The first year of the program is primarily classroom and the second year primarily clinical. Courses are arranged so that foundation information is learned early and provides students with confidence and a strong basis for subsequent material. The medical content is designed around the most common problems encountered in primary care. Clinical experiences in the second year also emphasize primary care. Students gain depth and breadth of knowledge during five clinical rotations and 
one clinical preceptorship. The rotations are six weeks in duration and are concentrated in the areas of pediatrics, obstetrics, gynecology or emergency medicine, general internal medicine, and general surgery. The preceptorship is an 18 week clinical experience in primary care.
The curriculum is presented in a modular format Each module corresponds to a body system or medical specialty and contains information regarding: epidemiology, pathophysiology, physical diagnosis, clinical medicine, diagnostic procedures, anatomy, medical reasoning, rural health issues, medical issues, medical records/communications, pharmacology, medical nutrition, and medical research. Each module contains lecture, laboratory, service learning, and case-based learning components.
| First Year |
| Service Learning Module |
1sh |
Ophthalmology |
1sh |
| Introductory Module |
5sh |
Neurology Module |
2sh |
| Women's Health Module |
1.5sh |
Orthopedics Module |
1sh |
| Urology & Sexually Transmitted Disease Module |
0.5sh |
Rheumatology Module |
1.5sh |
| Human Sexuality Module |
0.5sh |
Dermatology Module |
1sh |
| Infectious Disease Module |
2sh |
Gastroenterology Module |
1.5sh |
| Allergy & Immunology Module |
1sh |
Obstetrics Module |
1.5sh |
| Hematology Module |
1sh |
Otorhinolaryngology Module |
1sh |
| Oncology Module |
1sh |
Pediatrics Module |
2sh |
| Endocrinology Module |
1.5sh |
Geriatrics Module |
1sh |
| Cardiology Module |
3sh |
Surgery Module |
1.5sh |
| Pulmonary Module |
2sh |
Emergency Medicine Module |
1.5sh |
| Nephrology Module |
1.5sh |
Alternative Medicine Module |
0.5sh |
| Psychiatry Module |
2sh |
Occupational Medicine Module |
1sh |
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| Total Modular hours year one: |
41.5sh |
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Non-Modular Courses year one :
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| HLTH 603 Gross Human Anatomy |
4sh |
PYAS 659 Underserved Populations |
3sh |
| Total First Year |
51.5sh |
PYAS 601 Medical Decisions |
3sh |
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Students must maintain a 3.0 grade point average in the above modules to participate in the second year clinical rotations and preceptorships
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Second Year
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| PYAS 673 Rotation I Pediatrics (6 weeks) |
6sh |
*PYAS 671 Rotation II Obstetrics/Gynecology (6 weeks) |
6sh |
| **PYAS 674 General Internal Medicine (6 weeks) |
6sh |
**PYAS-670 Corrections Medicine |
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| PYAS 672 General Surgery (6 weeks) |
6sh |
*PYAS 677 Emergency Medicine (6 weeks) |
6sh |
| PYAS 675 Rotation V Elective (6 weeks) |
6sh |
PYAS 676 Preceptorship in Rural Primary Care |
18sh |
| Total Second Year |
48sh |
*Students must complete PYAS 671 or PYAS 677 **Students must complete PYAS 674 or PYAS 670
Students must maintain a 3.0 grade point average throughout the entire program, and the approval of the program faculty, to receive the Master of Health Science degree.
Curriculum