MPA775 Pediatrics
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will consist of a 4-week rotation in pediatric medicine to practice the principles of pediatric medicine in a clinical working environment under the direct supervision of a clinical preceptor. Students will refine the knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom and lab setting and utilize them in a clinical setting. Students will practice performing the history and physical exam, ordering, and interpreting diagnostic tests, and developing treatment plans for the diversity of patients and conditions encountered in clinical practice. Upon successful course completion, students will demonstrate knowledge of how a PA functions in the pediatric medicine setting and entry level knowledge of diseases and well-states encountered in pediatric medicine.
Credit Hours: 4.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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CAA130 Pantry Kitchen
College of Culinary Arts Culinary Arts Department
Course Description: This course introduces students to breakfast and lunch cookery. Students will learn how to poach, grill, bake, and roast. The principles of basic nutrition and plate presentation will be introduced and demonstrated. Emphasis will be placed on breakfast cookery, sandwiches, salads, dressings, and contemporary sauces, as well as pasta and grain cookery. Topics include emulsification, heat transfer, protein coagulation, and nutritionally sound recipe modifications. Students will be able to discuss and demonstrate their learning of basic culinary nutritional concepts utilizing the above cooking techniques.
Credit Hours: 2.00
Prerequisites: All of: CAA111
Corequisites: None
Programs offering this course
- Baking & Pastry Arts (AAS)
- Culinary Arts (AAS)
- Culinary Arts (Diploma)
- Culinary Arts and Applied Nutrition (AAS)
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MPA530 Laboratory Medicine
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course offers a comprehensive exploration of laboratory medicine, emphasizing the integration of physiological and pathophysiological principles in diagnostic testing. Students will develop critical thinking skills, including concepts such as sensitivity and specificity, to optimize patient care. Topics include medical microbiology, hematology, chemistry, immunology, serology, urine studies, and laboratory interpretation in relation to diagnostic reasoning. Through clinical case discussions and interactive eHospital modules, students will learn to interpret laboratory results within the context of patient assessment and diagnosis, recognizing abnormal findings and their clinical significance. Upon successful completion, students will be equipped to select and utilize appropriate diagnostic tests to support accurate and effective clinical decision-making.
Credit Hours: 2.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA675 Interprofessional Case Seminar
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will allow students to participate in lectures, grand rounds style conferences, and lab work with other healthcare students. Upon successful course completion, students will demonstrate appropriate evaluation and management of patients, collaboration, leadership, and professionalism as members of an interprofessional healthcare team. Students will create evaluation and management plans as part of a healthcare team that focuses on providing quality, safe care using evidence-based practices as leaders of a healthcare team.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA715 Internal Medicine
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will consist of a 4-week supervised clinical practice experience (SCPE) in internal medicine to practice the principles of internal medicine in a clinical working environment under the direct supervision of a clinical preceptor. Students will refine the knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom and lab setting and utilize them in a clinical setting. Students will practice performing the history and physical exam, ordering, and interpreting diagnostic tests, and developing treatment plans for the diversity of patients and conditions encountered in clinical practice. Upon successful course completion, students will demonstrate knowledge of how a PA functions in the internal medicine setting and entry level knowledge of diseases and well-states encountered in internal medicine.
Credit Hours: 4.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA550 History and Physical I
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will allow students to learn how to take a patient's medical history and how to perform a physical exam. Students will learn to take and communicate a focused and comprehensive patient history and perform a physical exam of the body's major systems focusing this term on the heart exam, lung exam, abdominal exam, skin exam, and the overall general assessment of patients. Upon successful course completion, students will demonstrate how to take a history, perform a physical exam, and communicate those findings to other healthcare team members in writing and verbally.
Credit Hours: 2.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA610 History and Physical Examination IV
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will allow students to learn how to take a patient's medical history and how to perform a physical exam. Students will learn to take and communicate a focused and comprehensive patient history and perform a physical exam of the body's major systems focusing this term on the heart exam, lung exam, abdominal exam, skin exam, and the overall general assessment of patients. Upon successful course completion, students will demonstrate how to take a history, perform a physical exam, and communicate those findings to other healthcare team members in writing and verbally.
Credit Hours: 2.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA590 History and Physical Exam III
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will allow students to learn how to take a patient's medical history and how to perform a physical exam. Students will learn to take and communicate a focused and comprehensive patient history and perform a physical exam of the body's major systems focusing this term on the heart exam, lung exam, abdominal exam, skin exam, and the overall general assessment of patients. Upon successful course completion, students will demonstrate how to take a history, perform a physical exam, and communicate those findings to other healthcare team members in writing and verbally.
Credit Hours: 2.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA570 History and Physical Exam II
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will allow students to learn how to take a patient's medical history and how to perform a physical exam. Students will learn to take and communicate a focused and comprehensive patient history and perform a physical exam of the body's major systems focusing this term on the heart exam, lung exam, abdominal exam, skin exam, and the overall general assessment of patients. Upon successful course completion, students will demonstrate how to take a history, perform a physical exam, and communicate those findings to other healthcare team members in writing and verbally.
Credit Hours: 2.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA790 Graduate Seminar
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will be a culmination of the program where students review the knowledge and skills for entry level practice and ensure that all program competencies have been achieved. Students will present the required Capstone Project. Students will also prepare for the PANCE with a review course. Upon successful course completion, students will be prepared to take the national certification examination and practice medicine as a physician assistant.
Credit Hours: 1.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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