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4.00 Credits
This courses is required in the rural primary care, hospitalist, emergency medicine and surgery tracks and has been designed and developed specifically to meet the requirements established by legislation providing prescriptive authority for physician assistants in the State of West Virginia, and as an advanced pharmacology course required in the master's degree program. Course materials will be presented through a variety of lectures, patient simulations, case studies and reading assignments. Students will complete reading assignments between on-campus sessions as required by the course coordinator and/or instructors. 4 semester hours
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1.50 Credits
This course is the second half of Critical Care I. Topics include: neurological support, diagnosis and management of acute respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation, the pregnant trauma patient, and ethics in trauma. 1.5 semester hours
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6.00 Credits
The focus of this course is to begin transition towards becoming an advanced mid-level provider in emergency medicine. This is accomplished by didactic course work, which includes a broad scope of emergency medicine, focusing on the symptom-based approach. Didactic sessions will include lectures, independent study, computer-based learning modules and other educational experiences. 6 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
Course instructional materials follow the core content of emergency medicine. Didactic material is presented through a problem-based and lecture format and through independent study. Students are provided with handout materials to study and review between monthly weekend sessions. The lecture/discussion format and reading assignments will relate to the emergency medicine core content. This course is the first of a four-course sequence. The core content categories presented are abdominal and gastrointestinal disorders; cardiovascular disorders; cutaneous disorders; endocrine disorders; metabolic and nutritional disorders; environmental disorders; and head and neck disorders. This course alternates with Medical Science 830 and is taught every other year. 3 semester hours
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6.00 Credits
This course is one of a four-course sequence designed to provide in-depth information on selected topics in hospital medicine, cardiology and consultative medicine. Reading assignments between on-campus weekends will include standard textbooks, Internet-based textbooks and journal articles. The topics covered will include: the various models of hospital care, hospital interfaces, clinical decision analysis, Bayesian-reasoning, diagnostic testing, formulation of differential diagnoses, costeffectiveness, assessment and improvement of quality, practice guidelines, clinical pathways, standardized treatment planning, medical consultation methods, preoperative evaluation, postoperative care, cardiac diagnostics, angina, intermediate coronary syndromes, acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, valvular heart disease, supraventricular dysrhythmias, ventricular dysrhythmias, cardiac arrest, syncope, near syncope, bradycardias, pericardial diseases, hypertensive urgencies, and emergencies, aortic diseases, peripheral vascular disease and venous thrombosis. In addition to independent readings, the course provides for didactic lectures, case studies and Socratic teaching methods. 6 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
This course is the first of a fourcourse sequence providing didactic and anatomy lab experiences in the core content as designed for the surgery track postgraduate program. Course instructional material is presented through a problem-based lecture format, along with anatomy lab dissection, and through independent study. Students will be provided with a variety of reading assignments and project work to complete between monthly on-campus weekend sessions. The course content will relate and apply to the student's employment experience. This course alternates with MSCI 835 and is taught every other year. The core content topics presented include: breast-carcinoma; breast-adjuvant therapy and benign disease; intestinal obstruction; cancer-general considerations including skin cancer and melanoma; surgical oncology-adjuvant therapy; fluid and electrolyte balance; reflux esophagitis and hiatal hernia; peptic ulcer disease; neoplasms of the stomach; inflammatory bowel disease; and appendicitis. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
Instruction continues in the core content for emergency medicine. Core content categories to be covered include the following: hematologic disorders; immune system disorders; systemic infectious disorders; non-traumatic musculoskeletal disorders; nervous system disorders; and obstetrics and disorders of pregnancy. This course alternates with Medical Science 840 and is taught every other year. 3 semester hours
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6.00 Credits
This course is one of a four-course sequence that will provide the student with up-to-date detailed information on selected topics in gastroenterology, nephrology, and rheumatology. Reading assignments are completed between on-campus weekends and include standard texts, Internet-based information sources and peer-reviewed journal articles. The course also includes didactic lectures, problem-based learning sessions and Socratic learning exchanges. The course covers the following topics; overview of GI symptoms and diseases, acute hepatitis, liver failure, hepatic cirrhosis, biliary diseases, acute pancreatitis and complications, appendicitis, diverticulitis, ischemic bowel syndromes, ileus, GI obstruction, acute renal failure, dialysis management, renal stone disease and obstruction, acid base and electrolyte disorders, vasculitis, acute rheumatic diseases, acute arthritis and back pain. 6 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
Instruction continues in the core content for the surgery track. This course alternates with Medical Science 845 and is taught every other year. Core content topic areas to be covered include the following: neoplasms of the colon, rectum, and anus; cholecystitis and cholelithiasis; common anorectal problems; diverticular disease of the colon; peritonitis and intra-abdominal sepsis; carcinoma of the pancreas, biliary tract and liver; pancreatitis; burns-initial evaluation-resuscitation and wound coverage; hernia and abdominal wall anatomy; portal hypertensionpathophysiology; and peripheral vascular disease evaluation and treatment. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
Third in a series of four courses covering the core content of emergency medicine, this course includes the following topics: pediatric disorders; psycho behavioral disorders; thoracic-respiratory disorders; toxicology and clinical pharmacology; and traumatic disorders. This course alternates with Medical Science 810 and is taught every other year. 3 semester hours
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