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Physician Assistant Studies

University of South Carolina-Columbia

Master's DegreeAcademicCIP: 51.0912

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Integration of clinical training with coursework is a key feature of the program with students beginning supervised clinical experience in the third semester. A state-of-art simulation laboratory provides an interactive system to teach both psychomotor clinical skills and crisis resource management. The curriculum consists of a 36-month course of study including clinical training and didactic courses in physiology, pharmacology, principles of anesthesia, and others.

Credits

114 credits

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Active ListeningReading ComprehensionSpeakingCritical ThinkingJudgment and Decision MakingActive LearningWritingMonitoringTime ManagementService OrientationSocial PerceptivenessInstructingLearning Strategies

Knowledge

Medicine and DentistryEnglish LanguageBiologyPsychologyChemistryCustomer and Personal ServiceMathematicsTherapy and CounselingEducation and Training

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionProblem SensitivityWritten ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionNear VisionSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityPerceptual SpeedSelective AttentionInformation Ordering

Tasks

  • Provide airway management interventions including tracheal intubation, fiber optics, or ventilary su
  • Respond to emergency situations by providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), basic cardiac life
  • Verify availability of operating room supplies, medications, and gases.
  • Make tentative diagnoses and decisions about management and treatment of patients.
  • Interpret diagnostic test results for deviations from normal.
  • Prescribe therapy or medication with physician approval.
  • Refer patients to other healthcare providers.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, an
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.

Technology

Medical softwareElectronic mail softwareData base user interface and query softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwareWord processing softwareComputer based training softwareCalendar and scheduling software

Tools

Anesthesia breathing bagsAnesthesia vaporizersArterial line cathetersAssist-control ventilation equipmentAutomated external defibrillators AEDAutomatic blood pressure cuffsBilevel positive airway pressure BPAP equipmentCapnographsCardiac output monitorsCentral venous pressure monitoring cathetersCoagulation monitorsContinuous positive airway pressure CPAP equipmentDigital spirometersDouble lumen tubesEchocardiography equipmentAnesthesia equipmentAnesthesia ventilatorsAnoscopesArterial blood gas monitoring equipmentArtery forcepsAspirating needlesAudiometersBinocular light compound microscopesBlood collection needlesBlood collection syringesBone marrow biopsy equipmentBreath alcohol testersBull dog nose clampsCanes3D movement analysis systems

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SupportRelationshipsAchievementWorking ConditionsRecognitionIndependence
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Anesthesiologist Assistants29-1071.01
  • Physician Assistants29-1071.00
  • Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary25-1071.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: advanced (Level 4)(based on Master's Degree)

  • Anesthesia practice standards — establish and champion evidence-based clinical protocols across a multi-site health system, driving measurable improvements in patient safety outcomes.
  • Organizational emergency preparedness — design and oversee institution-wide ACLS, PALS, and crisis resource management training programs for anesthesia and perioperative staff.
  • Anesthesia workforce development — mentor and evaluate anesthesiologist assistant students and new practitioners through structured competency-based progression frameworks.
  • Strategic equipment procurement — lead system-level evaluation, selection, and implementation of anesthesia delivery technologies and monitoring platforms aligned with organizational goals.
  • Quality and performance improvement — direct departmental quality assurance initiatives, analyze aggregate outcome metrics, and present findings to hospital leadership for resource allocation decisions.
  • Regulatory and credentialing leadership — guide institutional compliance with state licensing, CMS, and Joint Commission standards governing anesthesia practice across the enterprise.
  • Research and scholarship — design and lead clinical research studies on anesthesia interventions, disseminating findings through peer-reviewed publications and national conference presentations.
  • Interdisciplinary executive collaboration — represent the anesthesia profession at health system leadership councils, shaping perioperative policy and budget priorities at an organizational level.
  • Continuing medical education program design — develop and deliver advanced CME curricula in anesthesiology for practitioners across regional professional networks and academic institutions.
  • Health informatics strategy — direct the optimization of anesthesia information management systems and electronic health record integration to support data-driven clinical and administrative decision-making.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
93%
Placement Rate
50%