The Joint MSPAS/MPH Curriculum is an integrated, graduate-level curriculum that consists of instruction and clinical experiences in both the medical and public health disciplines. The program is 32 months in length (8 academic sessions) in which the first four sessions are didactic (pre-clinical). The clinical year spans 54 weeks (sessions five – seven) and students return to campus for their eighth and final, post-rotation academic session. Session 8 coursework consists of mostly public health courses and one physician assistant summative course.

Graduates of the program receive a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies and a Master of Public Health. As a physician assistant, graduates are eligible for licensure to practice in all 50 states and Washington, DC. The Master of Public Health degree prepares the graduate by developing public health knowledge and principles including disease prevention, health promotion, epidemiology, biostatistics, health care administration, and research study and design. The combined curriculum prepares graduates to better understand the link between an individual's health and their environment. It is with this foundation that the program’s mission is founded upon.


Year 1
Session I August – December

Basic Science Foundations/Principles of Pharmacology
Anatomy w/Lab
Microbiology/Laboratory Medicine
Biostatistics
Behavioral and Social Aspects of Public Health


Session II: January – April

Clinical Medicine I
Clinical Applications I w/Lab
Pharmacology I
Health Education and Promotion
Medical Ethics
Epidemiology


Session III: May – August

Clinical Applications II
Pharmacology II
Clinical Medicine II
Behavioral Medicine
Program Evaluation & Needs Assessment
Health Disparities & Community Organizing


Year 2
Session IV: August - December

Pediatrics/Geriatrics
Emergency Medicine
Pharmacology III
Clinical Medicine III
Clinical Applications III
Surgical and Clinical Skills w/Lab
Research Methods


Session V-VII: January – January

Public Health Field Experience
Family Practice (12 weeks)
Internal Medicine
OB/GYN
Emergency Medicine
Surgery
Pediatrics
Elective
(With the exception of Family Practice, each of the rotations are six-weeks in length for a total of 54 weeks)

Year 3
Session VIII: January – April

MSPAS Summative Course
MPH Capstone
Health Services Administration
Environmental Health


*Curriculum subject to change.