Program Description
The Physician Assistant – Doctor of Health Science (MS/DHSc) dual degree program prepares students with the education and training to become expert clinicians and to advance into leadership positions in the increasingly inter-professional environment of healthcare.
Learning Goals/Outcomes
The DHSc program will enable students to deepen their knowledge in selected domains of clinical leadership and health professions teaching and learning, as well as leverage that knowledge in evidence-based practice. Didactic courses provide deep immersion in a broad array of emerging areas in the health professions. Doctoral project courses deliver experiential learning in defining the leading edge of an area of health care, investigating the basis of new challenges, and developing potential solutions. This combination of knowledge and skill will prepare DHSc graduates to become valuable problem solvers wherever their careers may lead.
In addition to acquiring all of the learning outcomes related to the Masters of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (insert hyperlink to MSPAS page) the dual degree students will also The DHSc program will enable students to deepen their knowledge in selected domains of clinical leadership and health professions teaching and learning, as well as leverage that knowledge in evidence-based practice. Didactic courses provide deep immersion in a broad array of emerging areas in the health professions. Doctoral project courses deliver experiential learning in defining the leading edge of an area of health care, investigating the basis of new challenges, and developing potential solutions. This combination of knowledge and skill will prepare MSPAS-DHSc graduates to become valuable problem solvers wherever their careers may lead.
Curriculum: 43 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses: Required | ||
| HPS 600 | Fundamentals Applied Biostats | 3 |
| HPS 601 | Appl Hlth Rsrch Design&Methods | 3 |
| HPS 602 | Responsible Conduct Research | 1 |
| HPS 603 | Health Systems Sciences | 2 |
| HPS 604 | Scholarly Writing Foundations | 2 |
| Doctoral Project Coures: Required | ||
| HPS 701 | Doctoral Project Foundation | 2 |
| HPS 702 | Doctoral Project Strategy | 2 |
| HPS 703 | Doctoral Project Execution | 2 |
| HPS 704 | Doctoral Project Summation | 2 |
| Elevtives: select 12 credits from DHSc curriculum not previously taken | ||
| Physician Assistant Leadership Track Courses: 12 credits required | ||
| HPS 620 | Interprof Edu Collab Prac Hlth | 3 |
| MIDW 712 | Introduction to Health Policy | 3 |
| MIDW 805 | Organizational Change | 3 |
| HPE 520 | Sim for Health Prof Educ | 3 |
| NU 704 | Phil, Found, Meth for E-B Prac | 3 |
Curriculum: 102 credits
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Fall | Credits | |
| Didactic Year | ||
| PAST 500 | Advanced Human Anatomy | 5 |
| PAST 510 | Introduction to Clinical Asses | 1.5 |
| PAST 520 | Intro to Professional Practice | 1 |
| PAST 522 | Legal & Ethical Aspects of Med | 1 |
| PAST 523 | Evidence Bsd Med & Pop Hlth | 1 |
| Credits | 9.5 | |
| Fall | ||
| PAST 511 | Physical Diagnosis I | 1 |
| PAST 530 | Clinical Medicine I | 5 |
| PAST 540 | Clinical Skills I | 1.5 |
| PAST 550 | Pharm & Clinic Therapeuitics I | 3 |
| PAST 560 | Physiology & Pathophysiology I | 2.5 |
| PAST 570 | Behavioral Science | 2 |
| PAST 581 | Health Promotions&Disease Prev | 1 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| PAST 512 | Physical Diagnosis II | 1 |
| PAST 533 | Clinical Medicine II | 3 |
| PAST 534 | Clinical Medicine III | 4 |
| PAST 541 | Clinical Skills II | 3 |
| PAST 551 | Pharm & Clinic Therapeutics II | 2 |
| PAST 561 | Physiology & Pathophys II | 2.5 |
| HQS 500 | Intro Healthcare Qual & Safety | 3 |
| Credits | 18.5 | |
| Summer | ||
| PAST 513 | Physical Diagnosis III | 1 |
| PAST 535 | Clinical Medicine IV | 4 |
| PAST 542 | Clinical Skills III | 1 |
| PAST 552 | Pharm & Clinical Therapy III | 1.5 |
| PAST 562 | Physio & Pathophysiology III | 1.5 |
| PAST 590 | Special Topics in Medicine | 6 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Clinical Year | ||
| PAST 601 | Internal Medicine Clinical | 5 |
| PAST 610 | Emergency Medicine Clinical | 5 |
| PAST 620 | Women's Health Clinical | 5 |
| PAST 680 | Healthcare I | 1 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| PAST 630 | Behavioral Medicine Clinical (*) | 5 |
| PAST 640 | Surgery Clinical | 5 |
| PAST 650 | Primary Care Clinical | 5 |
| PAST 681 | Healthcare II | 1 |
| PAST 690 | Graduate Project I | 0.5 |
| PAST 695 | Summative Evaluation | 0 |
| PAST 660 | Pediatrics Clinical | 5 |
| PAST 670 | Elective Clinical | 5 |
| PAST 691 | Graduate Project II | 0.5 |
| PAST 695 | Summative Evaluation | 0 |
| Sequencing of clinical rotations depends on student schedules | ||
| Credits | 27 | |
| Summer | ||
| Clinical Year | ||
| Credits | 0 | |
| Total Credits | 102 | |