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OSH 255 Instrument Laboratory
2 Credits
This course prepares students to calibrate and
utilize industrial hygiene instrumentation.
Direct Reading Instruments and Personal
Sampling Pums are covered.
OSH 261 Independent Study
3 Credits
This course provides an opportunity for students
to work on Occupational Safety- related
research projects. Research projects vary and
are assigned by the advisor based on your
need.
OSH 290 Direct In-Service
Internship
12-18 Credits
This course is designed for employees working
in a safety and/or health department who
wish to further their education in occupational
safety. Students may substitute internship
credit for appropriate occupational safety
courses required for the AAS degree or certificate.
Appropriate credit is determined by
an advisor.
OSH 296 Pre-Service Internship
5-12 Credits
This course is for those of students who do
not have prior industrial experience in safety
and wish to expand their understanding and
knowledge of industrial processes and problems.
Students may substitute internship credit
for appropriate occupational safety courses
required for the AAS degree. Appropriate
credit is determined by an advisor.
PAP - PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANT
Note: the Physician Assistant curriculum is
under constant evaluation and elements of the
required courses may be changed by the collegewithout
notice. Admission to the PA
Program is a prerequisite to each course.
PAP 200 Biochemistry and Cell
Biology
3 Credits
This course introduces major topics in modern
biochemistry, cell biology and human
genetics. The chemistry of proteins, carbohydrates,
lipids and nucleic acids are studied.
How these components function and are
involved in basic metabolic processes such as
cellular respiration, lipid metabolism, protein
synthesis and DNA replication are also covered.
The basic conceptual background is provided
to allow students to understand disease
mechanisms, clinical lab tests and drug
effects.
PAP 203 Health Care Issues
1 Credit
This course reviews the history of the physician
assistant profession and describes the
physician assistant's responsibilities and functions
within a variety of health care delivery
systems. The relationships between the physician
assistant, the physician and other health
care providers are explored. Legal and ethical
issues and quality assurance in PA practice
are discussed.
PAP 205 Human Anatomy and
Development
3 Credits
This course presents functional and applied
anatomy as it relates to common clinical findings.
The object of this course is to provide
students with a solid understanding of the
structure of the human body, with emphasis
on normal vs. abnormal findings. Some of the
areas covered include the musculoskeletal,
nervous, cardiovascular, urinary, respiratory,
digestive and reproductive systems.
PAP 207 Health Promotion and
Disease Prevention
1 Credit
This course is intended for students who will
provide clinical preventive services as part of
primary care, counseling interventions,
screening tests, immunizations and chemoprophylaxis.
This course gives special emphasis
to counseling patients about risk factors.
Conventional and alternative prevention
strategies will be discussed.
PAP 210 Human Physiology
3 Credits
This course provides students with an
improved understanding of human physiology
as it relates to clinical medicine. Through lectures
and examinations, students study the
functional organization of the human body,
membrane physiology, nerve and muscle tissue
function, the cardiovascular system, the
lymphatic system, the immune system, respiration,
digestion, renal function, metabolism
and temperature regulation, endocrinology
and human reproduction.
PAP 212 Introduction to Emergency
Medicine
PAP 217 Introduction to Laboratory
Medicine
1 Credit
This course to teacher students basic diagnostic
and therapeutic clinical skills. The indications,
normal findings, risks, benefits and
costs of common basic diagnostic tests will be
discussed.
PAP 218 Medical Literature
1 Credit
This course provides students with an
approach to reading and understanding the
medical literature. The fundamental principles
of epidemiology will be addressed. Students
will develop the necessary skills to evaluate
study design and execution. Methods in
which data are analyzed and interpreted will
be described and evaluated.
PAP 219 Medical Interviewing Skills
1 Credit
This course teaches the oral techniques
required to obtain a complete medical history.
Students will develop and/or enhance their
communication skills and learn to use these
skills to interact effectively in professional
relationships. This course explores the links
between culture and communication.
Communication techniques appropriate to
multicultural society will be addressed.
PAP 220 Physical Examination
Techniques
1 Credit
This course teaches the techniques required to
perform a complete physical examination of
patients of all ages. Practice sessions and
mock patients are used to develop the practical
skills necessary to perform these tasks in
everyday clinical practice.
PAP 221 Clinical Medicine I
3 Credits
This course provides students with a beginning
understanding of how clinicians
approach the diagnosis and treatment of specific
disease states. In conjunction with
Human Pathology curriculum, students will
learn to identify the signs and symptoms of
common disorders, to further evaluate those
disorders through appropriate testing and to
prepare a treatment plan to preserve health or
mitigate suffering. Topics to be covered
include: cardiopulmonary, endocrine, dermatology,
hematology, opthamology, otolaryngologic,
oncology, immunologic, allergy and
infectious disease.
PAP 222 Clinical Medicine II
3 Credits
Presentations and small group experiences
will examine common patient conditions in
pulmonary, gastrointestinal, genito-urinary,
neuromuscular, men’s health, orthopedics,
rheumatoid and geriatrics. Emphasis will be
on developing patient and assessment treatment
plans. Students will learn to identify the
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