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The Master of Physician Assistant Studies (M.P.A.S.) program provides students with the entry-level education to become Physician Assistants (PAs) and practice medicine on healthcare teams with physicians and other providers. PA practice includes comprehensive patient care incorporating patient interviewing and history-taking, examination and evaluation, diagnosis, treatment plan development and implementation, patient follow-up, and patient education and counseling. Upon graduation, students will be eligible for the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE) through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
Information on FGCU institutional accreditation is available at www.fgcu.edu/accreditation
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Florida Gulf Coast University MPAS Program sponsored by Florida Gulf Coast University. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.
Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be 2032 March. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.
For more information, http://www.arc-pa.org
The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website at http://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-history-fl-gulf-coast-university/
- Students must complete the Program of Study approved by the Program Director and the student's faculty advisor.
- A cumulative GPA of 3.0 and a “B” (80%) for all courses in the program.
- Complete the Physician Assistant Clinical Knowledge Rating and Assessment Test (PACKRAT).
- Successfully complete M.P.A.S. summative examination.
- Successfully complete M.P.A.S. Capstone project.
- Comply with M.P.A.S. standards of conduct and guidelines for professional and ethical conduct.
- Submit an application for graduation by the semester deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.
- Meet all FGCU graduate student requirements for graduation.
- Completion of the M.P.A.S. degree is required for eligibility to take the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE).
- Students must register for a minimum of one credit during the semester in which they apply for graduation.
- Earn more than 50% of the credits toward the degree through FGCU.
- Earn a minimum of 90 credits.
Required Courses in the Major (90 credits)
PAS 6002 Medical Communications (1)
PAS 6005 Behavioral Medicine (2)
PAS 6010 Clinical Medicine I (4)
PAS 6012C Clinical Integration (2)
PAS 6013 Evidence-based Medicine (2)
PAS 6017C Clinical Integration II (2)
PAS 6020 Clinical Medicine II (5)
PAS 6021 Public Health (1)
PAS 6022C Gross Anatomy (4)
PAS 6023 Pharmacology I (2)
PAS 6025 Human Physiology (3)
PAS 6026 Pharmacology II (2)
PAS 6030 Diagnostic and Laboratory (3)
PAS 6031C Clinical Skills I (2)
PAS 6032C Clinical Skills II (1)
PAS 6033 Clinical Medicine III (3)
PAS 6034 Clinical Medicine IV (4)
PAS 6036C Physical Diagnosis I (2)
PAS 6037C Physical Diagnosis II (2)
PAS 6045 Integrated Clinical Science (2)
PAS 6050 Intro to PA Practice (2)
PAS 6051 Legal and Ethical Issues (2)
PAS 6100 Internal Medicine I (Clinical Rotation) (3)
PAS 6101 Internal Medicine II (Clinical Rotation) (3)
PAS 6125 Behavioral Health (Clinical Rotation) (3)
PAS 6200 Surgery (Clinical Rotation) (3)
PAS 6300 Pediatrics (Clinical Rotation) (3)
PAS 6400 Primary Care I (Clinical Rotation) (3)
PAS 6401 Primary Care II (Clinical Rotation) (3)
PAS 6505 Women's Health (Clinical Rotation) (3)
PAS 6600 Emergency Medicine (Clinical Rotation) (3)
PAS 6935 Seminar (1)
PAS 6940 Selective Rotation I (Clinical Rotation) (3)
PAS 6941 Selective Rotation II (Clinical Rotation) (3)
PAS 6942 Selective Rotation III (Clinical Rotation) (3)
