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Physician Assistant Studies

Physician Assistant

Admission Requirements

To be eligible to apply for the MPAS program, you need to meet the following requirements.

  • Completed all prerequisites with a maximum of one outstanding course at the time of your application. All prerequisite courses must be completed before starting the program.
  • Completed—or will complete—your undergraduate bachelor’s degree before your intended summer start date in the program.
  • Earned a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, which includes all undergraduate and graduate courses.
  • Earned an overall grade point average of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale for all science courses. For a list of all course subjects factored into the science GPA view CASPA’s course subject list.
  • Competitive applicants to the program have GPAs that exceed the minimums.
  • CASPA calculates applicant’s cumulative and overall science grade point averages.
  • All applicants must have acquired patient care experience.
  • Meet the technical standards that are deemed essential to be an MPAS student and to practice medicine. (Adapted from the Indiana University School of Medicine Technical Non-Academic Standards.)

Curriculum Requirements

Semester 1 (summer) | 18 credits

  • ANAT-D 528 Gross Anatomy for Healthcare Professionals (5 credits)
  • MPAS-M 500 Introduction to PA Profession (3 credits)
  • MPAS-M 505 Psychosocial Aspects of Health Care (2 credits)
  • MPAS-M 509 U.S. Health Care: Systems, Policies, and Public Prevention for PA (2 credits)
  • MPAS-M 510 Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine for PA (2 credits)
  • MPAS-M 531 Clinical Physiology and Pathophysiology I (4 credits)

Semester 2 (fall) | 19 credits

  • MPAS-M 501 Clinical Medicine for PA (9 credits)
  • MPAS-M 507 Patient Evaluation I (3 credits)
  • MPAS-M 532 Clinical Physiology and Pathophysiology II (4 credits)
  • MPAS-M 818 Principles of Medical Pharmacology (3 credits)

Semester 3 (spring) | 18 credits

  • MPAS-M 502 Clinical Medicine for PA II (14 credits)
  • MPAS-M 508 Patient Evaluation II (3 credits)
  • MPAS-M 696 Clinical Skills for PA I (1 credit)

Semester 4 (summer) | 17 credits

  • MPAS-M 503 Clinical Medicine for PA III (10 credits)
  • MPAS-M 504 Clinical Therapeutics (3 credits)
  • MPAS-M 506 Health Care Across the Lifespan (3 credits)
  • MPAS-M 694 Clinical Skills for PA II (1 credit)

Clinical curriculum
The clinical phase of the program provides students with a variety of clinical experiences designed to prepare them for generalist practice.

As a student, you’ll participate in ten core clinical rotations and one elective.

Semester 5 (fall) | 13 credits

  • MPAS-M 695 Seminar in Physician Assistant Clinical Practice (1 credit)
  • Clinical rotations (12 credits)
  • Semester 6 (spring) | 13 credits
  • MPAS-M 698 Seminar in Physician Assistant Clinical Practice II (1 credit)
  • Clinical rotations (12 credits)

Semester 7 (summer) | 13 credits

  • MPAS-M 697 Topics in Review (1 credit)
  • MPAS-M 700 Graduate Preparedness as Entry Level PA (2 credits)
  • Clinical rotations (6 credits)
  • Elective course (4 credits)

Clinical rotation courses

  • MPAS-M 681 Family Medicine (3 credits)
  • MPAS-M 682 Outpatient Medicine (3 credits)
  • MPAS-M 683 Women's Health (3 credits)
  • MPAS-M 684 Pediatrics (3 credits)
  • MPAS-M 685 Surgery (3 credits)
  • MPAS-M 686 Behavioral Medicine (3 credits)
  • MPAS-M 687 Public Health and Community Medicine (3 credits)
  • MPAS-M 688 Internal Medicine Inpatient (3 credits)
  • MPAS-M 689 Emergency Medicine (3 credits)
  • MPAS-M 690 Specialty Selective (3 credits)
  • MPAS-M 691 Clinical Year Elective I (4 credits)