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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. Prerequisite: Enrolled in the Physician Assistant Program. This on-line course discusses basic diagnostic tests, including their role in diagnoses and treatment, acceptable normals for individual tests, and interpretations of abnormals. Components studied include hematology, chemistry, immunology and microbiology.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits. Prerequisite: Enrolled in Physician Assistant Program. This two-part, on-line survey course reviews: pharmacokinetics in preparation for clinical pharmacology taught in Primary Care II and III; and Basic EKG's, in preparation for EKG interpretation taught in Primary Care I and II.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits. Prerequisite: Enrolled in Physician Assistant Program. This on-line course provides the PA student with an overview of statistical and epidemiological principles used in medical literature. The units build sequentially to provide the student with a solid foundation, which includes applied statistics and in-depth literature reviews, to provide a basis of comparison for understanding the medical literature and translating research findings into the clinical setting.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits. Prerequisite: Enrolled in Physician Assistant Program. This on-line course is a continuation of PA 520, with the discussions and application of Evidence Based Medicine. Epidemiology and research principles that apply to the analysis of medical literature are discussed. The course is designed to prepare the student for the writing of the scholarly project.
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8.00 Credits
8 credits. Prerequisite: Enrolled in the Physician Assistant Program. This four-week didactic course on the UND campus uses the analytical approach to the theory and techniques required to elicit a complete health history, perform a complete physical examination, and document findings on patients of all ages. Variances due to normal growth and development, pregnancy and aging are studied. Numerous clinical skills labs are utilized to apply techniques of systematic physical exam skills.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Prerequisite: Enrolled in the Physician Assistant Program. Following four weeks of didactic instruction in PA 540, this eight-week clinical practicum, supervised by a physician in a primary care setting, is required to assist students in the application of physical examination techniques.
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8.00 Credits
8 credits. Prerequisite: Enrolled in Physician Assistant Program. This four-week course on the UND campus uses the problem solving process to instruct students in the diagnosis and management of acute and emergent conditions seen in the child, adult, elderly, and pregnant women in the primary care setting. The pharmacology portion of this course discusses pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles of drug therapy; the rules and regulations of prescripton writing; the scheduling of drugs; and the use of generic vs. brand name drugs. It emphasizes pharmacological preparations used in acute and emergent conditions through teaching the principles of rational drug therapy: selection, initiation, and monitoring, with current information regarding efficacy, toxicity, and the cost of pharmacological agents. Skills labs in suturing, EKG reading, casting and splinting are completed.
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6.00 Credits
6 credits. Prerequisite: Enrolled in the Physician Assistant Program. Following four weeks of didactic instruction in Primary Care II, an extensive clinical practicum of twelve weeks supervised by a physician is required to assist students in the synthesis and application of theoretical and scientific concepts in the care of patients with acute and emergent conditions in a primary care setting. Included in this time is an 80-hour experience in an Emergency Room setting.
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8.00 Credits
8 credits. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Physician Assistant Program. This four-week didactic course uses the problem solving process to instruct students in the diagnosis and management of chronic conditions seen in the child, adult and elderly in the primary care setting. Management of patients with multiple problems is emphasized. The pharmacology portion of this course emphasizes pharmacological preparations used in chronic conditions through teaching the principles of rational drug therapy: selection, initiation, and monitoring, with current information regarding efficacy, toxicity, and the cost of pharmacological agents. Special emphasis is given to drug interactions. Skills labs in joint injection and punch biopsies are completed.
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5.00 Credits
5 credits. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Physician Assistant Program. Following four weeks of didactic instruction in PA 560, this ten-week clinical practicum supervised by a physician is required to assist students in the synthesis and application of theoretical and scientific concepts as it relates to patients with chronic conditions in a primary care setting. Clinical experience in hospitals and nursing homes must be obtained by the completion of this course.
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