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Physician Assistant 

Area of Study: Physician Assistant  
Degree/Certificate: Post Degree Professional Certificate / Master's Degree Affiliation  
Program Description

Cuyahoga Community College (CCC) Physician Assistant Program has been educating physician assistants for over thirty years.   Our graduates are active participants in the healthcare community practicing in  primary care, surgery, education, and research throughout the United States.

The CCC Physician Assistant (PA) Program has an emphasis in primary care, and is one of over one hundred and thirty PA educational programs throughout the country preparing highly qualified, cost effective health care professionals who not only provide medical and surgical care to the sick, but also promote wellness by providing patient education, health promotion and disease prevention services.

Cuyahoga Community College, in partnership with Cleveland State University, is offering a 27 month physician assistant education program that will award students a Master of Science Degree in Health Sciences as well as a certificate in Physician Assistant Studies upon program completion. 

Our program has a challenging 27 month curriculum, state of the art lab with two simulated operating rooms, a seven bed simulation clinic, a virtual practice room, and a Human Patient Simulator lab with Standardized Patient rooms that provide our students virtual and hands on training during the didactic phase.

Individuals with broad educational backgrounds, prior health care experience, and those who are under-represented in the health care professions are encouraged to apply for program admission.

The Cuyahoga Community College PA Program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission for the Education of the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA).

This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following program outcomes: 
Physician Assistant Post-Degree Professional Certificate Outcomes.pdf

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Program Requirements
 

Suggested Semester Sequence

 Summer Semester 1 Credits 

PA-1200

History & Physical Exam Techniques I

 3

PA-1350

Electrocardiography

1

PA-1360

Adjuncts to Diagnosis

 3

PA-1550

PA and the Profession

1

HSC-520*

Physiology for the Clinical Sciences
(These courses are to be taken at Cleveland State University)

4

HSC-581*

Pathology
(These courses are to be taken at Cleveland State University)

4

 

Total

16

 
 
 First Semester   Credits 

PA-1210

History & Physical Exam Techniques II

3

PA-1240

Clinical Anatomy

4

PA-1600

Clinical Medicine I

4

BIO-538*

Clinical Genetics
 (These courses are to be taken at Cleveland State University)

3

CHM-541*

Pharmacology
(These courses are to be taken at Cleveland State University)

Total

17

 
 
Second Semester   Credits 

PA-1230

Basic Surgical Skills

2

PA-1250

Clinical Pharmacology

PA-1370

Behavioral Medicine

2

PA-1610

Clinical Medicine II

4

HSC-503*

Research Methods and Analysis in Health Sciences
 (These courses are to be taken at Cleveland State University)

3

HSC-505*

Culture and Healthcare
(These courses are to be taken at Cleveland State University)

3

Total

18

 
 
Summer Semester 2 Credits 

PA-1220

Basic Technical Skills

2

PA-1620

Clinical Medicine III

4

PA-2301

 Patient Management

2

PA-2500

 Emergency Medicine

4

PHL-441*

Clinical Issues in Bioethics
(These courses are to be taken at Cleveland State University)

4

Total

16

 
 
 
 
 
 
Summer Semester 3 Credits 

PA-2610

Clinical Knowledge Review

4

HSC-502*

1620 Clinical Medicine III
(These courses are to be taken at Cleveland State University)

3

HSC-693*

Patient Management
(These courses are to be taken at Cleveland State University)

3

Total

10

 
Program Total Credits

Cleveland State Courses *
(These courses are to be taken at Cleveland State University)

36

 

Cuyahoga Community College

59

Total

95

Program Outcome