THE UNDERGRADUATE BS PROGRAM

Manhattan Campus Physician Assistant Program, with the last enrolled class in Fall 2007, is a non-traditional, upper-division, 28-month program leading to a B.S. degree, offered at Touro College’s main campus in midtown Manhattan, and is designed to serve the professional aspirations of the working student. The curriculum, which is divided into a didactic and a clinical phase, is organized to afford each student an understanding of the medical sciences and their application to clinical practice. The first 16 months are devoted to didactic work in the basic sciences, medicine, surgery and behavioral sciences, and entail evening/weekend scheduling of coursework, i.e. Monday through Thursday 4pm-9pm and Sundays 9am-5pm. The clinical phase consists of 12 months of rotations at affiliated clinical sites such as hospitals, clinics, and private practices, and entails a traditional, full-time format. The program has affiliations with numerous inner-city training sites, providing students with a diversity of clinical practice experiences and sensitizing them to the needs of the community.

THE CURRICULUM