Courses & Credit Hours
Elon University Physician Assistant Program in Charlotte Academic Curriculum
The Elon University Physician Assistant Program in Charlotte is a two year program comprised of a didactic year and a clinical year. For a printable course schedule click here..
Total Program Credit Hours: 114
Didactic Year 1 (90 credits)
Winter
- PAC 6010 Foundations of the PA Profession (3 credits)
- PAC 6016 Behavioral Medicine (3 credits)
- PAC 6018 Patient Assessment and Clinical Application I (6 credits)
Spring
- PAC 6110 Pharmacology I (2 credits)
- PAC 6112 Integrative Anatomy Physiology & Pathophysiolgy I (4 credits)
- PAC 6114 Clinical Medicine I (5 credits)
- PAC 6115 Clinical Medicine II (4 credits)
- PAC 6116 Patient Assessment and Clinical Application II (4 credits)
- PAC 6118 Health Equity and Community Partnership (1 credit)
Summer I
- PAC 6210 Pharmacology II (2 credits)
- PAC 6212 Integrative Anatomy Physiology & Pathophysiology II (4 credits)
- PAC 6214 Clinical Medicine III (5 credits)
- PAC 6215 Clinical Medicine IV (4 credits)
- PAC 6216 Patient Assessment and Clinical Application III (4 credits)
- PAC 6220 Applied Leadership for Equitable Care (2 credits)
Summer II
- PAC 6324 Team-Based Care and Telemedicine (5 credits)
- PAC 6326 Evidence-Based Inquiry and Medical Scholarship I (2 credits)
- PAC 6328 Professional Practice (2 credits)
- PAC 6330 Special Populations Across the Lifespan (2 credits)
Fall I
- PAC 6410 Pharmacology III (1 credit)
- PAC 6414 Clinical Medicine V (4 credits)
- PAC 6415 Clinical Medicine VI (4 credits)
- PAC 6416 Patient Assessment and Clinical Application IV (4 credits)
- PAC 6430 Special Topics in Medicine (1 credit)
- PAC 6420 Emergency & Surgical Care (2 credits)
Fall II
- PAC 6512 Humanism and Advocacy in Healthcare (3 credits)
- PAC 6500 Clinical Skills (6 credits)
Clinical Year 2 (24 credits)
Spring
- Clinical Transition Seminar (1 credit)
Fall
- PAC 7020 Clinical Practice Seminar (1 credit)
- PAC 7030 Evidence-Based Inquiry and Medical Scholarship II (1 credit)
Variable
- PAC 7100 Behavioral Medicine Rotation (1.5 credits)
- PAC 7200 Emergency Medicine Rotation (3 credits)
- PAC 7300 Internal Medicine Rotation (3 credits)
- PAC 7400 Pediatric Rotation (3 credits)
- PAC 7500 Family Medicine Rotation (3 credits)
- PAC 7600 Surgery Rotation (3 credits)
- PAC 7700 Women’s Health Rotation (1.5 credits)
- PAC 7800 Elective Rotation (3 credits)