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  • PHA 554: Health Maintenance II

    1.00 Credits
    Rocky Mountain College

    Spring semester. 1 semester hour. This three-semester course is presented as an integrated component of the study of the clinical medicine specialties. The purpose of the Health Maintenance courses is to help students understand the mechanisms and modalities for maintaining health and preventing disease in support of the national health objectives delineated in the document "Health People 2010." Knowledge and skills needed to assess individual health risks and provide patient education/counseling are emphasized.
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  • PHA 555: Health Maintenance III

    1.00 Credits
    Rocky Mountain College

    Summer semester. 1 semester hour. This three-semester course is presented as an integrated component of the study of the clinical medicine specialties. The purpose of the Health Maintenance courses is to help students understand the mechanisms and modalities for maintaining health and preventing disease in support of the national health objectives delineated in the document "Health People 2010." Knowledge and skills needed to assess individual health risks and provide patient education/counseling are emphasized.
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  • PHA 575: Genetic and Molecular Basis of Health and Disease

    2.00 Credits
    Rocky Mountain College

    Summer semester. 2 semester hours. The focus of this course is to gain an understanding of the biochemical, molecular, and genetic basis for health and disease with an emphasis on clinical applications. The purpose of this course is to provide students with a basic and practical fund of knowledge that can be applied throughout their study of medicine.
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  • PHA 610: Emergency Medicine

    3.00 Credits
    Rocky Mountain College

    Summer semester. 3 semester hours. The course will present a systematic approach to the evaluation, recognition, and management of medical and surgical emergencies which might be frequently encountered by the primary care physician assistant. Using a formal lecture/discussion format the course will focus on etiology, evaluation, emergency treatment and stabilization of more common emergency injuries and disease presentations. The focus of the course is in providing students the necessary skill set to function in rural, underserved areas where the physician assistant might be responsible for identification of significant life threats, emergency treatment, and stabilization for evacuation to a higher level of care. Curriculum includes instruction and certification in the American Heart Association's Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) courses. Advanced training is provided in trauma assessment and stabilization which includes instruction and practical performance laboratory for all critical skills identified in the American College of Surgeon's Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course.
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  • PHA 621: Problem-Based Clinical Correlation

    2.00 Credits
    Rocky Mountain College

    Summer semester. 2 semester hours. This course is designed to assist students in becoming critical thinkers who can apply the concepts of medical decision-making and problem solving. The course utilizes a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach to teach students to critically evaluate and apply the clinical information they derive through medical history, physical examination, diagnostic testing, and pertinent medical literature to the real-life resolution and management of health care problems.
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  • PHA 641: Geriatrics

    2.00 Credits
    Rocky Mountain College

    Summer semester. 2 semester hours. This course provides an introduction to gerontology with an emphasis on the normal biological, sociological, behavioral, and environmental changes that occur with age. Consequences of aging from the perspective of the primary health care providers will be presented. Principles and methods of multidimensional assessment relative to the recognition and management of medical disease and mental illness with an emphasis on maximizing functional independence is discussed. The skills of history taking and physical assessment in the geriatric population with hands on experience in nursing homes will be taught. Students will understand the End of Life Issues and ethics in palliative care with review of the model of Advanced Care planning. Hospice care and advanced directives will be presented.
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  • PHA 651: Clinical Rotations

    12.00 Credits
    Rocky Mountain College

    Fall semester. 12 semester hours. Students complete clinical rotations as assigned by the physician assistant program.
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  • PHA 652: Clinical Rotations

    12.00 Credits
    Rocky Mountain College

    Spring semester. 12 semester hours. Students complete clinical rotations as assigned by the physician assistant program.
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  • PHA 653: Clinical Rotations

    12.00 Credits
    Rocky Mountain College

    Summer semester. 12 semester hours. Students complete clinical rotations as assigned by the physician assistant program.
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  • PHA 683: Research Design/Project

    6.00 Credits
    Rocky Mountain College

    Completed by summer semester. 6 semester hours. Students will develop and research a clinically important question relevant to PA practice. Most projects are expected to be an analytical review of the literature. Collaborative research with an established clinical researcher is possible and will be considered on a case by case basis. Survey research is acceptable and must involve a review of the literature.
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