THE KING’S COLLEGE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM

The five-year M.S. program is composed of two parts:

• A three-year pre-professional phase.
• A two-year professional phase.

Upon successful completion of the first four years of the program, students receive:

• A bachelor science degree in medical studies.
• A minor in biology.

Upon successful completion of the two-year professional phase, students:

• Receive a master of science degree in physician assistant studies (M.S.P.A.S.).
• Are eligible to take the national board examination for certification as a P.A.

The pre-professional phase Courses consist of:

• Liberal arts
• Preparatory science prerequisites for the later professional phase.
• Students fulfill all of the core requirements for the bachelor of science degree plus the following courses:

BIOL     111       General Biology with lab (4)
BIOL     112       General Biology with lab (4)
BIOL     214       Microbiology with lab (4)
BIOL     221       Anatomy and Physiology I with lab (4)
BIOL     222       Anatomy and Physiology II with lab (4)
BIOL     223       Genetics with lab (4)
BIOL     224       Biochemistry with lab (4)
BIOL     326       Immunology with lab (4)
BIOL     341       Topics in Pathophysiology (3)
CHEM   113       General Chemistry I (4)
CHEM   114       General Chemistry II (4)
CHEM   241       Organic Chemistry with lab (4)
NEUR    211        Neuroscience I (3)
NEUR    342        Drugs and Behavior (3)
CS          101       Computing Skills: Sciences (1)
MATH   126       Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis (3)

• All courses must be completed by the end of the spring semester of the junior year, and documentation must be forwarded by the end of May.

The professional program:

This phase is 24 months in duration, beginning with ten and one half months of didactic instruction in all areas of general medicine. Direct patient encounters begin early and become the core of instruction during the final thirteen and one-half months of clinical rotations and final preceptorship. In addition, students are mentored as they develop and complete a masters research project.  The  program faculty, along with clinical adjunct faculty, including physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, and other health care professionals, present the curriculum and coordinate and monitor the clinical experiences.

The Professional Phase of the Physician Assistant Program does not allow for exemption from courses, clinical skills, laboratories or clinical education regardless of prior experience, degree or credential.  All students must matriculate through all aspects of the professional phase of the program and successfully complete the requirements for graduation.

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