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 1 of the program, students will be required to successfully complete a medical terminology module on-line, which will be reflected as a Milestone on students’ transcripts. The module must be completed by the end of the Fall term in Year 1, for students to progress to the Winter term of Year 1.
Year 2
There are 10 clinical placements (4-6 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 644 Pediatrics Rotation
MDPS 645 General Surgery Rotation
MDPS 646 Emergency Medicine Rotation
MDPS 647 Psychiatry Rotation
MDPS 648 Low Risk Obstetrics & Gynecology Rotation
MDPS 649 Elective Rotation 1
MDPS 650 Elective Rotation 2
MDPS 625 Foundations of Practice IV
MDPS 626 Foundations of Practice V
MDPS 627 Foundations of Practice VI – Part I
MDPS 628 Foundations of Practice VI – Part II
Week At A Glance
