佛罗里达国际大学

The Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies program at the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine provides a broad, interdisciplinary education that will prepare students for collaborative practice as a physician assistant.

The program fosters an environment enhanced by diversity, clinical innovation, and research while preparing socially accountable, community-based physicians, scientist and health professionals. Students will build leadership capabilities to understand the importance of communicating effectively with patients and the health care teams.

Curriculum

There are two segments to the program, the first 15 months (Year 1) are dedicated to didactic education and the last 12 months (Year 2) students attend supervised clinical rotations. The clinical rotations are between four and five weeks in length and at a minimum, the required supervised clinical experiences are family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, general surgery and emergency medicine. Rotation sites may vary in schedule, expectations, and assignments.

To progress through the Master in Physician Assistant Studies Program, a student must*:

• Pass each required course/rotation with a grade of 75% or higher and maintain overall 3.0GPA.
• Pass summative examinations (written, practical, oral, simulation, and OSCEs)
• Submission and faculty endorsement of signature paper/Capstone project.
• Complete the Physician Assistant Clinical Knowledge Rating and Assessment Test (PACKRAT) for self-assessment.
• Comply with program standards of conduct and guidelines for ethical conduct
• Complete the Program’s Physician Assistant Board Review Course

Students who enter the program and complete the required curricular components at the typical pace will complete the program in 27-months from initial matriculation. In the event of a granted leave of absence or academic deceleration, students must complete the program no later than 4-years from initial matriculation.