The DMS curriculum is a professional medical education didactic program resulting in a Doctor of Medical Science (DMS) degree. The curriculum will stress the interdependence of the biological, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences. The emphasis will be on educating clinicians for primary care medicine, employing the distinctive medical model for the maintenance of health and treatment of disease.
A physician assistant must be skilled in problem-solving and demonstrate expertise in diagnosis. The DMS curriculum will advance students’ medical knowledge; provide an opportunity for students to collaborate with medical experts for the advancement of problem-solving skills and diagnosis. The emphasis will be on educating clinicians to address primary care medicine in all health care settings and will employ the distinctive medical model for the maintenance of health and treatment of disease.
The curriculum will address both fundamental scientific concepts and advanced clinical medicine. The core curriculum will advance the student’s knowledge of the anatomical, biochemical, and radiographic sciences, provide advanced clinical competence in nine (9) medical specialties, and prepare the student to navigate and produce publishable medical literature.