PA PROGRAM Information Sessions

  • June 18
  • July 16
  • August 13
  • September 17

6:00 pm in the PA Lab, HTC 168, in the new Health Technology Building at Western Campus. 

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

PROGRAM INFORMATION LINKS:
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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)

3

Total

17

SecondSemester Credits

PA-1230

Basic Surgical Skills

2

PA-1250

Clinical Pharmacology

4

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

Third Semester Credits

PA-294A

Field Experience: Family Practice

1

PA-294B

Field Experience: Women’s Health

1

PA-294C

Field Experience: General Surgery

1

PA-294D

Field Experience: Internal Medicine

1

PA-2910
OR
PA-2915

Directed Practice: Primary Care
OR
Directed Practice: Surgery


1

PA-2972

Field Experience Seminar I

1

HSC-510*

Principles in Evidence-Based Medicine
(These courses are to be taken at Cleveland State University)

3

Total

9

FourthSemester Credits

PA-295A

Field Experience: Emergency Medicine

1

PA-295B

Field Experience: Geriatrics

1

PA-295C

Field Experience: Behavioral Medicine

1

PA-295D

Clinical Medicine II Field Experience: Pediatrics

1

PA-2920
OR
PA-2925

Directed Practice II: Primary Care
OR
Directed Practice II: Surgery


1

PA-2982

Field Experience Seminar II

1

HSC-501*

Issues in Health Science
(These courses are to be taken at Cleveland State University)

3

Total

9

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