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Physician Assistant Post-Professional Master's Program

Curriculum
All students complete a total of 45 quarter credits for graduation. The curriculum is comprised of five core courses, two cognate courses related to the study area of interest, and two courses related to the completion of the graduate projects. The proposal contains four avenues for cognate course completion—the clinical practice track; health promotion track; Drexel eLearning Certificate programs related to health care topics, and, the alternate pathway of professional portfolio review.

For the exceptional graduate student with significant professional credentials achieved as a physician assistant, preparation and presentation of the professional portfolio to a University-based multidisciplinary committee may substitute for all or portions of the credits required for the two graduate project courses.

Required Core Courses			Credits
PA 581	Research Design and Methods		5.0
PA 582	Principles of Evidence-Based Practice		5.0
PA 583	Clinical Applications of Epidemiology		5.0
PA 584	Health Policy		5.0
PA 585	Leadership and Stewardship		5.0
Study Concentration Courses
	Cognate 1*		5.0
	Cognate 2*		5.0
	Cognate 3*		5.0
PA 698	Capstone Project		5.0
* Students may select Cognate courses related to their areas of interest from one of the Study Tracks listed below.
Alternate Pathway
	Cognate 1 (Dependent upon Professional Experience)		5.0
	Cognate 2 (Dependent upon Professional Experience)		5.0
PA 695	Portfolio Preparation		1.0
PA 696	Portfolio Review		5.0 - 10.0
Study Tracks
Clinical Practice
PA 641	Clinical Update		5.0
PA 642	Clinical Colloquium		5.0
or
PA 640	Clinical Applications of Epidemiology		5.0
PA 643	Clinical Practice Project Research		5.0
PA 698	Capstone Project		5.0
Health Promotion
PA 661	Tenets of Health Promotion		5.0
PA 662	Health Promotion Materials		5.0
PA 663	Health Promotion Project Research		5.0
PA 698	Capstone Project		5.0
Drexel e-Learning Certificate Options
	Complementary and Integrative Therapies Certificate		12.0
PA 697	Independent Study		5.0
PA 698	Capstone Project		5.0
	Leadership in Health Systems Management Certificate		12.0
PA 697	Independent Study		5.0
PA 698	Capstone Project		5.0
	Heathcare Informatics Certificate		12.0
PA 697	Independent Study		5.0
PA 698	Capstone Project		5.0
	Epidemiology and Biostatistics Certificate		12.0
PA 697	Independent Study		5.0
PA 698	Capstone Project		5.0
	Toxicology and Industrial Hygiene Certificate		12.0
PA 697	Independent Study		5.0
PA 698	Capstone Project		5.0
	Certificate of Study in Clinical Research*		15.0 sem. credits 22.5 qtr. credits
*PA 698 Capstone Project will be fulfilled with the completion of either CR 600S Designing the Clinical Trial or CR 609S Innovative Product Development.