Curriculum Overview
Year 1
The first year is comprised of courses at the Health Sciences Centre as well as some clinical observation placements within primary care centres and offices in both urban and rural settings, and some departments in tertiary care centres.
Courses
MDPS 611 PA-Fundamentals I: Health Across the Life Cycle
MDPS 612 PA-Fundamentals II: Acute
MDPS 613 PA-Fundamentals III: Complex and Chronic Care – Part I
MDPS 614 PA-Fundamentals III: Complex and Chronic Care – Part II
MDPS 621 Foundations of Practice I
MDPS 622 Foundations of Practice II
MDPS 623 Foundations of Practice III – Part I
MDPS 624 Foundations of Practice III – Part II
MDPS 631 Clinical Skills I
MDPS 632 Clinical Skills II
MDPS 633 Clinical Skills III – Part I
MDPS 634 Clinical Skills III – Part II
Additional Requirement
In the Fall term of year one of the program, as part of MDPS631, students will be required to successfully complete a medical terminology module. The module must be completed by the end of the Fall term for students to progress to the Winter term of year one.
Year 2
There are 14 clinical placements (2-4 weeks each) required for each student. These will take place in a variety of settings, including acute care teaching hospitals, ambulatory environments, community clinics, and throughout clinical settings in our distributed sites. The rotations are supplemented by the longitudinal Foundations of Practice course.
Courses
MDPS 641 Urban Family Medicine Rotation
MDPS 642 Rural Family Medicine Rotation
MDPS 643 Internal Medicine Rotation
MDPS 646 Emergency Medicine Rotation
MDPS 647 Psychiatry Rotation
MDPS 648 Low Risk Obstetrics & Gynecology Rotation
MDPS 651 Internal Medicine Core Rotation
MDPS 652 Internal Medicine Selective Rotation
MDPS 653 Pediatrics Core Rotation
MDPS 654 Pediatrics Selective Rotation
MDPS 655 General Surgery Core Rotation
MDPS 656 General Surgery Selective Rotation
MDPS 647 Family Medicine Selective Rotation
MDPS 649 Elective Rotation 1
MDPS 650 Elective Rotation 2
MDPS 629 Foundations of Practice IV
MDPS 630 Foundations of Practice V
MDPS 627 Foundations of Practice VI – Part I
MDPS 628 Foundations of Practice VI – Part II
Week At A Glance
