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Course Criteria
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0.00 Credits
Zero units. This course is a six-week, supervised clinical experience dedicated to a specifi c area or discipline of clinical medicine. Clinical interactions take place in the outpatient ambulatory, inpatient hospital, long-term care and emergency room settings. Rotations are intensive, supervised, hands-on learning experiences in the various medical and surgical areas; they emphasize the provision of diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive, and health maintenance services. Each clinical rotation is dedicated to one of the following: general medicine and long-term care, emergency medicine, primary care I, primary care II, pediatrics (general pediatrics, neonatal intensive care), women's health (obstetrics, gynecology, adolescent medicine), and surgery (general surgery, surgical subspecialties). Offered only to physician assistant majors during the second professional year.
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1.00 Credits
One unit. This course is a six-week, supervised clinical experience dedicated to a specifi c area or discipline of clinical medicine. Clinical interactions take place in the outpatient ambulatory, inpatient hospital, long-term care and emergency room settings. Rotations are intensive, supervised, hands-on learning experiences in the various medical and surgical areas; they emphasize the provision of diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive, and health maintenance services. Each clinical rotation is dedicated to one of the following: general medicine and long-term care, emergency medicine, primary care I, primary care II, pediatrics (general pediatrics, neonatal intensive care), women's health (obstetrics, gynecology, adolescent medicine), and surgery (general surgery, surgical subspecialties). Offered only to physician assistant majors during the second professional year.
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1.00 Credits
One unit. This course is a six-week, supervised clinical experience dedicated to a specifi c area or discipline of clinical medicine. Clinical interactions take place in the outpatient ambulatory, inpatient hospital, long-term care and emergency room settings. Rotations are intensive, supervised, hands-on learning experiences in the various medical and surgical areas; they emphasize the provision of diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive, and health maintenance services. Each clinical rotation is dedicated to one of the following: general medicine and long-term care, emergency medicine, primary care I, primary care II, pediatrics (general pediatrics, neonatal intensive care), women's health (obstetrics, gynecology, adolescent medicine), and surgery (general surgery, surgical subspecialties). Offered only to physician assistant majors during the second professional year.
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1.00 Credits
One unit. This course is a six-week, supervised clinical experience dedicated to a specifi c area or discipline of clinical medicine. Clinical interactions take place in the outpatient ambulatory, inpatient hospital, long-term care and emergency room settings. Rotations are intensive, supervised, hands-on learning experiences in the various medical and surgical areas; they emphasize the provision of diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive, and health maintenance services. Each clinical rotation is dedicated to one of the following: general medicine and long-term care, emergency medicine, primary care I, primary care II, pediatrics (general pediatrics, neonatal intensive care), women's health (obstetrics, gynecology, adolescent medicine), and surgery (general surgery, surgical subspecialties). Offered only to physician assistant majors during the second professional year.
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1.00 Credits
One unit. This course is a six-week, supervised clinical experience dedicated to a specifi c area or discipline of clinical medicine. Clinical interactions take place in the outpatient ambulatory, inpatient hospital, long-term care and emergency room settings. Rotations are intensive, supervised, hands-on learning experiences in the various medical and surgical areas; they emphasize the provision of diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive, and health maintenance services. Each clinical rotation is dedicated to one of the following: general medicine and long-term care, emergency medicine, primary care I, primary care II, pediatrics (general pediatrics, neonatal intensive care), women's health (obstetrics, gynecology, adolescent medicine), and surgery (general surgery, surgical subspecialties). Offered only to physician assistant majors during the second professional year.
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3.00 Credits
One undergraduate unit or four graduate credits. This course introduces the healthcare practitioner to the philosophies of health education. It identifi es the key elements needed to construct an effective healthcare curriculum and provides the foundation for developing teaching approaches and evaluative tools. Each student is guided through the design of a community health educational program for practitioners or patients refl ective of that student's interest or healthcare practice. Clinical relevance is optimized through experiential learning during the development of and participation in patient education events. Offered only to physician assistant majors during the second professional year.
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3.00 Credits
One undergraduate unit or four graduate credits. This course explores the opportunities for leadership in the healthcare delivery system. The course reviews the legal foundation of the physician assistant's scope of practice, legislative agenda for the physician assistant profession, professional practice opportunities, performance improvement principles, and the administrative systems providing the framework for the modern healthcare delivery system. The most current issues in health care, such as patient safety, form a foundation for analyzing the successes and failures of the healthcare delivery model. An interactive approach to exploring the material is supplemented by guest lectures from the fi eld and peer-reviewed journal research and critiques. Experiential learning is optimized by participation in research and the development of a quality improvement project. Offered only to physician assistant majors during the second professional year.
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3.00 Credits
One undergraduate unit or four graduate credits. This course provides the physician assistant with the skills for effective review and analysis of the expanse of medical literature. Students presented with various research problems are taught to analyze applicability, appropriately select corresponding literature, and develop a systematic critique of the fi ndings. Statistical methods are introduced and the ability to analyze data and draw inferences is developed. The selection of the medical literature for review and analysis is refl ective of each student's area of interest for future research. Experiential learning is emphasized through the designing of a research study and culminates with a presentation of the proposal and research at the medical literature symposium event. Offered only to physician assistant majors during the second professional year.
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3.00 Credits
One undergraduate unit or four graduate credits. The purpose of this course is to develop and enhance clinical judgment and assessment skills for patient populations across the life span. The intent is for the student to improve his/her decision-making ability in the clinical setting and develop appropriate management protocols. Problem solving sessions are utilized for the assessment of clinical case scenarios. Diagnoses are discussed within the framework of preventive medicine, epidemiology, and subsequent improvements in the delivery of clinical medicine. Clinical relevance is enhanced during the development of and participation in community outreach events. Offered only to physician assistant majors during the second professional year.
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3.00 Credits
One undergraduate unit or four graduate credits. This course is identical to that described for 533E but counts one undergraduate unit or four graduate credits towards the BS/MS degrees.
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