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professional issues related to medical practice, techniques of history-taking and physical assessment, clinical medicine, pharmacology, therapeutics, medical procedures and research methods. The instruction is supplemented by laboratory experiences to enable students to practice what they have learned. The clinical component consists of rotations in major medical disciplines, with emphasis on primary care disciplines. Students have the option of taking electives in medical and/or surgical specialties, or continuing to gain additional primary care experience. Eligibility and Admission Requirements: Nearing completion of approximately 50 semester hours (three semesters) of the recommended preprofessional curriculum, students may apply for admission to the PA program (i.e. the professional phase). The written application takes into account a student’s academic background and record of performance and prior health-related work experience. Prior health care experience is highly recommended but not required. Transfer students from other colleges or universities are encouraged to apply and must meet the additional requirements of Butler transfer students as outlined in this Bulletin. All applicants for the professional phase of the physician assistant program must submit completed applications to CASPA (www.caspaonline.org), a centralized application processing service, by Dec. 1 in the year preceding the semester of professional phase enrollment. A student’s comprehensive GPA for all courses taken prior to admission into the PA program must be 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale. Preprofessional students must earn a C- or better in all required courses (including those courses used to satisfy core requirements) in the preprofessional curriculum for these courses to be considered successfully completed and thus qualifying the student for professional phase admission consideration. Applicants undergo a screening process by the PA program and may be called for an interview. Based on this evaluation, students presenting the best overall qualifications will be offered admission into the professional phase of the program. Only students admitted to and currently enrolled in the professional PA program of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences may register for courses offered as part of the professional curriculum numbered with AP designators. Such students also must maintain their eligibility to continue in the PA Program. Degree Requirements: Students are required to complete 192 semester hours with a comprehensive Butler GPA of 2.0 or greater in all courses to be awarded the Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree. Students who complete the first four years of the curriculum will be awarded the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences degree. Successful completion of the professional curriculum requires that the student not exceed five credit hours of coursework with earned grades less than C (2.0) in PX and AP courses numbered 300 or higher. Additionally, the student’s professional GPA must be 2.0 or higher. For the purposes of this calculation, the professional curriculum consists of those courses designated AP or PX. The proper sequence of courses must be maintained in the professional phase, and the prerequisites for each course satisfied. The student is responsible for making certain that he or she has completed all required courses in the curriculum. All coursework for any professional phase year must be completed before beginning the subsequent year. Professional phase PA students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the professional phase for those courses to be considered successfully completed. Any student who does not successfully complete the second year professional phase didactic course work with a grade of C or better in each course within 12 months of the time the course work was begun must complete a comprehensive written examination, perform an observed history and physical examination on a real or simulated patient and score 70 percent or better on each of these assessments before being allowed to begin clinical rotations. The student will have three opportunities, evenly-spaced over a three month period of time, to pass each of these assessments. If unsuccessful, the student will be dismissed from the College. Any student who is absent from clinical rotations for three months or more must complete a comprehensive written examination, perform an observed history and physical examination on a real or simulated patient The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 237
and score 70 percent or better on each of these assessments before being allowed to return to clinical rotations. The student will have three opportunities, evenly spaced over a three month period of time, to pass each of these assessments. If unsuccessful, the student will be dismissed from the College. Physician Assistant Curriculum – Master of Physician Assistant Studies The College reserves the right to change the curriculum at the discretion of the faculty. First Year (Pre-Physician Assistant Curriculum): Courses (Fall Semester) Sem Hrs FYS 101 Freshman Year Seminar 3 CH 105 General Chemistry (with lab) 5 BI 105 Introductory Cell Biology 3 Core (T&I, PCA, SW or , AR)* ** 3 CC 1P Physical Well Being+ 1 PX 101 Health Sciences Seminar for PAs 1 Total Semester Hours 16 Courses (Spring Semester) Sem Hrs FYS 102 Freshman Year Seminar 3 CH 106 General Chemistry (with lab) 5 Core (T&I, PCA, SW or AR)* ** 3 COM 102 Public Speaking* 2 Core (T&I, PCA, SW or AR)* ** 3 PE 102 Lifetime Fitness Activity+ 1 Total Semester Hours 17 Second Year (Pre-Physician Assistant Curriculum): Courses (Fall Semester) Sem Hrs GHS 20X Global and Historical Studies 3 CH 351 Organic Chemistry I (with lab) 5 PH 107 Physics I (with lab) 4 PX 311 Human Anatomy 3 Core (T&I, PCA, SW or AR)* ** 3 Total Semester Hours 18 Courses (Spring Semester) Sem Hrs GHS 20X Global and Historical Studies 3 CH 352 Organic Chemistry II (with lab) 5 PX 315 Human Physiology 4 BI 325 Pathogenic Micro (with lab) 3 Elective Liberal Education Course 3 Total Semester Hours 18 238 Butler University *T&I = Text and Ideas, PCA = Perspectives in the Creative Arts., SW = The Social World, AR = Analytical Reasoning **Students (except previously degreed and transfer students) must take at least one CORE course in each of the Divisions listed.+May be taken at any time prior to graduation. Third Year: (Physician Assistant Curriculum): Courses (Fall Semester) Sem Hrs AP 303 Physiology 4 AP 306 Research Principles 3 AP 307 Pathophysiology I 5 AP 308 Pharmacology I 3 AP 403 Social and Behavioral Medicine 3 Total Semester Hours 18 Courses (Spring Semester) Sem Hrs AP 304 Anatomy 5 AP 311 Research Statistics 3 AP 309 Pathophysiology II 4 AP 310 Pharmacology II 3 Total Semester Hours 15 Fourth Year: (Physician Assistant Curriculum): Courses (Fall Semester) Sem Hrs AP 401 History & Physical Assessment I 3 AP 421 Clinical Medicine I 5 AP 413 Therapeutics I 4 AP 406 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures I 3 AP 409 Research Applications 2 Total Semester Hours 17 Courses (Spring Semester) Sem Hrs AP 402 History & Physical Assessment II 3 AP 423 Clinical Medicine II 5 AP 415 Therapeutics II 4 AP 433 Issues in Professional Practice 3 AP 407 Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) 1 AP 417 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures II 3 Total Semester Hours 19 Fifth Year: (Physician Assistant Curriculum): Courses (Summer I) Sem Hrs AP 500 Family Practice Rotation 6 AP 587 Core Content I 1 Total Semester Hours 7
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