Program: Physician Assistant Studies Curriculum - Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New Orleans - Modern Campus Catalog™

Jun 22, 2025

Catalog/Bulletin 2024-2025

Physician Assistant Curriculum

Year One: Didactic

Spring - Semester One

ANAT 6523 - Human Anatomy for Clinicians [5 Credits]
PHYSIO 6523 - HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY [4 Credits]
PYAS 6551 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE [3 Credits]
PYAS 6574 - CLINICAL GENETICS [3 Credits]
PYAS 6600 - INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL MEDICINE [1 Credit]

Summer - Semester Two

PYAS 6550 - PATIENT EVALUATION [3 Credits]
PYAS 6553 - PHYSICAL DIAGNOSIS [4 Credits]
PYAS 6558 - DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS [3 Credits]
PYAS 6573 - CLINICAL MEDICINE - PSYCHIATRY [2 Credits]
PYAS 6601 - CLINICAL MEDICINE - OPHTHAMOLOGY AND OTOLARYNGOLOGY [2 Credits]
PYAS 6602 - CLINICAL MEDICINE - NEPHROLOGY AND UROLOGY [2 Credits]

Fall - Semester Three

COUN 5612 - DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFESPAN [3 Credits]
PHARM 207 - MEDICINAL PHARMACOLOGY [3 Credits]
PYAS 6571 - CULTURE AND DIVERSITY [2 Credits]
PYAS 6603 - CLINICAL MEDICINE - CARDIOLOGY [4 Credits]
PYAS 6604 - CLINICAL MEDICINE - PULMONOLOGY [3 Credits]
PYAS 6605 - CLINICAL MEDICINE - ORTHOPEDICS, RHEUMATOLOGY, NEUROLOGY AND PHYSIATRY [4 Credits]

Spring - Semester Four

PHARM 208 - MEDICINAL PHARMACOLOGY II [2 Credits]
PYAS 6562 - RESEARCH METHODS [3 Credits]
PYAS 6572 - HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION [3 Credits]
PYAS 6606 - CLINCIAL MEDICINE - GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEMATOLOGY [4 Credits]
PYAS 6607 - CLINICAL MEDICINE - OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY [2 Credits]
PYAS 6608 - CLINICAL MEDICINE - DERMATOLOGY AND ENDOCRINOLOGY [3 Credits]
PYAS 6609 - CLINICAL PREPARATION [1 Credit]

Year One Total: 69 credit hours

Year Two: Clinical

The following Clinical Clerkships can be completed in any order throughout the clinical year.

PYAS 6559 - FAMILY MEDICINE CLERKSHIP [6 Credits]
PYAS 6560 - INTERNAL MEDICINE CLERKSHIP [3 Credits]
PYAS 6561 - PEDIATRIC CLERKSHIP [3 Credits]
PYAS 6564 - WOMEN’S HEALTH CLERKSHIP [3 Credits]
PYAS 6565 - GENERAL SURGERY CLERKSHIP [3 Credits]
PYAS 6566 - PSYCHIATRIC CLERKSHIP [3 Credits]
PYAS 6567 - EMERGENCY MEDICINE CLERKSHIP [3 Credits]
PYAS 6568 - CLINICAL PRECEPTORSHIP I [3 Credits]
PYAS 6579 - ELECTIVE CLERKSHIP [3 Credits]
PYAS 6580 - CLINICAL PRECEPTORSHIP II [3 Credits]

Summer - Semester Five

PYAS 6563 - SEMINAR I [1 Credit]

Fall - Semester Six

PYAS 6569 - SEMINAR II [1 Credit]

Spring - Semester Seven

PYAS 6557 - CLINICAL PRACTICE ISSUES [2 Credits]
PYAS 6576 - SEMINAR III [1 Credit]
PYAS 6578 - CAPSTONE PROJECT FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS [1 Credit]

Year Two Total: 39 credit hours

Program Total: 108 credit hours