Colorado Mesa University Bechtel Physician Assistant Program Curriculum
Didactic courses are primarily in person with occasional online or hybrid sessions. Clinical courses are conducted primary in person with possible telemedicine experiences.
Note: The rotation schedule below is a version of a possible schedule. Individual students’ rotation schedules during the clinical year will vary.
PHAS 541 – PA Professionalism (2) – J-Term
PHAS 500 – Advanced Human Anatomy (4)
PHAS 501 – Biomedical Science (4)
PHAS 502 – Clinical Pharmacology (3)
PHAS 510 – Foundation to Clinical Medicine (2)
PHAS 520 – History and Physical Exam (3)
PHAS 530 – Introduction to Research and Evidence-Based Medicine (2)
PHAS 511 – Clinical Medicine I (13)
PHAS 531 – Clinical Reasoning (2)
PHAS 521 – Patient Assessment, Diagnostics, and Clinical Skills Lab 1 (2)
PHAS 512 – Clinical Medicine II (13)
PHAS 532 – Clinical Reasoning II (2)
PHAS 522 – Patient Assessment, Diagnostics and Clinical Skills Lab II (2)
PHAS 503 – Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (2)
PHAS 513 – Clinical Medicine II (13)
PHAS 533 – Clinical Reasoning III (2)
PHAS 523 – Patient Assessment, Diagnostics and Clinical Skills Lab III (2)
PHAS 570 – Clinical Year Seminar (1)
PHAS 571 – Family Medicine Rotation (4)
PHAS 572 – Behavioral Medicine and Mental Health Rotation (2)
PHAS 573 – Internal Medicine Rotation (4)
PHAS 542 – PA Professionalism II (2)
PHAS 574 – Women’s Health Rotation (2)
PHAS 575 – Pediatric Medicine Rotation (2)
PHAS 576 – Surgery Rotation (4)
PHAS 577 – Emergency Medicine Rotation (4)
PHAS 543 – PA Professionalism Capstone (1)
PHAS 578 – Inpatient Medicine Rotation (4)
PHAS 579 – Elective Rotation (4)
PHAS 580 – Elective Rotation (4)
PHAS 581 – Summative Seminar (1)
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