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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. Post-professional PA students only.
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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. Post-professional PA students only.
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HAP XXX: Contemporary Issues in Health Care Delivery
(3 credits) |
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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HAP XXX: Clinical Diagnostic Imaging
(3 credits) |
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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HAP XXX: Teaching Strategies for Physician Assistants
(3 credits) |
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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