall - Spring (May to April - 52 weeks) | 51信用s

连续的课程: the following courses are taken sequentially in the 临床的一年:

非时序的课程: the following courses must be completed to satisfy the 临床的一年 curriculum but may be sequenced differently for each student depending on site/preceptor availability 和 program preference: