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HAP 505: Contemporary Issues in Health Care Delivery
(3 credits) |
This course provides clinically practicing physician assistants an overview of important information and trends in health care delivery in the twenty first century. Lecture content will include topics such as emergency response preparedness, complementary and alternative medicine,information technology in health care, medical genetics, geriatrics, global health, health law, Long Island's community health, women's health, men's health and other health care topics as they arise. A variety of teaching methods will be utilized including lecture, case studies and small group discussions. Students will have the opportunity to explore in depth one area of special interest pertinent to the course.
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HAP 511: Clinical Pharmacology Seminar for Physician Assistants
(3 credits) |
Provides an opportunity for physician assistants to enhance their ability to rationally prescribe pharmaceuticals. The on-line seminars/case discussions integrate information presented via classroom and web-based lectures. At the completion of this course, students will have deepened their understanding of how to appropriately select medications in various clinical settings, with knowledge of potential advantages, disadvantages, and relative costs. Post-professional PA students only.
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HAP 541: Principles and Practices of Clinical Prevention and Population Health
(3 credits) |
This course provides clinically practicing physician assistants an in-depth understanding of health promotion, disease prevention and population health and resources for utilization of this information in their clinical practices. The framework for the course consists of four components including evidence base for practice; clinical prevention services-health promotion; health systems and health policy; and community aspects of practice. Includes both individually-oriented and population-oriented preventative efforts, as well as interaction between the two. Students will be required to complete a health promotion or disease prevention project relevant to their community or clinical practice.
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HAP 552: Evidence Based Medicine: Evaluating and Applying Clinical Research
(3 credits) |
Provides practicing PAs with the knowledge and skills to develop and evaluate clinical research questions, hypotheses, designs and protocols, and to critically evaluate and analyze scientific and medical journals. Students will learn to conduct computerized searches and literature reviews. Introduces the principles and practice of Evidence-Based Medicine, with emphasis on various types of clinical questions typically encountered in PA practice, and tools available to answer them. Course will focus on student areas of interest, and projects will be based on clinical cases encountered in the student's practice. Students will apply their knowledge of research and EBM by designing a clinical question and conducting and reporting on a thorough literature search on their topic of choice.
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HAP 554: Research Writing for Health Professionals
(3 credits) |
This course prepares students to write and edit the components of research proposals and essays. Students will review required components for research proposals and practice writing and editing components and other assigned essays. Students will learn a six phase editing process to apply to their own writing and will learn to critique the writing of other students.
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HAP 556: Teaching Strategies
(3 credits) |
This course provides an overview of the principles associated with effective teaching. Students will combine theory and practice while developing teaching skills that promote learning and diversity within a variety of educational settings. Topics covered in this course emphasize the practical aspects of teaching and include teaching models, student learning styles, course objectives, learning outcomes evaluation, teaching evaluation and classroom ethics. Students will be required to complete a final project that will be presented, discussed and evaluated in class.
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HAP 558: Epidemiology
(3 credits) |
This course presents epidemiologic concepts used to study health and disease in populations. It provides information about the major causes of morbidity and mortality, including methods of measurement (e.g., incidence, prevalence) and data sources. Observational and experimental epidemiologic studies will be described and their advantages and disadvantages compared. Students will develop the skills needed to critically review epidemiologic research studies published in peer-reviewed journals. Students will be introduced to the various areas of epidemiologic study, including cancer, molecular/genetic, environmental, occupational, social and behavioral, and infectious disease/surveillance. The course comprises lectures, small group seminars, and reviews of published research allowing for in-depth discussions of topics.
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HAP 588: Practicum
(3 credits) |
This course is designed to give Physician Assistant (PA) Post-Professional Masters Program (PPMP) students the opportunities to apply theories and skills learned in the program. A limited number of students are allowed to develop a practicum project that is uniquely designed to meet his/her needs. Students will plan and implement a project within one of the following areas: 1) research, 2) administration and management, 3) education, 4) leadership/professional development or 5) professional writing. The project must be negotiated with and approved by the Program Director. Acceptable projects must include design, implementation and analysis phases as well as a bibliography. Once the project is accepted, the Program Director will identify an appropriate mentor and assist in the development of a practicum proposal between the student and the mentor. Enrollment is open to PA PPMP students only by permission of the Program Director. The course is worth 3 credits but may be repeated no more than once.
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HAP XXX: Clinical Diagnostic Imaging
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