The Master of Medical Science in Physician Assistant Studies (M.M.Sc.) degree at Cedarville University is a practice-focused, professional degree program taught from a distinctly Christian 和 biblical worldview that prepares you for entry-level practice upon graduation 和随后的 国家认证 和 国家特许. The curriculum is sequenced 和 structured to build upon your prior education 和 healthcare experience, preparing you to competently practice patient-centered, evidence-based care on multi-disciplinary teams in diverse healthcare environments.
这个项目 is a 24-month, residential, full-time, year-round graduate program consisting of 110 semester credits hours completed over six consecutive semesters. 这个项目很严格, 和 we encourage you to limit outside distractions (including employment) to be able to commit yourself to the 项目要求.
In effort to provide you with support through the rigors of the program, you will be assigned a faculty advisor 和 mentor to meet with one-on-one 和 group contexts.
You will be admitted 和 enrolled as part of a cohort, completing each semester sequentially. You must successfully complete each course for a given semester to be eligible to enroll in the subsequent semester. 根据项目政策, advanced placement is not granted under any circumstances 和一个ll 项目要求 must be satisfactorily fulfilled to be eligible for degree conferral.
这个项目 is divided into two phases: a 说教的一年 和一个 临床的一年.
Didactic Year 课程 - 59 学分
The 说教的一年 is completed on campus face to face in a residential classroom format. The courses have been intentionally aligned to promote learning across the courses, to build on prior knowledge as you progress through the curriculum, 和配对 with cases to help coalesce 和 solidify the learning. You can expect to attend class Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. 到5点.m. Some Saturday or evening instruction may also be required.
The curriculum is organized to cover each major organ system 和 taught from a variety of methods to accommodate various learning styles.
Semester 1 | Didactic 1 | Summer 1 (May to August - 15 weeks) | 19 credits
课程# | 科目名称 | 学分 |
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海洋保护区6000 | Biblical Foundations for Modern Medicine | 1信用 |
海洋保护区6100 | 临床解剖学 | 6学分 |
海洋保护区6101 | 临床医学导论 | 4个学分 |
海洋保护区6102 | History Taking 和 Medical Documentation | 3学分 |
海洋保护区6103 | 实验室及诊断测试 | 2学分 |
海洋保护区6104 | Clinical Pharmacology 和 Therapeutics I | 2学分 |
海洋保护区6105 | 私人助理职业导论 | 1信用 |
Semester 2 | Didactic 2 | Fall 1 (August to December - 16 weeks) | 20 credits
课程# | 科目名称 | 学分 |
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海洋保护区6200 | 循证医学 | 2学分 |
海洋保护区6201 | 临床医学I | 7学分 |
海洋保护区6202 | 体检技巧 | 3学分 |
海洋保护区6203 | 实验室及诊断测试I | 2学分 |
海洋保护区6204 | Clinical Pharmacology 和 Therapeutics II | 3学分 |
海洋保护区6205 | 生物医学伦理与文化 | 3学分 |
Semester 3 | Didactic 3 | Spring 1 (January to April - 16 weeks) | 20 credits
课程# | 科目名称 | 学分 |
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海洋保护区6300 | 贯穿一生的医学 | 2学分 |
海洋保护区6301 | 临床医学II | 7学分 |
海洋保护区6302 | 临床技能和干预措施 | 3学分 |
海洋保护区6303 | 实验室及诊断测试II | 2学分 |
海洋保护区6304 | Clinical Pharmacology 和 Therapeutics III | 3学分 |
海洋保护区6305 | PA专业和医疗保健系统 | 3学分 |
Clinical Year 课程 - 51 学分
在临床年度, you will be placed in supervised clinical practice experiences (SCPEs) for four weeks to work directly with a clinical preceptor to learn to care for patients within that discipline. 认证 requires that students have clinical experiences in Family Medicine, 内科医学, 急诊医学, 女性的 Health, Pediatrics, Surgery, 和 Behavioral Health. You will also complete two additional rotations in your specific areas of interest.
SCPEs are located in southwest Ohio but also extend into the Midwest region 和一个cross the nation. You should expect to be placed in rotations outside of the local area; you will be responsible for expenses related to such assignments. 根据项目政策, you are not required to find your own rotation sites, but you may recommend preceptors to the program to establish new clinical sites. It is the Program’s responsibility to evaluate 和一个ssign each SCPE rotations; there is no guarantee you will be placed at your suggested or requested sites.
Students will complete both sequential 和 non-sequential courses throughout the 临床的一年 curriculum. Although the sequence of the clinical rotation courses varies from student to student, a student must satisfactorily complete all clinical rotation courses in the 临床的一年 to complete their training 和 be eligible for graduation.
Semester 4-5-6 | Summer - Fall - Spring (May to April - 52 weeks) | 51信用s
连续的课程: the following courses are taken sequentially in the 临床的一年:
课程# | 科目名称 | 学分 |
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海洋保护区6400 | 临床年度基础 | 5个学分 |
海洋保护区6410 | 硕士研修班一 | 4个学分 |
海洋保护区6411 | 硕士研讨会II | 2学分 |
海洋保护区6412 | 硕士研讨会三 | 4个学分 |
非时序的课程: the following courses must be completed to satisfy the 临床的一年 curriculum but may be sequenced differently for each student depending on site/preceptor availability 和 program preference:
课程# | 科目名称 | 学分 |
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海洋保护区6420 | Clinical Rotation in Family Medicine | 4个学分 |
海洋保护区6421 | Clinical Rotation in 内科医学 | 4个学分 |
海洋保护区6422 | 妇女保健的临床轮转 | 4个学分 |
海洋保护区6423 | 儿科临床轮转 | 4个学分 |
海洋保护区6424 | 外科临床轮转 | 4个学分 |
海洋保护区6425 | Clinical Rotation in 急诊医学 | 4个学分 |
海洋保护区6426 | Clinical Rotation in Behavioral Medicine | 4个学分 |
海洋保护区6427 | 临床轮转-选修一 | 4个学分 |
海洋保护区6428 | 临床轮转-选修II | 4个学分 |