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information to patients, fellow students,
faculty, staff and all members of the health
care team. Communication skills include
speaking, reading and writing, as well as the
observations skills described above.
3. MOTOR: The candidate/student must
have sufficient motor function to elicit
information from patients by palpation,
auscultation, percussion and other diagnostic
maneuvers, be able to perform basic laboratory
tests, possess all skills necessary to carry out
diagnostic procedures and be able to execute
motor movements reasonably required to
provide general care and emergency treatment
to patients. The candidate/student must
possess the fine motor skills to perform the
requirements of the profession.
4. INTELLECTUAL: The candidate/student
must be able to measure, calculate, reason,
analyze and synthesize. Problem solving, the
critical skills demanded of healthcare providers,
requires all of these intellectual abilities. In
addition, the candidate/student must be able
to comprehend three-dimensional relationships
and to understand the spatial relationships of
structures. The candidate/student must have
the capacity to perform these problem-
solving skills in a timely fashion.
5. BEHAVIORAL and SOCIAL ATTRIBUTES:
The candidate/student must possess the
emotional health required for full utilization
of his or her intellectual abilities, the exercise
of good judgment, the prompt completion
of all responsibilities attendant to the diagnosis
and care of patients and others. Candidates/
students must also be able to tolerate taxing
workloads, function effectively under stress,
adapt to changing environment, display
flexibility, and learn to function in the face of
uncertainties inherent in the clinical problems
of many patients. Compassion, integrity,
concern for others, commitment and motivation
are personal qualities which each candidate/
student should possess.
Pre-professional health
sciences courses
PX 100. Health Sciences Seminar: The
purpose of the course is to get students involved
early with the college and their major and to
develop success skills that are applicable to all
future learning experiences. Emphasis is placed
on use of campus resources, developing
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communication skills, and examining career
choices and options. Requisite: This course
is required of all COPHS students without a
previous degree. Open to COPHS students
only. (U)(1)
PX 101. Health Sciences Seminar for
Pre-PAs: The purpose of the course is to get
students involved early with the college and
their major and to develop success skills that
are applicable to all future learning experiences.
Emphasis is placed on use of campus resources,
developing communication skills, and examining
career choices and options. Requisite: This
course is required of all COPHS students
without a previous degree. Open to COPHS
pre-PA students only. (U)(1)(P/F)
PX 200. Introduction to Professional
Practice: An introduction to current issues in
pharmacy practice with an emphasis on the appreciation
for how socioeconomic and cultural
diversity influence patient access to health care
and health care outcomes. Prerequisite: Second
preprofessional year standing in the doctor of
pharmacy program. (U)(1)
PX 311. Human Anatomy for the Health
Sciences: This course discusses human anatomical
composition and organization from the
level of the atom to the level of the organism.
Those aspects of anatomy required for the
clinical education and practice are emphasized.
Prerequisite: BI 105 or 110, or BI 100 for
non-COPHS students. (U)(3)
PX 315. Human Physiology for the Health
Sciences: A study of the functions of the
human body emphasizing the actions and
regulation of the specific organs and organ
systems, and how their performance is integrated
in achieving homeostasis. Prerequisites: Human
anatomy and organic chemistry, both with
passing grades. (U)(4)
PX 325. Ethical Issues in Health Care: This
course will provide students with an awareness
of current ethics issues in health care, and an
appreciation of the gravity of these issues. The
associated body of knowledge will be discussed,
and students will formally devise their own
ethical position. (U)(3) Open to COPHS
Pre-Pharmacy and Pharmacy students only or
permission of instructor.