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Program Details
Curriculum & Coursework Requirements
During your first three semesters (Fall I, Spring I, Summer I), your didactic education will focus on clinical medicine for every system of the body. During the last three semesters (Fall II, Spring II, and Summer II) your supervised clinical practice experiences will put what you learn into practice. Saint Joseph’s graduate program offers 45 weeks of nine clinical rotations. These five-week rotations encompass:
- Family medicine (2 consecutive rotations)
- Internal medicine
- Emergency medicine
- Pediatrics
- Women’s health
- Behavioral medicine
- Surgery
- Elective
First Year | ||
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Fall | Hours | |
PHA 501 | Human Anatomy | 4 |
PHA 502 | Human Physiology | 3 |
PHA 503 | History/Physical I | 3 |
PHA 504 | Pharmacology I | 3 |
PHA 505 | PA History | 1 |
PHA 506 | Genetics for PAs | 1 |
PHA 507 | Psychosocial Medicine | 2 |
Hours | 17 | |
Spring | ||
PHA 521 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
PHA 522 | Hist/Phys II & Clinical Skills | 3 |
PHA 523 | Clinical Medicine I | 4 |
PHA 524 | Pharmacology II | 3 |
PHA 525 | Diagnostics I | 2 |
PHA 526 | Intro Rsrch/Evidence-Based Med | 2 |
Hours | 17 | |
Summer | ||
PHA 541 | Clinical Medicine II | 4 |
PHA 542 | Diagnostics II | 2 |
PHA 543 | Research Methods, Design & Imp | 3 |
PHA 544 | Pediatrics | 2 |
PHA 545 | Emergency Medicine | 2 |
PHA 546 | Surgery | 2 |
PHA 547 | Women's Health | 2 |
Hours | 17 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
PHA 601 | Professional Practice Issues I | 1 |
PHA 651 | Family Medicine Rotation I | 5 |
PHA 652 | Family Medicine Rotation II | 5 |
PHA 653 | Internal Med ClinicalRotation | 5 |
PHA 655 | Women's Health Rotation | 5 |
Hours | 21 | |
Spring | ||
PHA 602 | Issues in Geriatrics I | 1 |
PHA 603 | Prof Practice Issues II | 1 |
PHA 654 | Pediatrics Clinical Rotation | 5 |
PHA 656 | Behav/Mental Health Rotation | 5 |
PHA 657 | Surgery Rotation | 5 |
Hours | 17 | |
Summer | ||
PHA 604 | Capstone | 2 |
PHA 605 | Issues in Geriatrics II | 1 |
PHA 606 | Prof Practice Issues III | 1 |
PHA 658 | Emergency Medicine Rotation | 5 |
PHA 660 | Elective Rotation | 5 |
Hours | 14 | |
Total Hours | 103 |
Academic Standards
Any student whose cumulative grade point average (GPA) falls below a 3.00 or receives one course grade below a 70% (C) will be notified that they will be placed on programmatic academic probation and referred to the Student Progress Committee.
For more information, see the corresponding section of the PA Student Handbook regarding Programmatic Academic Probation.
Grading Policy
All assessments, course grades, and GPAs are recorded to the hundredths decimal point (2 decimal points) Example: 69.77656 will be recorded as a 69.78 and a 3.456 GPA will be recorded as a 3.46. There is no rounding of grades involving whole numbers (ones, tens, and hundreds digits). Therefore, students will need to achieve a whole number grade which equals or surpasses the benchmark listed. For example, a 69.987, recorded as a 69.99 is a final grade of an “F”.
The Course Director will make all final decisions regarding student grades. Failure to comply with all aspects of the course goals, learning objectives, and other attributes described in the course syllabus may adversely affect the student’s grade.
- A = 90 and above
- B+ = 87-89.99
- B = 80-86.99
- C+ = 77-79.99
- C = 70-76.99
- F = 0-69.99
- I = Incomplete