Academics
The required physician assistant curriculum for the master’s degree is designed to be completed in 27 months. Whether you enroll in the Hendersonville or Wingate program, you’ll follow the same PA curriculum as you study and learn from the faculty and other students at both locations at the same time.
This is the physician assistant curriculum you can expect to follow:
Didactic Year
Clinical Year
- Fall Semester: 15 weeks
- Spring Semester: 16 weeks
- Summer Semester: 11 weeks
- Fall Semester: 15 weeks
- Clinical Rotations
Fall Semester: 15 weeks
Spring Semester: 16 weeks
Summer Semester: 11 weeks
Fall Semester: 15 weeks
Clinical Rotations
|
Clinical Rotations |
Credit hours |
|---|---|
| PA 600 Ambulatory Medicine I | 5 |
| PA 602 Internal Medicine | 5 |
| PA 603 Pediatrics | 5 |
| PA 604 Psychiatry / Behavioral Health | 5 |
| PA 605 General Surgery | 5 |
| PA 606 Women’s Health | 5 |
| PA 607 Emergency Medicine | 5 |
| PA 608 Elective Rotation I | 5 |
| PA 609 Elective Rotation II | 5 |
| PA 610 Ambulatory Medicine II | 5 |
The final semester for our physician assistant students focuses on completing your rotations, capstone project, comprehensive written exam and Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).
During the Objective Structured Clinical Examination, you interact with a series of patient simulations in stations that involve history taking, physical examination and patient management.
Successful completion of the above culminates in Commencement and sitting for the national certification examination. You’re one step closer to achieving your dream and entering the profession!
Questions?
If you still have general questions about the program, or want to see how ours compares to other physician assistant programs, please reach out to us by emailing pa@wingate.edu or call JoAnn Smith at 704-233-8051.