APAP Curriculum
Accepted students will enter LECOM under one of three current learning pathways: Lecture
Discussion Pathway, Problem-Based Learning, or Independent Study Pathway. Each pathway
is tailored to the individual’s learning style. For more information on the curriculum of
each pathway, return to the curriculum/pathways
page. How does APAP work?
The first year of didactic curriculum runs from
the last week of July through May. Students within LDP will follow a two-phase curriculum.
Phase I Core Curriculum is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts of Gross Anatomy,
Biochemistry, Immunology, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology and Physiology. Phase II Curriculum
uses a systems approach to medical education. Those following ISP attend classes in
anatomical sciences in the first semester transitioning to studying directed by highly structured
learning objectives and self-directed learning modules. Those in the PBL pathway utilize a
series of patient cases that focus on learning the basic and clinical sciences required to
understand patient problems. Small groups meet with a faculty member, who serve as facilitators and
do not teach in the traditional sense, two to three times each week. Students work within these
groups and independently to develop learning issues before the next meeting, at which time new
information is discussed and refined in the context of the case. In contrast to the LDP, PBL
and ISP pathways, the first year of didactic instruction is immediately followed by eight weeks of
primary care clinical clerkships instead of the standard two-month summer break. Students then
return to the second year of didactic instruction from August through May before finishing their
program with the final year of clinical clerkships. Clinical Clerkships
As
prior clinical clerkships of Physician Assistant programs lack specific osteopathic manipulative
training, students matriculating within APAP will participate in early clinical clerkship exposure
with two four-week Primary Care rotations, one being in Family Medicine with an osteopathic
physician whose concentration is manipulative medicine. The second four weeks will be a primary
care rotation in pediatrics, family medicine or internal medicine. Students will then return to
complete the second year of didactic studies. Following the second year of didactic studies,
students will finish their training with 48 weeks of clinical clerkships that include OB/GYN,
Psychiatry, Surgery, Ambulatory Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Rural/Underserved Medicine and a
sub-internship rotation in the field of study chosen as their residency choice. Overall, 82 weeks
of didactic curriculum and 56 weeks of clinical clerkships provide a total of 138 weeks of
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