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MPAS Curriculum
Note: To progress from the summer semester to fall semester, official record of degree and/or prerequisite requirements must be documented in the admissions office prior to the end of the summer semester.
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Semester 1 (begins in May) - Summer
Summer TOTAL CREDITS 12 (15) PHAS 500 Intro to the PA Profession 1 PHAS 501 Basics of Pharmacology 1 PHAS 502 Patient Interviewing & Documentation 2 PHAS 531 Introduction to Pathophysiology
2 PHAS 512 CMM Dermatology 1 PHAS 551 Behavioral Medicine 2 PHAS 553 Clinical Genetics 2 RELP 316 Spirituality in Healing & Healthcare (3+2 Human Biology students only) 3 RELP 507 Clinical Ethics I 1 -
Semesters 2, 3, 4 - Fall Winter Summer
Fall Winter Summer TOTAL CREDITS 23 22 11 PHAS 508 Evidence-Based Medicine 1 PHAS 570 CMM Hematology & Oncology 2 PHAS 571 CMM Infectious Disease 2 PHAS 516 CMM ENT 3 PHAS 517 CMM Cardiovascular Medicine 9 PHAS 522 CMM Endocrinology 3 PHAS 529 CMM Nephrology 3 PHAS 518 CMM Pulmonology 5 PHAS 526 CMM Gastroenterology 6 PHAS 572 CMM Musculoskeletal Medicine 6 PHAS 573 CMM Neurology 5 RELP 508 Clinical Ethics II 1 PHAS 561 Pediatrics 2 PHAS 574 Women's Health 3 PHAS 566 Surgical & Emergency Care 3 PHAS 567 Integration of Clinical Medicine Seminar 1 RELP 601 Applied Spiritual Care I 1 -
Semesters 5, 6, 7 - Fall Winter Summer
Fall Winter Summer TOTAL CREDITS 11 12 7 RELP 602 Applied Spiritual Care II 1 PHAS 642-644 Clinical Rotations 9 PHAS 637 Capstone Prep I 1 PHAS 631 Health Policy and PA Professional Practice 1 PHAS 638 Capstone Prep II 1 PHAS 615 Objective Structured Clinical Examination 1 PHAS 645-647 Clinical Rotations 9 PHAS 648-649 Clinical Rotations 6 PHAS 641 Capstone Project 1 -
Total Credits for Degree
Total Credit Hours: 98
(3+2 Human Biology only): 101CMM indicates Clinical Medicine Module
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MPAS Clinical Training
The clinical phase of the physician assistant program is 40 weeks. Each student is required to progress through seven required rotations: Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Surgery, Behavioral Medicine, Pediatrics, Women’s Health, and Emergency Medicine. Each of these rotations is approximately five weeks long. Additionally, each student must complete one elective rotation.
The clinical education is taught by physicians and physician assistants. Each student is evaluated by his or her preceptor for the designated rotation. Students return to Kettering College for testing as well as didactic and clinical skill assessments.
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REQUIRED ROTATIONS
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Internal Medicine
Emphasizes pathophysiology, evaluation, diagnosis, and management of systemic and chronic diseases and conditions found in the clinical practice of internal medicine.
Teaches proper data collection through history and physical examination, formulation of accurate problem lists, accurate investigation, and treatment plans.
Emphasis placed on geriatric patients and complex patients with chronic and co-morbid conditions.
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Family Medicine
Emphasizes the pathophysiology, evaluation, diagnosis, and management of systemic diseases and conditions unique to the clinical practice of family medicine.
Teaches proper data collection through history and physical examination, formulation of accurate problem lists, accurate investigation, and treatment plans.
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Surgery
Provides an orientation to patients of various ages with surgically manageable disease.
Emphasis on the preoperative evaluation and preparation of patients for surgery, assistance during the intraoperative period to develop an understanding of team member roles and operative procedures, and the care of surgical wounds and postoperative complications.
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Behavioral Medicine
Designed to provide an understanding of the behavioral components of health, disease, and disability.
Exposure to patients with a variety of emotional illnesses and disabilities is used to develop informed history-taking and mental status examination skills, abilities to recognize and categorize psychiatric disturbances, and techniques of early intervention and psychiatric referral.
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Pediatrics
Emphasizes care of the child from birth through adolescence.
Focus is on the recognition and management of common childhood illnesses; assessment of variations of normal growth and development; and the counseling of parents regarding immunizations, preventive health care visits, growth and development, nutrition, and common psychosocial problems.
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Women's Health
Provides exposure to the spectrum of problems and issues associated with women’s health care.
Emphasizes family planning and birth control, recognition and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, cancer detections, and the evaluation of common gynecological problems.
Introduces students to care of patients during prenatal period, which may include delivery and postnatal care.
Provides exposure to the surgical management of gynecological problems.
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Emergency Medicine
Provides an in-depth exposure to illnesses and injuries that necessitate emergency care in children and adults.
Emphasizes the focusing of interview and examination skills and performing of techniques and procedures essential to the proper management of life-threatening illness and injury.
Stresses ventilatory assistance, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, fluid and electrolyte replacement, and acid-base balance.
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Elective rotations include, but are not limited to:
Cardiovascular surgery
Community medicine
Critical care
Dermatology
Endocrinology
Geriatrics
Neonatology
Neurology
Cardiology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Otolaryngology
Radiology
Sports medicine
Urology
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CREDITS AND RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS
The MPAS degree requires a minimum of 45 graduate level credits for graduation. All physician assistant (PHAS) courses must be taken at Kettering College.
Kettering College does not grant advanced placement in either the didactic phase or the clinical rotation phase.
CERTIFICATION
Successful completion of the program leads to a Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS). Graduates are eligible for the examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Certification is a requirement for licensure to practice in all states.
Master of PA Studies application deadline: OCTOBER 1 via CASPAonline.org
Questions?
If you have questions about Kettering College’s MPAS degree, call (937) 395-8638 or e-mail PA@kc.edu.
