MPA640 Clinical Medicine VI
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will use the framework of an organ-based system approach to address common medical conditions encountered in clinical practice. Students will learn to recognize disease presentations, create a differential diagnosis, then appropriately evaluate, and manage diseases. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to apply the knowledge gained in this course to clinical case studies and clinical practice.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA620 Clinical Medicine V
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will use the framework of an organ-based system approach to address common medical conditions encountered in clinical practice. Students will learn to recognize disease presentations, create a differential diagnosis, then appropriately evaluate, and manage diseases. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to apply the knowledge gained in this course to clinical case studies and clinical practice.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA600 Clinical Medicine IV
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will use the framework of an organ-based system approach to address common medical conditions encountered in clinical practice. Students will learn to recognize disease presentations, create a differential diagnosis, then appropriately evaluate, and manage diseases. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to apply the knowledge gained in this course to clinical case studies and clinical practice.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA560 Clinical Medicine II
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will use the framework of an organ-based system approach to address common medical conditions encountered in clinical practice. Students will learn to recognize disease presentations, create a differential diagnosis, then appropriately evaluate, and manage diseases. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to apply the knowledge gained in this course to clinical case studies and clinical practice.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA580 Clinical Medicine II
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will use the framework of an organ-based system approach to address common medical conditions encountered in clinical practice. Students will learn to recognize disease presentations, create a differential diagnosis, then appropriately evaluate, and manage diseases. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to apply the knowledge gained in this course to clinical case studies and clinical practice.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA540 Clinical Medicine I
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will use the framework of an organ-based system approach to address common medical conditions encountered in clinical practice. Students will learn to recognize disease presentations, create a differential diagnosis, then appropriately evaluate, and manage diseases. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to apply the knowledge gained in this course to clinical case studies and clinical practice.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA520 Clinical Gross Anatomy II
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will provide a regional approach to normal and abnormal human anatomy, including structure and function. Students will learn to recognize anatomical landmarks, musculoskeletal components, and organs and how to associate and apply normal structure and function to frequently treated disease processes, pathologies, and dysfunctions seen in PA practice. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to identify anatomy and describe common pathologies seen in PA practice and apply this knowledge to clinical practice.
Credit Hours: 4.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA500 Clinical Gross Anatomy I
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will provide a regional approach to normal and abnormal human anatomy, including structure and function. Students will learn to recognize anatomical landmarks, musculoskeletal components, and organs and how to associate and apply normal structure and function to frequently treated disease processes, pathologies, and dysfunctions seen in PA practice. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to identify anatomy and describe common pathologies seen in PA practice and apply this knowledge to clinical practice.
Credit Hours: 4.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA765 Behavioral and Mental Health Medicine
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will consist of a 4-week rotation in Behavioral and Mental Health Medicine to practice the principles of behavioral and mental health 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. This course will provide exposure to normal and abnormal behavioral and mental health conditions with a focus on evaluation, diagnosis and management. Students will practice performing the history and physical exam, determining and/or performing additional diagnostic testing, 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 behavioral and mental health medicine setting and entry-level knowledge of diseases and well-states encountered.
Credit Hours: 4.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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MPA725 Adult Specialty Medicine
College of Health Science Physician Assistant Department
Course Description: This course will consist of a 4-week rotation in adult specialty medicine to practice the principles of specialty 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 adult specialty medicine setting and entry-level knowledge of diseases and well-states encountered in specialty medicine.
Credit Hours: 4.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
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